Tiantai school
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The Tiantai school is a major tradition of Chinese Buddhism known for its comprehensive doctrinal system centered on the Lotus Sutra and its synthesis of meditation and philosophical analysis.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tiantai school canonical | 13 |
| Tiantai Buddhism | 10 |
| Tiantai school of Buddhism | 2 |
| Chinese Tiantai school | 1 |
| Tiantai Buddhist teachings | 1 |
| Tiantai monastic order | 1 |
| Vietnamese Thien Thai school | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5233184 — 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 school Context triple: [Chinese Buddhism, hasSchool, Tiantai school]
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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.
Hossō school
The Hossō school is one of the oldest Buddhist traditions in Japan, representing the East Asian Yogācāra (Consciousness-Only) philosophy and historically influential in Nara Buddhism.
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C.
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.
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D.
Jonang school
The Jonang school is a distinct Tibetan Buddhist tradition known for its emphasis on the shentong (other-emptiness) view of emptiness and its preservation of advanced Kalachakra tantra practices.
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E.
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.
- 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 school Target entity description: The Tiantai school is a major tradition of Chinese Buddhism known for its comprehensive doctrinal system centered on the Lotus Sutra and its synthesis of meditation and philosophical analysis.
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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.
Hossō school
The Hossō school is one of the oldest Buddhist traditions in Japan, representing the East Asian Yogācāra (Consciousness-Only) philosophy and historically influential in Nara Buddhism.
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C.
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.
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D.
Jonang school
The Jonang school is a distinct Tibetan Buddhist tradition known for its emphasis on the shentong (other-emptiness) view of emptiness and its preservation of advanced Kalachakra tantra practices.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist school
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Mahayana Buddhist tradition ⓘ |
| associatedCountry |
Japan
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Korea ⓘ Vietnam ⓘ
linked to:
Viet Nam
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| associatedSchool | Tendai ⓘ |
| classificationScheme |
Five Periods and Eight Teachings
ⓘ
linked to:
Three Ages of the Dharma
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| coreIdea | Integration of doctrine, meditation, and ethical practice ⓘ |
| cosmologyConcept | Three Thousand Realms in a Single Thought-Moment (Ichinen Sanzen) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| doctrine |
Classification of the Buddha’s teachings (Pan-chiao)
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One Vehicle (Ekayana) ⓘ Perfect and Sudden teaching ⓘ Three Thousand Realms in a Single Thought-Moment ⓘ Threefold Truth ⓘ
linked to:
Two Truths doctrine
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| founder | Zhiyi ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Mount Tiantai, Zhejiang
ⓘ
linked to:
Tiantai Mountains
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| historicalPeriod |
Sui dynasty
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Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| influenced |
East Asian Buddhist thought
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Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ Tendai school ⓘ
linked to:
Tendai Buddhism
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| keyFigure |
Huisi
ⓘ
Saichō ⓘ Zhanran ⓘ Zhiyi ⓘ Zhiyi (Chih-i) ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| majorText |
Avatamsaka Sutra
ⓘ
Lotus Sutra ⓘ
linked to:
Lotus Sūtra
Mahaparinirvana Sutra ⓘ Prajnaparamita sutras ⓘ
linked to:
Prajñāpāramitā sūtras
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| meditationSystem | Mohe Zhiguan ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mount Tiantai ⓘ |
| parentTradition |
Mahayana Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahayana
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| philosophicalFocus |
Non-duality of emptiness and conventional existence
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Synthesis of meditation and doctrinal analysis ⓘ Universal Buddhahood ⓘ |
| practice |
Contemplation of the mind
ⓘ
Recitation of the Lotus Sutra ⓘ Zhiguan (calming and insight) meditation ⓘ
linked to:
Vipassana
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| region | East Asia ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| scripturalStatusOfLotusSutra | Regarded as complete and final teaching of the Buddha ⓘ |
| viewOnReality | Middle Way as unity of emptiness, conventional existence, and the middle ⓘ |
| viewOnScriptures | Lotus Sutra as supreme teaching of the Buddha ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tiantai school Description of subject: The Tiantai school is a major tradition of Chinese Buddhism known for its comprehensive doctrinal system centered on the Lotus Sutra and its synthesis of meditation and philosophical analysis.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Huayan / Kegon
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Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra)
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Tiantai (Tendai) Mountain in China
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Tiantai (Tendai) Mountain in China
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Tiantai Mountains
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