Five Houses of Chan
E940273
The Five Houses of Chan were influential schools of Chinese Zen Buddhism that emerged during the Tang and Song dynasties, each with its own distinctive teaching style and lineage.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Five Houses of Chan canonical | 7 |
| Five Families of Chan | 1 |
| Song dynasty Five Houses of Chan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11673121 — 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: Five Houses of Chan Context triple: [Yunmen Wenyan, movement, Five Houses of Chan]
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A.
House of Jade
"House of Jade" is a jazz composition most famously associated with saxophonist Joe Henderson, known for its lyrical melody and sophisticated harmonic structure.
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B.
Book of Chen
The Book of Chen is an official Chinese historical text that records the history of the Chen dynasty as part of the standard dynastic histories.
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C.
The Children of Huang Shi
The Children of Huang Shi is a historical drama film depicting a British journalist’s efforts to protect a group of Chinese orphans during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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D.
Sesame and Lilies
"Sesame and Lilies" is a collection of influential Victorian-era lectures by John Ruskin that explore education, gender roles, and the moral responsibilities of men and women in society.
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E.
Book of the Eight Tones
The Book of the Eight Tones is a liturgical hymn book used in Eastern Christian worship that organizes chants according to eight musical modes.
- 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: Five Houses of Chan Target entity description: The Five Houses of Chan were influential schools of Chinese Zen Buddhism that emerged during the Tang and Song dynasties, each with its own distinctive teaching style and lineage.
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A.
House of Jade
"House of Jade" is a jazz composition most famously associated with saxophonist Joe Henderson, known for its lyrical melody and sophisticated harmonic structure.
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B.
Book of Chen
The Book of Chen is an official Chinese historical text that records the history of the Chen dynasty as part of the standard dynastic histories.
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C.
The Children of Huang Shi
The Children of Huang Shi is a historical drama film depicting a British journalist’s efforts to protect a group of Chinese orphans during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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D.
Sesame and Lilies
"Sesame and Lilies" is a collection of influential Victorian-era lectures by John Ruskin that explore education, gender roles, and the moral responsibilities of men and women in society.
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E.
Book of the Eight Tones
The Book of the Eight Tones is a liturgical hymn book used in Eastern Christian worship that organizes chants according to eight musical modes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chan school
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Chan school ⓘ Chan school ⓘ Chan school ⓘ Chan school ⓘ historical Buddhist movement ⓘ school of Chan Buddhism ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Five Families of Chan
ⓘ
linked to:
Five Houses of Chan
Five Houses and Seven Schools ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
koan-style encounters
ⓘ
monastic institutions ⓘ |
| basedOn |
direct realization of Buddha-nature
ⓘ
meditation practice ⓘ |
| characteristic |
distinctive lineages
ⓘ
distinctive teaching styles ⓘ |
| coFounder |
Caoshan Benji
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Yangshan Huiji ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| developedDuring | Song dynasty ⓘ |
| doctrine |
emphasis on lineage authenticity
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emphasis on mind-to-mind transmission ⓘ |
| emergedIn | Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| founder |
Dongshan Liangjie
ⓘ
Fayan Wenyi ⓘ Guishan Lingyou ⓘ Linji Yixuan ⓘ Yunmen Wenyan ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Caodong school
ⓘ
Fayan school ⓘ Guiyang school ⓘ Linji school ⓘ
linked to:
Linji school of Chan
Yunmen school ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
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late Tang political fragmentation ⓘ |
| influenced |
Rinzai Zen
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linked to:
Rinzai
Sōtō Zen ⓘ Zen Buddhism in China ⓘ Zen Buddhism in Japan ⓘ Zen Buddhism in Korea ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| legacy | foundation for later Chan and Zen lineages ⓘ |
| region |
Jiangnan
ⓘ
Northern China ⓘ
linked to:
North China
|
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| teachingStyle | shouts and blows ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
10th century
ⓘ
9th century ⓘ |
| tradition | Chan Buddhism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Five Houses of Chan Description of subject: The Five Houses of Chan were influential schools of Chinese Zen Buddhism that emerged during the Tang and Song dynasties, each with its own distinctive teaching style and lineage.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Five Houses of Chan
linked to: Five Houses of Chan