Shotoku-shu
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Shotoku-shu is a Japanese Buddhist sect that venerates Prince Shōtoku and emphasizes his teachings and associated temple traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shotoku-shu canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22211397 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shotoku-shu Context triple: [Hokki-ji, religiousAffiliation, Shotoku-shu]
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A.
Benzaitendo
Benzaitendo is a small shrine dedicated to the deity Benzaiten, located within the historic Shuri area of Okinawa, Japan.
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B.
Shinto Shusei-ha
Shinto Shusei-ha is a modern Shinto sect that emphasizes moral cultivation and national ethics within the broader framework of Sect Shinto.
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C.
Honmon Butsuryu-shu
Honmon Butsuryu-shu is a Japanese Buddhist denomination that follows the teachings of Nichiren, emphasizing exclusive devotion to the Lotus Sutra and the chanting of its title as the core of practice.
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D.
Kita-Hosso sect
The Kita-Hosso sect is a branch of the Hossō school of Japanese Buddhism known for preserving traditional Yogācāra teachings and overseeing temples such as Kiyomizu-dera.
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E.
Jōdo-shū
Jōdo-shū is a major Japanese Buddhist school that emphasizes salvation through faith in Amida Buddha and the recitation of the nembutsu.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shotoku-shu Target entity description: Shotoku-shu is a Japanese Buddhist sect that venerates Prince Shōtoku and emphasizes his teachings and associated temple traditions.
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A.
Benzaitendo
Benzaitendo is a small shrine dedicated to the deity Benzaiten, located within the historic Shuri area of Okinawa, Japan.
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B.
Shinto Shusei-ha
Shinto Shusei-ha is a modern Shinto sect that emphasizes moral cultivation and national ethics within the broader framework of Sect Shinto.
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C.
Honmon Butsuryu-shu
Honmon Butsuryu-shu is a Japanese Buddhist denomination that follows the teachings of Nichiren, emphasizing exclusive devotion to the Lotus Sutra and the chanting of its title as the core of practice.
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D.
Kita-Hosso sect
The Kita-Hosso sect is a branch of the Hossō school of Japanese Buddhism known for preserving traditional Yogācāra teachings and overseeing temples such as Kiyomizu-dera.
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E.
Jōdo-shū
Jōdo-shū is a major Japanese Buddhist school that emphasizes salvation through faith in Amida Buddha and the recitation of the nembutsu.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.