Hwaeom school of Korean Buddhism
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The Hwaeom school of Korean Buddhism is a major doctrinal tradition rooted in the Huayan (Flower Garland) teachings, emphasizing the interpenetration and mutual containment of all phenomena.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hwaeom school of Korean Buddhism canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7629663 — 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: Hwaeom school of Korean Buddhism Context triple: [Uisang, school, Hwaeom school of Korean Buddhism]
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Korean Buddhism
Korean Buddhism is a distinct form of Mahayana Buddhism in Korea that blends Buddhist doctrine with native shamanistic and Confucian traditions, emphasizing Seon (Zen) meditation and monastic practice.
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Tiantai school
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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Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism
The Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism is the largest and most influential school of Korean Seon (Zen) Buddhism, serving as the main representative of traditional Korean Buddhist practice and monastic life.
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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.
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.
- 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: Hwaeom school of Korean Buddhism Target entity description: The Hwaeom school of Korean Buddhism is a major doctrinal tradition rooted in the Huayan (Flower Garland) teachings, emphasizing the interpenetration and mutual containment of all phenomena.
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A.
Korean Buddhism
Korean Buddhism is a distinct form of Mahayana Buddhism in Korea that blends Buddhist doctrine with native shamanistic and Confucian traditions, emphasizing Seon (Zen) meditation and monastic practice.
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B.
Tiantai school
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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C.
Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism
The Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism is the largest and most influential school of Korean Seon (Zen) Buddhism, serving as the main representative of traditional Korean Buddhist practice and monastic life.
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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.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist school
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Korean Buddhist tradition ⓘ Mahāyāna Buddhist school ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Indra’s net
NERFINISHED
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one is all, all is one ⓘ perfect interfusion ⓘ |
| classification | doctrinal school rather than meditation school ⓘ |
| coreTeaching |
dharmadhātu (realm of reality)
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interpenetration of all phenomena ⓘ mutual containment of all phenomena ⓘ non-obstruction among phenomena ⓘ non-obstruction between phenomena and principle ⓘ |
| cosmology | multi-layered Buddha realms ⓘ |
| country | Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctrinalBasis | Avataṃsaka Sūtra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasis |
doctrinal study
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integration of meditation and wisdom ⓘ philosophical systematization ⓘ |
| ethicalEmphasis | bodhisattva ethics ⓘ |
| goal |
bodhisattva path
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realization of the dharmadhātu ⓘ |
| influenced |
Korean Buddhist scholasticism
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Korean Seon Buddhism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Chinese Huayan Buddhism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Avataṃsaka tradition ⓘ |
| languageOfTradition |
Classical Chinese
ⓘ
Korean ⓘ |
| metaphorUsed |
cosmic Buddha Vairocana
NERFINISHED
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jewel net imagery ⓘ |
| parentTradition |
Flower Garland school
NERFINISHED
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Huayan school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcern |
integration of principle (li) and phenomena (shi)
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relationship between one and many ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation |
holism
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idealism ⓘ |
| region | Korean Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| roleInKorea | major doctrinal tradition ⓘ |
| scripturalFocus |
Avataṃsaka Sūtra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mahāyāna sūtras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teachingMethod | use of elaborate doctrinal schemas ⓘ |
| tradition | East Asian Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| viewOnPractice | every act reflects the whole cosmos ⓘ |
| viewOnReality |
all phenomena are mutually interdependent
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each phenomenon contains all others ⓘ ultimate and conventional are non-dual ⓘ |
| viewOnWorld | world as a Buddha realm when rightly perceived ⓘ |
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Subject: Hwaeom school of Korean Buddhism Description of subject: The Hwaeom school of Korean Buddhism is a major doctrinal tradition rooted in the Huayan (Flower Garland) teachings, emphasizing the interpenetration and mutual containment of all phenomena.
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