Faxiang school
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The Faxiang school is a Chinese Buddhist tradition that systematizes Yogācāra (Consciousness-Only) philosophy, emphasizing the mind’s role in constructing reality.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chinese Faxiang school | 7 |
| Faxiang school canonical | 7 |
| Faxiang school (Japanese branch) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11672538 — 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: Faxiang school Context triple: [Yogācāra, associatedSchool, Faxiang school]
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A.
Hongzhou school
The Hongzhou school was an influential Tang dynasty Chan Buddhist tradition known for its iconoclastic teaching style and emphasis on sudden enlightenment.
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B.
Songyang Academy
Songyang Academy is one of China’s oldest and most renowned Confucian academies, historically serving as a major center of learning and culture near Mount Song in Henan Province.
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C.
Cheng school
The Cheng school is a renowned stylistic tradition in Peking opera, distinguished by its unique vocal techniques, performance style, and influential lineage of performers.
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D.
Yin-Yang School
The Yin-Yang School was an ancient Chinese philosophical tradition that explained natural and social phenomena through the dynamic interplay of opposing yet complementary forces, especially yin and yang.
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E.
Chinese Sanlun school
The Chinese Sanlun school was an early Chinese Buddhist tradition that developed and systematized Madhyamaka (Middle Way) philosophy, emphasizing the doctrine of emptiness and the refutation of all fixed views.
- 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: Faxiang school Target entity description: The Faxiang school is a Chinese Buddhist tradition that systematizes Yogācāra (Consciousness-Only) philosophy, emphasizing the mind’s role in constructing reality.
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A.
Hongzhou school
The Hongzhou school was an influential Tang dynasty Chan Buddhist tradition known for its iconoclastic teaching style and emphasis on sudden enlightenment.
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B.
Songyang Academy
Songyang Academy is one of China’s oldest and most renowned Confucian academies, historically serving as a major center of learning and culture near Mount Song in Henan Province.
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C.
Cheng school
The Cheng school is a renowned stylistic tradition in Peking opera, distinguished by its unique vocal techniques, performance style, and influential lineage of performers.
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D.
Yin-Yang School
The Yin-Yang School was an ancient Chinese philosophical tradition that explained natural and social phenomena through the dynamic interplay of opposing yet complementary forces, especially yin and yang.
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E.
Chinese Sanlun school
The Chinese Sanlun school was an early Chinese Buddhist tradition that developed and systematized Madhyamaka (Middle Way) philosophy, emphasizing the doctrine of emptiness and the refutation of all fixed views.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist school
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Chinese Buddhist school ⓘ Yogācāra tradition ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Consciousness-Only school (in Chinese context)
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Dharma Characteristics school ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ci’en Monastery
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linked to:
Ci'en Monastery
Kuiji ⓘ Xuanzang ⓘ |
| ChineseName | 法相宗 ⓘ |
| continuesAs | philosophical influence within East Asian Buddhism ⓘ |
| coreText |
Cheng Weishi Lun
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linked to:
Cheng weishi lun
Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra ⓘ
linked to:
Yogācārabhūmi Śāstra
commentaries of Dharmapāla ⓘ works of Vasubandhu ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| developedIn |
Tang dynasty China
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linked to:
Tang dynasty
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| doctrinalCategory |
Mahāyāna Buddhism
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linked to:
Mahayana
|
| emphasizes |
consciousness-only (vijñaptimātra) doctrine
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eight consciousnesses theory ⓘ mind’s role in constructing reality ⓘ storehouse consciousness (ālaya-vijñāna) ⓘ three natures (trisvabhāva) ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | declined as an independent school in China ⓘ |
| influenced |
Japanese Hossō school
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linked to:
Hossō school
Korean Beopsang school ⓘ
linked to:
Korean Hwaeom school
|
| influencedBy |
Asaṅga
ⓘ
Dharmapāla ⓘ Indian Yogācāra school ⓘ
linked to:
Yogācāra
Kuiji ⓘ Vasubandhu ⓘ Xuanzang ⓘ |
| languageOfEarlyTexts | Chinese ⓘ |
| mainDoctrinalBasis |
Consciousness-Only philosophy
ⓘ
Yogācāra ⓘ |
| philosophicalFocus |
analysis of consciousness
ⓘ
epistemology ⓘ ontology of phenomena as mental constructions ⓘ |
| region | East Asia ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
eight consciousnesses
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karma and seeds (bīja) in consciousness ⓘ trisvabhāva ⓘ vijñaptimātra ⓘ ālaya-vijñāna ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Buddhism ⓘ |
| teaches |
all phenomena are manifestations of consciousness
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distinction between apparent and ultimate reality ⓘ three natures: imagined, dependent, perfected ⓘ |
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Subject: Faxiang school Description of subject: The Faxiang school is a Chinese Buddhist tradition that systematizes Yogācāra (Consciousness-Only) philosophy, emphasizing the mind’s role in constructing reality.
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