天台宗
E406530
天台宗 is a major school of Japanese Buddhism derived from the Chinese Tiantai tradition, known for its comprehensive integration of various Buddhist teachings centered on the Lotus Sutra.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 天台宗 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4007334 — 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: 天台宗 Context triple: [Tendai Buddhism, hasJapaneseName, 天台宗]
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Caodong school
The Caodong school is a major Chinese Chan Buddhist tradition known for its emphasis on silent illumination meditation and later influence on the Japanese Sōtō Zen school.
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Huayan / Kegon
Huayan (Kegon in Japan) is a major East Asian Mahayana Buddhist school known for its profound philosophy of universal interpenetration and the Avatamsaka (Flower Garland) Sutra as its central scripture.
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Linji lineage
The Linji lineage is a prominent school of Chan (Zen) Buddhism known for its emphasis on sudden enlightenment, paradoxical dialogues, and the use of shouting and striking to jolt students into awakening.
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Shokoku-ji school of Rinzai Zen
The Shokoku-ji school of Rinzai Zen is a major branch of Japanese Rinzai Zen Buddhism centered on Kyoto’s Shokoku-ji temple, historically influential in Zen practice, culture, and temple networks such as Ginkaku-ji.
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Myōshin-ji school
The Myōshin-ji school is a major branch of the Rinzai Zen Buddhist tradition in Japan, centered on the large temple complex of Myōshin-ji in Kyoto and overseeing numerous affiliated temples.
- 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: 天台宗 Target entity description: 天台宗 is a major school of Japanese Buddhism derived from the Chinese Tiantai tradition, known for its comprehensive integration of various Buddhist teachings centered on the Lotus Sutra.
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A.
Caodong school
The Caodong school is a major Chinese Chan Buddhist tradition known for its emphasis on silent illumination meditation and later influence on the Japanese Sōtō Zen school.
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B.
Huayan / Kegon
Huayan (Kegon in Japan) is a major East Asian Mahayana Buddhist school known for its profound philosophy of universal interpenetration and the Avatamsaka (Flower Garland) Sutra as its central scripture.
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C.
Linji lineage
The Linji lineage is a prominent school of Chan (Zen) Buddhism known for its emphasis on sudden enlightenment, paradoxical dialogues, and the use of shouting and striking to jolt students into awakening.
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D.
Shokoku-ji school of Rinzai Zen
The Shokoku-ji school of Rinzai Zen is a major branch of Japanese Rinzai Zen Buddhism centered on Kyoto’s Shokoku-ji temple, historically influential in Zen practice, culture, and temple networks such as Ginkaku-ji.
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E.
Myōshin-ji school
The Myōshin-ji school is a major branch of the Rinzai Zen Buddhist tradition in Japan, centered on the large temple complex of Myōshin-ji in Kyoto and overseeing numerous affiliated temples.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
大乗仏教の一派
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天台教学の流れを汲む宗派 ⓘ 日本の仏教宗派 ⓘ |
| 中心経典 |
Lotus Sūtra
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surface form:
法華経
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| 主な修行形態 |
千日回峰行などの行
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念仏行 ⓘ 戒律の受持 ⓘ 止観の修行 ⓘ 護摩などの密教修法 ⓘ |
| 宗派分類 |
日本仏教十三宗の一つ
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顕密仏教 ⓘ |
| 宗派系統 | 天台系 ⓘ |
| 宗派言語 | 日本語 ⓘ |
| 宗祖 | 最澄 ⓘ |
| 宗紋 | 三塔紋（一般的な呼称） ⓘ |
| 影響を与えた宗派 |
日本浄土教
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日本禅宗 ⓘ Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ
surface form:
日蓮宗
真言系諸派 ⓘ |
| 思想的基盤 | 智顗の天台教学 ⓘ |
| 戒律観 | 大乗戒重視 ⓘ |
| 教義的特徴 |
一切衆生成仏思想
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一念三千の思想 ⓘ 中道実相の理解 ⓘ 円教主義 ⓘ 四教判に基づく教判 ⓘ 止観の実践 ⓘ 法華一乗思想 ⓘ 禅・念仏・戒律など諸行の総合 ⓘ 顕密一体 ⓘ |
| 日本仏教史上の位置づけ |
中世日本仏教諸宗の母体的存在
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平安仏教の中心的宗派 ⓘ |
| 本山 | 比叡山延暦寺 ⓘ |
| 本山所在地 |
日本
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滋賀県大津市 ⓘ |
| 根本道場 |
延暦寺
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比叡山 ⓘ |
| 由来元 | 中国の天台宗 ⓘ |
| 祖師として尊崇する人物 |
智顗
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最澄 ⓘ 灌頂 ⓘ |
| 立教開宗年 |
9世紀初頭
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平安時代初期 ⓘ |
| 英語名 | Tendai ⓘ |
| 重視する概念 |
一乗仏教
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仏性平等 ⓘ 即身成仏の可能性 ⓘ |
| 重視する経典 | 妙法蓮華経 ⓘ |
| 開宗者 | 最澄 ⓘ |
| 関連する山岳信仰 | 比叡山信仰 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 天台宗 Description of subject: 天台宗 is a major school of Japanese Buddhism derived from the Chinese Tiantai tradition, known for its comprehensive integration of various Buddhist teachings centered on the Lotus Sutra.
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