Platform Sutra
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The Platform Sutra is a foundational Chan (Zen) Buddhist text presenting the teachings and life of the Sixth Patriarch Huineng, emphasizing sudden enlightenment and the direct realization of one's true nature.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Platform Sutra canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11672903 — 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: Platform Sutra Context triple: [Huineng, associatedText, Platform Sutra]
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A.
Platform 1
Platform 1 is one of the passenger boarding platforms at Castleton railway station in Greater Manchester, England.
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B.
Platform 1
Platform 1 is one of the passenger train platforms at Leicester railway station, serving services that call at this major rail hub in Leicestershire, England.
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C.
Platform 1
Platform 1 is the primary passenger platform at Henley-on-Thames railway station, serving trains on the Henley branch line in Oxfordshire, England.
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D.
Platform 1
Platform 1 is one of the passenger boarding platforms at Brentford railway station in London, serving trains on the local rail network.
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E.
Platform 1
Platform 1 is one of the passenger boarding platforms at Lincoln railway station in Lincoln, England.
- 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: Platform Sutra Target entity description: The Platform Sutra is a foundational Chan (Zen) Buddhist text presenting the teachings and life of the Sixth Patriarch Huineng, emphasizing sudden enlightenment and the direct realization of one's true nature.
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A.
Platform 1
Platform 1 is one of the passenger boarding platforms at Castleton railway station in Greater Manchester, England.
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B.
Platform 1
Platform 1 is one of the passenger train platforms at Leicester railway station, serving services that call at this major rail hub in Leicestershire, England.
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C.
Platform 1
Platform 1 is the primary passenger platform at Henley-on-Thames railway station, serving trains on the Henley branch line in Oxfordshire, England.
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D.
Platform 1
Platform 1 is one of the passenger boarding platforms at Brentford railway station in London, serving trains on the local rail network.
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E.
Platform 1
Platform 1 is one of the passenger boarding platforms at Lincoln railway station in Lincoln, England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist scripture
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Chan Buddhist text ⓘ Zen Buddhist text ⓘ religious biography ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Nanhua Temple ⓘ |
| associatedWithFigure |
Shenhui
ⓘ
Shenxiu ⓘ |
| associatedWithSchool | Southern School of Chan ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | important text in Chan canon ⓘ |
| centersOn | teachings of the Sixth Patriarch ⓘ |
| compiledIn | Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | gradual enlightenment ⓘ |
| emphasizesDoctrine |
direct realization of one’s true nature
ⓘ
emptiness ⓘ no-form (wuxiang) ⓘ no-thought (wunian) ⓘ non-abiding (wuzhu) ⓘ non-duality ⓘ sudden enlightenment ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Liuzu Tanjing
ⓘ
Platform Scripture ⓘ Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch ⓘ
linked to:
Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch
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| hasLaterRedaction | expanded Song dynasty editions ⓘ |
| hasManuscriptWitness |
Dunhuang manuscript version
ⓘ
linked to:
Dunhuang manuscripts
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| hasTitle | Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch ⓘ |
| includesEvent |
Huineng’s enlightenment experience
ⓘ
Huineng’s final instructions ⓘ Huineng’s public ordination ⓘ flight to the South ⓘ transmission of the robe and bowl ⓘ |
| includesGenre |
dialogues
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gāthās (verses) ⓘ sermons ⓘ |
| influencedTradition |
Chinese Chan Buddhism
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Japanese Zen Buddhism ⓘ Korean Seon Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Korean Buddhism
Vietnamese Thiền Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Thiền Buddhism
|
| keyConcept |
Buddha-nature
ⓘ
linked to:
Tathagatagarbha
formless precepts ⓘ formless repentance ⓘ meditation and wisdom as one ⓘ non-attachment ⓘ original mind ⓘ prajñā (wisdom) ⓘ self-nature ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginal | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | autobiographical discourse ⓘ |
| primarySubject | Huineng ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Buddhism ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
Buddhist monastics
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Buddhist scholars ⓘ Zen practitioners ⓘ |
| subtradition |
Chan Buddhism
ⓘ
Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Zen
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Platform Sutra Description of subject: The Platform Sutra is a foundational Chan (Zen) Buddhist text presenting the teachings and life of the Sixth Patriarch Huineng, emphasizing sudden enlightenment and the direct realization of one's true nature.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.