Tiantai (Tendai) Mountain in China
E406531
Tiantai (Tendai) Mountain in China is a historically significant sacred mountain renowned as the cradle of the Tiantai school of Buddhism and an important center of Chinese Buddhist thought and practice.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tiantai | 1 |
| Tiantai (Tendai) Mountain in China canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4007335 — 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: Tiantai (Tendai) Mountain in China Context triple: [Tendai Buddhism, namedAfter, Tiantai (Tendai) Mountain in China]
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A.
Mount Putuo
Mount Putuo is a renowned sacred Buddhist island in China, especially revered as a major pilgrimage site dedicated to the bodhisattva Guanyin.
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B.
Mount Kōya
Mount Kōya is a sacred mountainous temple complex in Japan that serves as the spiritual headquarters of Shingon Buddhism and a major pilgrimage destination.
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C.
Mount Hiei
Mount Hiei is a historically significant mountain on the border of Kyoto and Shiga Prefectures in Japan, best known as the site of the Tendai Buddhist monastery Enryaku-ji and as a UNESCO World Heritage location.
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D.
Thousand Buddha Mountain
Thousand Buddha Mountain is a renowned scenic and cultural site in Jinan, China, known for its ancient Buddhist statues, temples, and panoramic views over the city.
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E.
Mount Koya Buddhist monastic complex
Mount Koya Buddhist monastic complex is a historic Shingon Buddhist center in Japan, renowned for its mountaintop temples, monastic community, and sacred Okunoin cemetery.
- 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: Tiantai (Tendai) Mountain in China Target entity description: Tiantai (Tendai) Mountain in China is a historically significant sacred mountain renowned as the cradle of the Tiantai school of Buddhism and an important center of Chinese Buddhist thought and practice.
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A.
Mount Putuo
Mount Putuo is a renowned sacred Buddhist island in China, especially revered as a major pilgrimage site dedicated to the bodhisattva Guanyin.
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B.
Mount Kōya
Mount Kōya is a sacred mountainous temple complex in Japan that serves as the spiritual headquarters of Shingon Buddhism and a major pilgrimage destination.
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C.
Mount Hiei
Mount Hiei is a historically significant mountain on the border of Kyoto and Shiga Prefectures in Japan, best known as the site of the Tendai Buddhist monastery Enryaku-ji and as a UNESCO World Heritage location.
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D.
Thousand Buddha Mountain
Thousand Buddha Mountain is a renowned scenic and cultural site in Jinan, China, known for its ancient Buddhist statues, temples, and panoramic views over the city.
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E.
Mount Koya Buddhist monastic complex
Mount Koya Buddhist monastic complex is a historic Shingon Buddhist center in Japan, renowned for its mountaintop temples, monastic community, and sacred Okunoin cemetery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist sacred site
ⓘ
mountain ⓘ sacred mountain ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chinese Buddhism
ⓘ
Tendai Buddhism ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese Tendai Buddhism
Lotus Sūtra ⓘ
surface form:
Lotus Sutra
Tiantai school ⓘ
surface form:
Tiantai school of Buddhism
Zhiyi ⓘ |
| ChineseName | 天台山 ⓘ |
| contains |
Buddhist caves and grottoes
ⓘ
Guoqing Temple ⓘ Huading Peak ⓘ Shiliang Waterfall ⓘ historic Buddhist monasteries ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
birthplace of systematic Tiantai Buddhist philosophy
ⓘ
major pilgrimage site for Tiantai Buddhists ⓘ |
| developedBy | Zhiyi ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 1138 meters ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
deep valleys
ⓘ
dense forests ⓘ steep cliffs ⓘ waterfalls ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus |
National 5A tourist attraction of China
ⓘ
National key scenic area of China ⓘ |
| hasRole |
cradle of the Tiantai school of Buddhism
ⓘ
important center of Chinese Buddhist practice ⓘ important center of Chinese Buddhist thought ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfFlourishing |
Sui dynasty
ⓘ
Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| influenced |
East Asian Buddhist philosophy
ⓘ
development of Japanese Tendai school ⓘ |
| JapaneseName | Tendai-san ⓘ |
| landscapeType | mountainous scenic area ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
eastern China
ⓘ
surface form:
East China
Taizhou ⓘ
surface form:
Taizhou City
Tiantai County ⓘ Zhejiang Province ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Tiantai school
ⓘ
surface form:
Tiantai school of Buddhism
|
| notableTemple | Guoqing Temple ⓘ |
| partOf |
Four Sacred Buddhist Mountains of China
ⓘ
surface form:
Four Famous Buddhist Mountains of eastern China
|
| pilgrimageType | Buddhist pilgrimage ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
ecotourism ⓘ religious tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tiantai (Tendai) Mountain in China Description of subject: Tiantai (Tendai) Mountain in China is a historically significant sacred mountain renowned as the cradle of the Tiantai school of Buddhism and an important center of Chinese Buddhist thought and practice.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tiantai