Zen patriarchs
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Zen patriarchs are the early lineage of influential Buddhist masters regarded as foundational transmitters of Zen teachings from India through China and beyond.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gautama Buddha (in Chan/Zen patriarchal lists) | 1 |
| Zen patriarchs canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11672742 — 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: Zen patriarchs Context triple: [Huike, category, Zen patriarchs]
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A.
Zen Master
Zen Master is the famous nickname of legendary NBA coach Phil Jackson, known for his calm, philosophical approach and record-setting championship success with the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers.
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B.
Dōgen
Dōgen was a Japanese Zen Buddhist monk, philosopher, and founder of the Sōtō school of Zen, renowned for his influential writings on meditation and enlightenment.
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C.
Zentsuji
Zentsuji is a historic city in Japan known as the birthplace of the Buddhist monk Kūkai and home to the famous Zentsū-ji Temple, one of the 88 temples on the Shikoku Pilgrimage.
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D.
Jogyesa
Jogyesa is a major Buddhist temple in central Seoul that serves as the principal center of Korean Zen (Seon) Buddhism and a key cultural and religious landmark.
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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: Zen patriarchs Target entity description: Zen patriarchs are the early lineage of influential Buddhist masters regarded as foundational transmitters of Zen teachings from India through China and beyond.
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A.
Zen Master
Zen Master is the famous nickname of legendary NBA coach Phil Jackson, known for his calm, philosophical approach and record-setting championship success with the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers.
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B.
Dōgen
Dōgen was a Japanese Zen Buddhist monk, philosopher, and founder of the Sōtō school of Zen, renowned for his influential writings on meditation and enlightenment.
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C.
Zentsuji
Zentsuji is a historic city in Japan known as the birthplace of the Buddhist monk Kūkai and home to the famous Zentsū-ji Temple, one of the 88 temples on the Shikoku Pilgrimage.
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D.
Jogyesa
Jogyesa is a major Buddhist temple in central Seoul that serves as the principal center of Korean Zen (Seon) Buddhism and a key cultural and religious landmark.
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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 (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist religious lineage
ⓘ
Zen Buddhist concept ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bodhidharma
ⓘ
Dahui Zonggao ⓘ Daoxin ⓘ Dongshan Liangjie ⓘ Dōgen ⓘ Hakuin Ekaku ⓘ Hongren ⓘ Huike ⓘ Huineng ⓘ Linji Yixuan ⓘ Mahākāśyapa ⓘ Sengcan ⓘ Shenxiu ⓘ |
| basedOn | teacher-student succession ⓘ |
| doctrineEmphasized |
direct realization of Buddha-nature
ⓘ
meditation practice ⓘ non-reliance on scriptures ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
mythic-historical construction
ⓘ
sectarian lineage claims ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
dharma transmission
ⓘ
mind-to-mind transmission ⓘ unbroken lineage ⓘ |
| includesFigure |
fifth Zen patriarch
ⓘ
first Zen patriarch ⓘ fourth Zen patriarch ⓘ second Zen patriarch ⓘ sixth Zen patriarch ⓘ third Zen patriarch ⓘ |
| influenced |
Korean Seon schools
ⓘ
Rinzai school ⓘ
linked to:
Rinzai
Sōtō school ⓘ
linked to:
Sōtō Zen
Vietnamese Thiền schools ⓘ Ōbaku school ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
historical Buddha
ⓘ
Śākyamuni Buddha ⓘ
linked to:
Shakyamuni Buddha
|
| originatedIn | India ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Chan Buddhism
ⓘ
Seon Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Chan Buddhism
Thiền Buddhism ⓘ Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Zen
|
| role | foundational transmitters of Zen teachings ⓘ |
| transmittedTo |
China
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ Korea ⓘ Vietnam ⓘ
linked to:
Viet Nam
|
| viewedAs | spiritual ancestors of Zen schools ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zen patriarchs Description of subject: Zen patriarchs are the early lineage of influential Buddhist masters regarded as foundational transmitters of Zen teachings from India through China and beyond.
Referenced by (2)
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