Khedrup Je
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Khedrup Je was a prominent 15th-century Tibetan scholar and one of Je Tsongkhapa’s main disciples, renowned for helping systematize and spread the teachings of the Gelug tradition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Khedrup Je canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9979410 — 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: Khedrup Je Context triple: [Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, associatedFigure, Khedrup Je]
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A.
Gyaltsab Je
Gyaltsab Je was a principal disciple of Je Tsongkhapa and an early leader and scholar of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism.
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B.
Nyima Gyaltsen
Nyima Gyaltsen is a mountaineer known for leading the first successful ascent of Myanmar’s highest peak, Hkakabo Razi.
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C.
Teshoo Lama
Teshoo Lama is a wise and compassionate Tibetan Buddhist monk who serves as a spiritual mentor and father figure to the orphaned protagonist in Rudyard Kipling’s novel "Kim."
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D.
Gyazumpa Cho
Gyazumpa Cho is one of the high-altitude glacial lakes in Nepal’s Gokyo Lakes system in the Everest region of the Himalayas.
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E.
Lhakpa Tsamchoe
Lhakpa Tsamchoe is a Tibetan actress best known internationally for her role in the film "Seven Years in Tibet."
- 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: Khedrup Je Target entity description: Khedrup Je was a prominent 15th-century Tibetan scholar and one of Je Tsongkhapa’s main disciples, renowned for helping systematize and spread the teachings of the Gelug tradition.
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A.
Gyaltsab Je
Gyaltsab Je was a principal disciple of Je Tsongkhapa and an early leader and scholar of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism.
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B.
Nyima Gyaltsen
Nyima Gyaltsen is a mountaineer known for leading the first successful ascent of Myanmar’s highest peak, Hkakabo Razi.
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C.
Teshoo Lama
Teshoo Lama is a wise and compassionate Tibetan Buddhist monk who serves as a spiritual mentor and father figure to the orphaned protagonist in Rudyard Kipling’s novel "Kim."
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D.
Gyazumpa Cho
Gyazumpa Cho is one of the high-altitude glacial lakes in Nepal’s Gokyo Lakes system in the Everest region of the Himalayas.
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E.
Lhakpa Tsamchoe
Lhakpa Tsamchoe is a Tibetan actress best known internationally for her role in the film "Seven Years in Tibet."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
15th-century Tibetan figure
ⓘ
Gelug master ⓘ Tibetan Buddhist scholar ⓘ disciple of Je Tsongkhapa ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ganden Monastery
ⓘ
Gelug monastic universities ⓘ
linked to:
Ngagpa College
|
| century | 15th century ⓘ |
| contemporaries |
Gyaltsab Je
ⓘ
Je Tsongkhapa ⓘ |
| contributedTo | standardization of Gelug scholastic study ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ |
| field |
Buddhist philosophy
ⓘ
Tibetan scholasticism ⓘ |
| helpedSpread |
Gelug tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism
|
| helpedSystematize | Gelug teachings ⓘ |
| historicalImportance |
key architect of early Gelug identity
ⓘ
major transmitter of Tsongkhapa’s teachings ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Je ⓘ |
| influence | later Gelug scholastic tradition ⓘ |
| knownFor |
codifying Gelug doctrinal positions
ⓘ
defending Je Tsongkhapa’s interpretations ⓘ scholarly works on Buddhist philosophy ⓘ |
| language |
Classical Tibetan
ⓘ
linked to:
Tibetan
|
| lineage | Je Tsongkhapa’s spiritual lineage ⓘ |
| mainDiscipleOf | Je Tsongkhapa ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation |
Madhyamaka
ⓘ
Prasangika interpretation ⓘ |
| region | Tibet ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| role |
author of scholastic treatises
ⓘ
monastic teacher ⓘ |
| roleInGelug |
early systematizer of the school’s curriculum
ⓘ
promoter of Je Tsongkhapa’s lineage ⓘ |
| school |
Gelug
ⓘ
linked to:
Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism
|
| teacher | Je Tsongkhapa ⓘ |
| tradition |
Gelug
ⓘ
linked to:
Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism
|
| wroteCommentariesOn |
Je Tsongkhapa’s works
ⓘ
Madhyamaka treatises ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Khedrup Je Description of subject: Khedrup Je was a prominent 15th-century Tibetan scholar and one of Je Tsongkhapa’s main disciples, renowned for helping systematize and spread the teachings of the Gelug tradition.
Referenced by (2)
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