Book of Rites
E504970
The Book of Rites is a classical Confucian text that details ancient Chinese social norms, ceremonial practices, and hierarchical etiquette, serving as a foundational guide to proper conduct and governance.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book of Rites canonical | 13 |
| Classic of Rites | 2 |
| Book of Rites (ascribed passages) | 1 |
| Classics of Rites | 1 |
| Record of Rites | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5232839 — 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: Book of Rites Context triple: [Chinese imperial examination system, coreText, Book of Rites]
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A.
Book of the Eight Tones
The Book of the Eight Tones is a liturgical hymn book used in Eastern Christian worship that organizes chants according to eight musical modes.
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B.
Book of the Vishanti
The Book of the Vishanti is a powerful mystical grimoire in Marvel lore, renowned as one of the greatest sources of white magic and protective spells used by sorcerers like Doctor Strange.
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C.
Book of the Law
The Book of the Law is a foundational scriptural text in the Hebrew Bible, traditionally understood as a written compilation of divine commandments and teachings central to ancient Israelite religion.
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D.
Book of Gates
The Book of Gates is an ancient Egyptian funerary text that narrates the sun god’s nocturnal journey through the underworld, detailing the gates, deities, and trials encountered by the deceased soul.
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E.
The Dragon Scroll
"The Dragon Scroll" is a musical track from the score of the animated film *Kung Fu Panda* (2008), composed by Hans Zimmer and John Powell.
- 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: Book of Rites Target entity description: The Book of Rites is a classical Confucian text that details ancient Chinese social norms, ceremonial practices, and hierarchical etiquette, serving as a foundational guide to proper conduct and governance.
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A.
Book of the Eight Tones
The Book of the Eight Tones is a liturgical hymn book used in Eastern Christian worship that organizes chants according to eight musical modes.
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B.
Book of the Vishanti
The Book of the Vishanti is a powerful mystical grimoire in Marvel lore, renowned as one of the greatest sources of white magic and protective spells used by sorcerers like Doctor Strange.
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C.
Book of the Law
The Book of the Law is a foundational scriptural text in the Hebrew Bible, traditionally understood as a written compilation of divine commandments and teachings central to ancient Israelite religion.
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D.
Book of Gates
The Book of Gates is an ancient Egyptian funerary text that narrates the sun god’s nocturnal journey through the underworld, detailing the gates, deities, and trials encountered by the deceased soul.
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E.
The Dragon Scroll
"The Dragon Scroll" is a musical track from the score of the animated film *Kung Fu Panda* (2008), composed by Hans Zimmer and John Powell.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese classic text
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Confucian classic ⓘ ritual text ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Confucianism
ⓘ
Confucius ⓘ |
| centralConcept | li ⓘ |
| compiledBy | Confucian scholars ⓘ |
| contains | chapters ⓘ |
| coversTopic |
ancestral rites
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court rituals ⓘ daily behavior ⓘ funeral rites ⓘ marriage ceremonies ⓘ sacrificial ceremonies ⓘ |
| describes |
ceremonial practices
ⓘ
governance principles ⓘ hierarchical etiquette ⓘ proper conduct ⓘ ritual ⓘ social norms ⓘ |
| explainsConcept |
filial piety
ⓘ
ritual propriety ⓘ roles and duties ⓘ social hierarchy ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Liji ⓘ |
| hasApproximateNumberOfChapters | 49 ⓘ |
| hasChineseName | 禮記 ⓘ |
| hasPinyinName | Lǐjì ⓘ |
| includesSection |
Doctrine of the Mean
ⓘ
Great Learning ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chinese political thought
ⓘ
East Asian etiquette ⓘ imperial examination curriculum ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | ancient China ⓘ |
| partOf |
Confucian canon
ⓘ
linked to:
Confucian classics
Thirteen Classics ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
China
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ Korea ⓘ Vietnam ⓘ
linked to:
Viet Nam
|
| timePeriod |
Han dynasty redaction
ⓘ
late Zhou dynasty ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo | Confucius ⓘ |
| usedFor |
moral education
ⓘ
regulation of ceremonies ⓘ training of officials ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Book of Rites Description of subject: The Book of Rites is a classical Confucian text that details ancient Chinese social norms, ceremonial practices, and hierarchical etiquette, serving as a foundational guide to proper conduct and governance.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Book of Rites
subject linked to:
li (ritual)
subject linked to:
li (ritual)
linked to: Book of Rites
linked to: Book of Rites