Linji Yixuan
E277424
Linji Yixuan was a seminal 9th-century Chinese Chan master whose dynamic, often iconoclastic teaching style founded the influential Linji (Rinzai) school of Zen Buddhism.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Linji Yixuan canonical | 21 |
| Linji lu | 2 |
| Línjì Yìxuán | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2563034 — 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: Linji Yixuan Context triple: [Chan Buddhism, associatedMonk, Linji Yixuan]
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A.
Sun Xiu
Sun Xiu was an emperor of Eastern Wu during China’s Three Kingdoms period, known for his short and relatively uneventful reign following the rule of his brother Sun Liang.
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B.
Lu Lingzi
Lu Lingzi was a Chinese graduate student at Boston University who was killed in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.
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C.
Xiao Zisheng
Xiao Zisheng was a Chinese educator, writer, and early associate of Mao Zedong who played a significant role in introducing Western ideas and promoting modern education in early 20th-century China.
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D.
Jing Tian
Jing Tian is a Chinese actress known for her roles in both Chinese cinema and Hollywood blockbusters such as "Pacific Rim: Uprising" and "The Great Wall."
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E.
Song Ziwen
Song Ziwen, better known as T. V. Soong, was a prominent Chinese financier and politician who served as a key economic architect and high-ranking official of the Republic of China during the early to mid-20th century.
- 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: Linji Yixuan Target entity description: Linji Yixuan was a seminal 9th-century Chinese Chan master whose dynamic, often iconoclastic teaching style founded the influential Linji (Rinzai) school of Zen Buddhism.
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A.
Sun Xiu
Sun Xiu was an emperor of Eastern Wu during China’s Three Kingdoms period, known for his short and relatively uneventful reign following the rule of his brother Sun Liang.
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B.
Lu Lingzi
Lu Lingzi was a Chinese graduate student at Boston University who was killed in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.
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C.
Xiao Zisheng
Xiao Zisheng was a Chinese educator, writer, and early associate of Mao Zedong who played a significant role in introducing Western ideas and promoting modern education in early 20th-century China.
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D.
Jing Tian
Jing Tian is a Chinese actress known for her roles in both Chinese cinema and Hollywood blockbusters such as "Pacific Rim: Uprising" and "The Great Wall."
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E.
Song Ziwen
Song Ziwen, better known as T. V. Soong, was a prominent Chinese financier and politician who served as a key economic architect and high-ranking official of the Republic of China during the early to mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monk
ⓘ
Chan master ⓘ Chinese religious leader ⓘ founder of a Buddhist school ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lin-chi I-hsüan
ⓘ
Rinzai Gigen ⓘ
linked to:
Rinzai
|
| associatedWith |
Hebei
ⓘ
Linji Monastery ⓘ Zhenzhou (modern Zhengzhou) ⓘ
linked to:
Zhengzhou
|
| birthDate | 9th century ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 9th century ⓘ |
| coreTeaching |
Buddha-nature is inherent in all beings
ⓘ
killing the Buddha as a metaphor for abandoning attachment ⓘ non-reliance on external authorities ⓘ sudden enlightenment ⓘ use of paradox and shock to break conceptual thinking ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | China ⓘ |
| deathDate | 9th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| founded |
Linji school
ⓘ
linked to:
Linji lineage
|
| impact |
major influence on East Asian Buddhist monastic culture
ⓘ
shaped koan practice in Rinzai Zen ⓘ |
| influenced |
Rinzai school
ⓘ
linked to:
Rinzai
|
| movement |
Linji school
ⓘ
linked to:
Linji lineage
Rinzai school ⓘ
linked to:
Rinzai
|
| nativeLanguage | Chinese ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of attachment to scriptures and concepts
ⓘ
dynamic teaching style ⓘ emphasis on direct realization ⓘ iconoclastic teaching methods ⓘ influence on Chinese Chan and Japanese Zen ⓘ shouting and striking as pedagogical tools ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Chan Buddhism
ⓘ
Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Zen
|
| placeOfDeath | China ⓘ |
| religiousName |
Linji
ⓘ
Yixuan ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Chan Buddhism
ⓘ
Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Zen
|
| studentOf |
Dayu
ⓘ
linked to:
Yu the Great
Huangbo Xiyun ⓘ |
| teacherOf |
Huanglong Huinan
ⓘ
Xuefeng Yicun ⓘ |
| textualTradition |
Linji lu (Record of Linji)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Record of Linji
|
| veneratedIn |
Chinese Chan
ⓘ
Japanese Zen ⓘ
linked to:
Zen Buddhism in Japan
Korean Seon ⓘ
linked to:
Korean Buddhism
Vietnamese Thiền ⓘ
linked to:
Chan Buddhism
|
| workAttributed | The Record of Linji ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Linji Yixuan Description of subject: Linji Yixuan was a seminal 9th-century Chinese Chan master whose dynamic, often iconoclastic teaching style founded the influential Linji (Rinzai) school of Zen Buddhism.
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Linji Yixuan
linked to: Linji Yixuan
subject linked to:
Five Houses of Chan
subject linked to:
Five Houses and Seven Schools of Chan
linked to: Linji Yixuan
linked to: Linji Yixuan