Tsunesaburo Makiguchi
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Tsunesaburo Makiguchi was a Japanese educator and Buddhist philosopher who founded the lay Buddhist organization Soka Gakkai and promoted a humanistic, value-creating approach to education and life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tsunesaburo Makiguchi canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3562794 — 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: Tsunesaburo Makiguchi Context triple: [Soka Gakkai, foundedBy, Tsunesaburo Makiguchi]
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A.
Yoshida Shōin
Yoshida Shōin was a pioneering late-Edo Japanese intellectual and activist whose radical political thought and teaching inspired many key leaders of the Meiji Restoration.
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B.
Inazo Nitobe
Inazo Nitobe was a Japanese educator, diplomat, and author best known internationally for his book "Bushido: The Soul of Japan" and for his efforts to promote understanding between Japan and the West.
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C.
Toshihiko Izutsu
Toshihiko Izutsu was a Japanese Islamicist and comparative philosopher best known for his pioneering semantic studies of the Qur’an and his influential work on Sufism and Islamic mysticism.
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D.
Kakuei Tanaka
Kakuei Tanaka was a powerful and controversial Japanese prime minister and political kingmaker who dominated postwar politics through his influence within the Liberal Democratic Party.
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E.
Mori Arinori
Mori Arinori was a pioneering Meiji-era Japanese statesman and educator who played a key role in modernizing Japan’s education system and served as the country’s first Minister of Education.
- 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: Tsunesaburo Makiguchi Target entity description: Tsunesaburo Makiguchi was a Japanese educator and Buddhist philosopher who founded the lay Buddhist organization Soka Gakkai and promoted a humanistic, value-creating approach to education and life.
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A.
Yoshida Shōin
Yoshida Shōin was a pioneering late-Edo Japanese intellectual and activist whose radical political thought and teaching inspired many key leaders of the Meiji Restoration.
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B.
Inazo Nitobe
Inazo Nitobe was a Japanese educator, diplomat, and author best known internationally for his book "Bushido: The Soul of Japan" and for his efforts to promote understanding between Japan and the West.
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C.
Toshihiko Izutsu
Toshihiko Izutsu was a Japanese Islamicist and comparative philosopher best known for his pioneering semantic studies of the Qur’an and his influential work on Sufism and Islamic mysticism.
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D.
Kakuei Tanaka
Kakuei Tanaka was a powerful and controversial Japanese prime minister and political kingmaker who dominated postwar politics through his influence within the Liberal Democratic Party.
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E.
Mori Arinori
Mori Arinori was a pioneering Meiji-era Japanese statesman and educator who played a key role in modernizing Japan’s education system and served as the country’s first Minister of Education.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist philosopher
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Japanese person ⓘ educator ⓘ human ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1871-06-06 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | malnutrition in prison ⓘ |
| coFoundedWith | Josei Toda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1944-11-18 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Normal School in Hokkaido (teacher training) ⓘ |
| employer | elementary schools in Tokyo ⓘ |
| era |
Meiji era
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surface form:
Meiji period
Taisho era ⓘ
surface form:
Taisho period
early Showa period ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Buddhist philosophy
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education ⓘ philosophy of education ⓘ |
| founded | Soka Gakkai ⓘ |
| influenced |
Daisaku Ikeda
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Josei Toda NERFINISHED ⓘ Soka education movement worldwide ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Japanese modern educational reform
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Nichiren ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| legacy |
foundation of global Soka Gakkai movement
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inspiration for Soka schools and universities ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | died in prison ⓘ |
| movement |
Soka Gakkai
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surface form:
Soka (value-creation) education movement
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| name | Tsunesaburo Makiguchi self-link ⓘ |
| nativeName | 牧口常三郎 ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
education for happiness
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humanistic education ⓘ value-creating education ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Soka Gakkai
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surface form:
Sōka Kyōikugaku Taikei
The System of Value-Creating Pedagogy ⓘ |
| occupation |
educator
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philosopher ⓘ school principal ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
humanistic education
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Soka Gakkai ⓘ
surface form:
value-creationism (Soka philosophy)
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| placeOfBirth |
Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
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surface form:
Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan
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| placeOfDeath |
Tokyo
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surface form:
Tokyo, Japan
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| placeOfDetention | Sugamo Prison ⓘ |
| positionHeld | elementary school principal ⓘ |
| reasonForDetention |
opposition to Japanese militarism
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refusal to support State Shinto ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Soka Gakkai historical studies ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Tsunesaburo Makiguchi Description of subject: Tsunesaburo Makiguchi was a Japanese educator and Buddhist philosopher who founded the lay Buddhist organization Soka Gakkai and promoted a humanistic, value-creating approach to education and life.
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