East Asian Buddhism
E277431
East Asian Buddhism is the diverse regional tradition of Buddhism that developed across China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam, characterized by schools such as Chan/Zen, Pure Land, and Tiantai, and shaped by interactions with Confucian and Daoist thought.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| East Asian Buddhism canonical | 27 |
| Vietnamese Buddhism | 2 |
| East Asian Buddhist philosophy | 1 |
| East Asian Mahayana Buddhism | 1 |
| East Asian religions | 1 |
| Northern Buddhism | 1 |
| Tang dynasty Buddhism | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2563056 — 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.
Target entity: East Asian Buddhism Context triple: [Chan Buddhism, influenced, East Asian Buddhism]
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Chinese Buddhism
Chinese Buddhism is the form of Buddhism that developed in China, where Indian Buddhist teachings were integrated with indigenous philosophies like Confucianism and Daoism, profoundly shaping Chinese religion, ethics, art, and culture.
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B.
Korean Buddhism
Korean Buddhism is a distinct form of Mahayana Buddhism in Korea that blends Buddhist doctrine with native shamanistic and Confucian traditions, emphasizing Seon (Zen) meditation and monastic practice.
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C.
Japanese Buddhism
Japanese Buddhism is the diverse tradition of Buddhist schools and practices that developed in Japan, blending Indian and Chinese Buddhist teachings with indigenous Shinto beliefs.
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D.
Chan Buddhism
Chan Buddhism is a major school of Chinese Buddhism emphasizing meditation, direct insight into one’s true nature, and the transmission of enlightenment outside of scriptures.
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E.
Pure Land Buddhism
Pure Land Buddhism is a devotional branch of Mahayana Buddhism centered on faith in Amitābha Buddha and rebirth in his Western Pure Land as a path to enlightenment.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: East Asian Buddhism Target entity description: East Asian Buddhism is the diverse regional tradition of Buddhism that developed across China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam, characterized by schools such as Chan/Zen, Pure Land, and Tiantai, and shaped by interactions with Confucian and Daoist thought.
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A.
Chinese Buddhism
Chinese Buddhism is the form of Buddhism that developed in China, where Indian Buddhist teachings were integrated with indigenous philosophies like Confucianism and Daoism, profoundly shaping Chinese religion, ethics, art, and culture.
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B.
Korean Buddhism
Korean Buddhism is a distinct form of Mahayana Buddhism in Korea that blends Buddhist doctrine with native shamanistic and Confucian traditions, emphasizing Seon (Zen) meditation and monastic practice.
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C.
Japanese Buddhism
Japanese Buddhism is the diverse tradition of Buddhist schools and practices that developed in Japan, blending Indian and Chinese Buddhist teachings with indigenous Shinto beliefs.
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D.
Chan Buddhism
Chan Buddhism is a major school of Chinese Buddhism emphasizing meditation, direct insight into one’s true nature, and the transmission of enlightenment outside of scriptures.
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E.
Pure Land Buddhism
Pure Land Buddhism is a devotional branch of Mahayana Buddhism centered on faith in Amitābha Buddha and rebirth in his Western Pure Land as a path to enlightenment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (70)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist tradition
ⓘ
Mahāyāna Buddhism ⓘ regional form of Buddhism ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
enlightenment
ⓘ
liberation from saṃsāra ⓘ |
| centralFigure |
Shakyamuni Buddha
ⓘ
surface form:
Buddha Śākyamuni
|
| coreDoctrine |
Buddha-nature
ⓘ
Eightfold Path ⓘ Four Noble Truths ⓘ Three Jewels of Buddhism ⓘ
surface form:
Three Jewels
Two Truths doctrine ⓘ bodhisattva path ⓘ emptiness (śūnyatā) ⓘ karma ⓘ rebirth ⓘ |
| developedInRegion | East Asia ⓘ |
| emphasizesPractice |
chanting of Buddha names
ⓘ
meditation ⓘ ritual ⓘ sutra recitation ⓘ |
| follows | Mahāyāna sutras ⓘ |
| hasMajorSchool |
Chan Buddhism
ⓘ
Huayan / Kegon ⓘ
surface form:
Huayan Buddhism
Jōdo Shinshū ⓘ Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ Pure Land Buddhism ⓘ Rinzai ⓘ
surface form:
Rinzai Zen
Chan Buddhism ⓘ
surface form:
Seon Buddhism
Sōtō Zen ⓘ Tiantai school ⓘ
surface form:
Tiantai Buddhism
Zen ⓘ
surface form:
Zen Buddhism
|
| hasMonasticInstitution | Buddhist monastery ⓘ |
| hasOrdinationLineage |
Dharmaguptaka Vinaya
ⓘ
surface form:
Vinaya of Dharmaguptaka school
|
| hasPhilosophicalSchool |
Madhyamaka
ⓘ
surface form:
Madhyamaka (as interpreted in East Asia)
Yogācāra ⓘ
surface form:
Yogācāra (as interpreted in East Asia)
|
| hasRitual |
Buddha’s birthday celebrations
ⓘ
ancestor veneration rites ⓘ funerary rituals ⓘ ordination ceremonies ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfSpread |
Goryeo
ⓘ
surface form:
Goryeo dynasty Korea
Han dynasty ⓘ Heian period ⓘ
surface form:
Heian period Japan
Lý dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Lý dynasty Vietnam
Nara period ⓘ
surface form:
Nara period Japan
Six Dynasties ⓘ
surface form:
Six Dynasties period
Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Chinese folk religion
ⓘ
Confucianism ⓘ Taoism ⓘ
surface form:
Daoism
|
| originatedFrom | Indian Buddhism ⓘ |
| practicedIn |
China
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ Korea ⓘ Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| relatedTradition |
Theravada
ⓘ
surface form:
Theravāda Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ |
| scripturalCanon |
Chinese Buddhist Canon
ⓘ
Tripitaka ⓘ
surface form:
Taishō Tripiṭaka
|
| transmittedVia |
Central Asian Buddhism
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Silk Road routes ⓘ
surface form:
Silk Road
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| usesLanguage |
Chinese
ⓘ
Classical Chinese ⓘ Japanese ⓘ Korean ⓘ Vietnamese ⓘ |
| veneratedDeity |
Amitābha Buddha
ⓘ
Avalokiteśvara ⓘ Ksitigarbha ⓘ
surface form:
Kṣitigarbha
Maitreya ⓘ Manjushri ⓘ
surface form:
Mañjuśrī
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Subject: East Asian Buddhism Description of subject: East Asian Buddhism is the diverse regional tradition of Buddhism that developed across China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam, characterized by schools such as Chan/Zen, Pure Land, and Tiantai, and shaped by interactions with Confucian and Daoist thought.
Referenced by (34)
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