sōhei (warrior monks)
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Sōhei were Japanese Buddhist warrior monks, most famously active from the Heian through Sengoku periods, who combined religious authority with military power and often intervened in political and territorial conflicts.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tendai monks (sōhei warrior monks historically) | 1 |
| sōhei (warrior monks) canonical | 1 |
| warrior monks of Enryaku-ji | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8967849 — 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: sōhei (warrior monks) Context triple: [Hieizan Enryaku-ji, associatedWith, sōhei (warrior monks)]
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A.
Jain monks
Jain monks are fully ordained ascetics in Jainism who renounce worldly life to strictly observe non-violence, self-discipline, and spiritual practices aimed at liberation.
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B.
Bodhisattvas
Bodhisattvas are enlightened beings in Mahayana Buddhism who compassionately delay their own final nirvana in order to help all sentient beings attain liberation.
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C.
Enryaku
Enryaku was a Japanese era during the reign of Emperor Kanmu, notable for major political reforms and the early development of Kyoto as the imperial capital.
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D.
Shinto priests
Shinto priests are religious functionaries in Japan who conduct rituals, maintain shrines, and mediate between humans and the kami (spirits) in the Shinto tradition.
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E.
Saichō
Saichō was a Japanese Buddhist monk of the early Heian period who introduced and established the Tendai school in Japan after studying Tiantai Buddhism in China.
- 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: sōhei (warrior monks) Target entity description: Sōhei were Japanese Buddhist warrior monks, most famously active from the Heian through Sengoku periods, who combined religious authority with military power and often intervened in political and territorial conflicts.
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A.
Jain monks
Jain monks are fully ordained ascetics in Jainism who renounce worldly life to strictly observe non-violence, self-discipline, and spiritual practices aimed at liberation.
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B.
Bodhisattvas
Bodhisattvas are enlightened beings in Mahayana Buddhism who compassionately delay their own final nirvana in order to help all sentient beings attain liberation.
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C.
Enryaku
Enryaku was a Japanese era during the reign of Emperor Kanmu, notable for major political reforms and the early development of Kyoto as the imperial capital.
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D.
Shinto priests
Shinto priests are religious functionaries in Japan who conduct rituals, maintain shrines, and mediate between humans and the kami (spirits) in the Shinto tradition.
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E.
Saichō
Saichō was a Japanese Buddhist monk of the early Heian period who introduced and established the Tendai school in Japan after studying Tiantai Buddhism in China.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist clergy
ⓘ
Japanese Buddhist warrior monk ⓘ religious military group ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
Heian period
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Kamakura period ⓘ Muromachi period ⓘ Sengoku period ⓘ |
| activity |
engaged in warfare
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escorted religious processions ⓘ guarded temple estates ⓘ intervened in political conflicts ⓘ participated in territorial disputes ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
daimyō
ⓘ
imperial court ⓘ shogunate ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| declineCause |
Oda Nobunaga’s campaigns
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centralization of samurai rule ⓘ |
| etymology | Japanese term meaning warrior monk or monk soldier ⓘ |
| floruitCentury |
11th century
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12th century ⓘ 15th century ⓘ 16th century ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| legalStatus | part of temple organizations rather than formal state army ⓘ |
| mainReligion |
Jōdo Buddhism
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linked to:
Jōdo-shū
Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ Shingon Buddhism ⓘ Tendai Buddhism ⓘ |
| notableBase |
Enryaku-ji
ⓘ
Ishiyama Hongan-ji ⓘ Kōfuku-ji ⓘ Mount Hiei ⓘ Nagashima Hongan-ji ⓘ
linked to:
Ishiyama Hongan-ji
Tōdai-ji ⓘ |
| notableDefeat | destruction of Enryaku-ji in 1571 ⓘ |
| notableEventInvolvement |
Genpei War
ⓘ
Ikkō-ikki uprisings ⓘ Ōnin War ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Buddhist temples
ⓘ
monastic institutions ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Ikkō-ikki
ⓘ
yamabushi ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| socialRole |
military force of temples
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political pressure group ⓘ religious authority ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
bow and arrow
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naginata ⓘ staff ⓘ sword ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: sōhei (warrior monks) Description of subject: Sōhei were Japanese Buddhist warrior monks, most famously active from the Heian through Sengoku periods, who combined religious authority with military power and often intervened in political and territorial conflicts.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Hieizan Enryaku-ji temple complex
linked to: sōhei (warrior monks)
linked to: sōhei (warrior monks)