Agonshu
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Buddhist new religious movement
Japanese new religion
new religious movement
religious festival
religious leader
Agonshu is a Japanese new religious movement that blends esoteric Buddhist practices with contemporary spiritual teachings and large-scale ritual events.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Agonshu canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7646977 — 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: Agonshu Context triple: [Shinshukyo, hasPart, Agonshu]
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A.
Anogi
Anogi is a small traditional mountain village on the Greek island of Ithaca, known for its historic church, stone houses, and panoramic views.
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B.
Inagi
Inagi is a suburban city in western Tokyo, Japan, known for its residential neighborhoods and proximity to the Tama River.
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C.
Oschiri
Oschiri is a small town and comune in the Gallura region of northern Sardinia, Italy, known for its rural landscape and archaeological sites.
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D.
Aigai
Aigai was an ancient Greek city of Aeolis in western Asia Minor, known as one of the Aeolian dodecapolis.
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E.
Aigai
Aigai was the ancient capital of the kingdom of Macedon, historically significant as the royal seat and burial place of its kings before the rise of Pella.
- 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: Agonshu Target entity description: Agonshu is a Japanese new religious movement that blends esoteric Buddhist practices with contemporary spiritual teachings and large-scale ritual events.
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A.
Anogi
Anogi is a small traditional mountain village on the Greek island of Ithaca, known for its historic church, stone houses, and panoramic views.
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B.
Inagi
Inagi is a suburban city in western Tokyo, Japan, known for its residential neighborhoods and proximity to the Tama River.
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C.
Oschiri
Oschiri is a small town and comune in the Gallura region of northern Sardinia, Italy, known for its rural landscape and archaeological sites.
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D.
Aigai
Aigai was an ancient Greek city of Aeolis in western Asia Minor, known as one of the Aeolian dodecapolis.
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E.
Aigai
Aigai was the ancient capital of the kingdom of Macedon, historically significant as the royal seat and burial place of its kings before the rise of Pella.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist new religious movement
ⓘ
Japanese new religion ⓘ new religious movement ⓘ religious festival ⓘ religious leader ⓘ |
| combinesWith | contemporary spiritual teachings ⓘ |
| coreTextFocus |
Agama sutras
ⓘ
linked to:
Āgamas
|
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| emphasizesPractice |
ancestor veneration
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esoteric rituals ⓘ mantra recitation ⓘ meditation ⓘ spirit pacification rites ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Kiriyama Seiyu ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
public religious events
ⓘ
ritual services for members ⓘ spiritual counseling ⓘ |
| hasBelief |
karmic purification
ⓘ
spiritual protection ⓘ world peace through ritual practice ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
charismatic leadership
ⓘ
focus on this-worldly benefits ⓘ mass participation rituals ⓘ missionary outreach ⓘ syncretic doctrine ⓘ |
| hasFounder | Kiriyama Seiyu ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
collective salvation
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individual salvation ⓘ world harmony ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersLocation | Kyoto Prefecture ⓘ |
| hasReligiousOrientation |
Shingon-influenced Buddhism
ⓘ
esoteric Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Vajrayana
|
| hasReligiousTradition | Buddhism ⓘ |
| hasRitualElement |
Goma fire ceremony
ⓘ
linked to:
Goma fire ritual
mass prayer ceremonies ⓘ offerings to deities and spirits ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fire rituals
ⓘ
large-scale ritual events ⓘ |
| mediaUse |
audio-visual teachings
ⓘ
printed religious materials ⓘ television broadcasts of rituals ⓘ |
| organizer | Agonshu ⓘ |
| organizesEvent | Hoshi Matsuri ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| usesLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
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: Agonshu Description of subject: Agonshu is a Japanese new religious movement that blends esoteric Buddhist practices with contemporary spiritual teachings and large-scale ritual events.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.