Korean Hwaeom school
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The Korean Hwaeom school is a major tradition of Korean Buddhism that developed a distinctive interpretation of the Huayan (Avataṃsaka) philosophy of the interpenetration of all phenomena.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cheontae school | 1 |
| Hwaeom school | 1 |
| Korean Beopsang school | 1 |
| Korean Hwaeom school canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7629645 — 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: Korean Hwaeom school Context triple: [Uisang, influenced, Korean Hwaeom school]
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seonggyungwan national academy
Seonggyungwan National Academy was the highest state Confucian academy of the Joseon dynasty, serving as its premier institution for educating scholar-officials and conducting important state rituals.
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B.
Hwarang
Hwarang were an elite corps of aristocratic youth in the ancient Korean kingdom of Silla, renowned for their military prowess, strict moral code, and cultural refinement.
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C.
Donghak (Eastern Learning)
Donghak (Eastern Learning) was a 19th-century Korean religious and social reform movement that blended Confucian, Buddhist, Daoist, and indigenous beliefs to challenge feudal oppression and foreign influence.
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D.
Seonggyungwan
Seonggyungwan was the highest state Confucian academy of the Joseon Dynasty, serving as its premier institution for training scholar-officials.
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E.
Mekoryuk school
Mekoryuk School is a local educational institution serving students in the remote village of Mekoryuk, Alaska.
- 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: Korean Hwaeom school Target entity description: The Korean Hwaeom school is a major tradition of Korean Buddhism that developed a distinctive interpretation of the Huayan (Avataṃsaka) philosophy of the interpenetration of all phenomena.
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A.
seonggyungwan national academy
Seonggyungwan National Academy was the highest state Confucian academy of the Joseon dynasty, serving as its premier institution for educating scholar-officials and conducting important state rituals.
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B.
Hwarang
Hwarang were an elite corps of aristocratic youth in the ancient Korean kingdom of Silla, renowned for their military prowess, strict moral code, and cultural refinement.
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C.
Donghak (Eastern Learning)
Donghak (Eastern Learning) was a 19th-century Korean religious and social reform movement that blended Confucian, Buddhist, Daoist, and indigenous beliefs to challenge feudal oppression and foreign influence.
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D.
Seonggyungwan
Seonggyungwan was the highest state Confucian academy of the Joseon Dynasty, serving as its premier institution for training scholar-officials.
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E.
Mekoryuk school
Mekoryuk School is a local educational institution serving students in the remote village of Mekoryuk, Alaska.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist school
ⓘ
Korean Buddhist tradition ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
dharmadhātu
ⓘ
fourfold dharmadhātu ⓘ
linked to:
fourfold dharmadhatu
perfect interfusion ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Korean Buddhist scholasticism
ⓘ
Korean monastic institutions ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Avataṃsaka Sūtra
ⓘ
linked to:
Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra)
Huayan school ⓘ
linked to:
Chinese Huayan school
|
| coreDoctrine |
interpenetration of all phenomena
ⓘ
mutual containment of all dharmas ⓘ non-obstruction of phenomena and phenomena ⓘ non-obstruction of principle and phenomena ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Korea ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
ethical responsibility grounded in interpenetration
ⓘ
holistic vision of reality ⓘ interdependence of beings and environment ⓘ |
| goal |
Buddhahood
ⓘ
realization of the dharmadhātu ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalType | non-dualism ⓘ |
| historicalRole | major doctrinal school in Korean Buddhism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Korean Buddhist thought
ⓘ
Korean Seon Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Korean Buddhism
|
| influencedBy |
Avataṃsaka philosophy
ⓘ
Chinese Huayan school ⓘ Madhyamaka ⓘ Yogācāra ⓘ |
| languageOfTradition | Korean ⓘ |
| partOf |
East Asian Huayan–Hwaeom–Kegon tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Huayan / Kegon
|
| philosophicalClassification |
Huayan Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Huayan / Kegon
|
| philosophicalFocus |
Buddha-nature
ⓘ
metaphysics of totality ⓘ ontology of interdependence ⓘ |
| region | Korean Peninsula ⓘ |
| religiousFamily | East Asian Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Buddhism ⓘ |
| scripturalCanon |
Avataṃsaka Sūtra
ⓘ
linked to:
Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra)
Mahāyāna sūtras ⓘ
linked to:
Mahayana sutras
|
| traditionWithin |
Mahāyāna Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahayana
|
| viewOnPractice |
harmonization of meditation and study
ⓘ
integration of wisdom and compassion ⓘ |
| viewOnReality |
all phenomena mutually interpenetrate
ⓘ
one is all and all is one ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Korean Hwaeom school Description of subject: The Korean Hwaeom school is a major tradition of Korean Buddhism that developed a distinctive interpretation of the Huayan (Avataṃsaka) philosophy of the interpenetration of all phenomena.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra)
linked to: Korean Hwaeom school
linked to: Korean Hwaeom school
linked to: Korean Hwaeom school