Tendai Buddhism
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Tendai Buddhism is a major Japanese Buddhist school that emerged in the Heian period, known for its inclusive doctrine centered on the Lotus Sutra and its significant influence on later Japanese Buddhist traditions.
All labels observed (11)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T682797 — 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: Tendai Buddhism Context triple: [Heian period, religion, Tendai Buddhism]
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A.
Pure Land Buddhism
Pure Land Buddhism is a devotional branch of Mahayana Buddhism centered on faith in Amitābha Buddha and rebirth in his Western Pure Land as a path to enlightenment.
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B.
Nichiren Buddhism
Nichiren Buddhism is a Japanese Buddhist tradition founded by the monk Nichiren that centers on chanting the title of the Lotus Sutra as the primary path to enlightenment and social transformation.
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C.
Chan Buddhism
Chan Buddhism is a major school of Chinese Buddhism emphasizing meditation, direct insight into one’s true nature, and the transmission of enlightenment outside of scriptures.
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D.
Mahayana
Mahayana is one of the two main branches of Buddhism, emphasizing the bodhisattva path and the aspiration to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings.
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E.
Vajrayana
Vajrayana is a form of Buddhism known for its esoteric teachings, tantric practices, and use of ritual and symbolism as rapid paths to enlightenment.
- 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: Tendai Buddhism Target entity description: Tendai Buddhism is a major Japanese Buddhist school that emerged in the Heian period, known for its inclusive doctrine centered on the Lotus Sutra and its significant influence on later Japanese Buddhist traditions.
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A.
Pure Land Buddhism
Pure Land Buddhism is a devotional branch of Mahayana Buddhism centered on faith in Amitābha Buddha and rebirth in his Western Pure Land as a path to enlightenment.
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B.
Nichiren Buddhism
Nichiren Buddhism is a Japanese Buddhist tradition founded by the monk Nichiren that centers on chanting the title of the Lotus Sutra as the primary path to enlightenment and social transformation.
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C.
Chan Buddhism
Chan Buddhism is a major school of Chinese Buddhism emphasizing meditation, direct insight into one’s true nature, and the transmission of enlightenment outside of scriptures.
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D.
Mahayana
Mahayana is one of the two main branches of Buddhism, emphasizing the bodhisattva path and the aspiration to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings.
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E.
Vajrayana
Vajrayana is a form of Buddhism known for its esoteric teachings, tantric practices, and use of ritual and symbolism as rapid paths to enlightenment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist school
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Japanese Buddhist school ⓘ |
| associatedWithMountainAscetics | yamabushi ⓘ |
| capitalContext | near Kyoto ⓘ |
| centralDoctrine |
original enlightenment (hongaku)
ⓘ
universal Buddhahood ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| doctrineCharacteristic |
eclectic
ⓘ
inclusive ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Saichō ⓘ |
| founderReligiousName | Dengyō Daishi ⓘ |
| foundingYear | early 9th century ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseName | 天台宗 ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
major Heian-period Buddhist institution
ⓘ
provider of clergy for the imperial court ⓘ training ground for founders of later Japanese Buddhist schools ⓘ |
| includesPractice |
Pure Land practices
ⓘ
Zen-style meditation ⓘ esoteric Buddhism (mikkyō) ⓘ mountain asceticism ⓘ precepts observance ⓘ |
| influenced |
Shugendō
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese Shugendō
Japanese Zen schools ⓘ Jōdo Shinshū ⓘ Jōdo-shū ⓘ Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ Pure Land Buddhism ⓘ
surface form:
Pure Land Buddhism in Japan
Rinzai ⓘ
surface form:
Rinzai Zen
Sōtō Zen ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
ichinen sanzen
ⓘ
three thousand realms in a single thought-moment ⓘ |
| mainTemple | Enryaku-ji ⓘ |
| mainTempleLocation | Mount Hiei ⓘ |
| mainTemplePrefecture | Shiga Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainText |
Lotus Sūtra
ⓘ
surface form:
Lotus Sutra
|
| namedAfter | Tiantai (Tendai) Mountain in China ⓘ |
| originatedInPeriod | Heian period ⓘ |
| parentTradition |
Mahayana
ⓘ
surface form:
Mahayana Buddhism
Tendai Buddhism self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Tiantai Buddhism
|
| philosophicalOrientation |
Madhyamaka-influenced
ⓘ
Yogācāra-influenced ⓘ |
| region | East Asia ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| ritualLanguage |
Classical Chinese
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis |
Esoteric Buddhist texts
ⓘ
Lotus Sūtra ⓘ
surface form:
Lotus Sutra
Mahayana sutras ⓘ
surface form:
Mahāyāna sutras
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| viewOnBuddha |
Shakyamuni Buddha as eternal Buddha revealed in the Lotus Sutra
ⓘ
surface form:
eternal Buddha of the Lotus Sutra
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| viewOnReality | non-duality of phenomena and ultimate truth ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tendai Buddhism Description of subject: Tendai Buddhism is a major Japanese Buddhist school that emerged in the Heian period, known for its inclusive doctrine centered on the Lotus Sutra and its significant influence on later Japanese Buddhist traditions.
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tiantai / Tendai
this entity surface form:
Tiantai Buddhism
subject surface form:
Hieizan Enryaku-ji
subject surface form:
Hieizan Enryaku-ji
this entity surface form:
Tendai school of Buddhism
this entity surface form:
Tendai Buddhists
this entity surface form:
Tendai Jimon school
this entity surface form:
Tendai school
this entity surface form:
Tendai Esoteric Buddhism
subject surface form:
Fujiwara no Michinaga
this entity surface form:
Tendai school of Buddhism
this entity surface form:
Tendai school of Buddhism in Japan
this entity surface form:
Tendai became one of the most influential schools in Japanese Buddhism
subject surface form:
Ichinen sanzen
subject surface form:
Tiantai Mountain
this entity surface form:
Japanese Tendai Buddhism