Guiyang zong
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Guiyang zong is a branch of Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhism known as the Guiyang school, one of the traditional Five Houses of Chan.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guiyang lineage | 1 |
| Guiyang zong canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11673414 — 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: Guiyang zong Context triple: [Guiyang school, hasAlternativeName, Guiyang zong]
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A.
Guiyang
Guiyang is the capital city of Guizhou Province in southwest China, known for its cool climate, karst landscapes, and role as a regional transportation and industrial hub.
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B.
Zunyi
Zunyi is a historically significant city in southwest China, best known as the site of the pivotal 1935 Zunyi Conference during the Long March.
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C.
Zixian
Zixian is the courtesy name of Xu Guangqi, a prominent late Ming dynasty Chinese scholar-official, scientist, and collaborator with Jesuit missionaries such as Matteo Ricci.
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D.
Putian
Putian is a coastal prefecture-level city in southeastern China known for its manufacturing industries, especially footwear, and its historical and cultural heritage within Fujian province.
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E.
Shangyuan
Shangyuan was a Chinese imperial era name used during the reign of Emperor Suzong of the Tang dynasty.
- 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: Guiyang zong Target entity description: Guiyang zong is a branch of Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhism known as the Guiyang school, one of the traditional Five Houses of Chan.
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A.
Guiyang
Guiyang is the capital city of Guizhou Province in southwest China, known for its cool climate, karst landscapes, and role as a regional transportation and industrial hub.
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B.
Zunyi
Zunyi is a historically significant city in southwest China, best known as the site of the pivotal 1935 Zunyi Conference during the Long March.
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C.
Zixian
Zixian is the courtesy name of Xu Guangqi, a prominent late Ming dynasty Chinese scholar-official, scientist, and collaborator with Jesuit missionaries such as Matteo Ricci.
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D.
Putian
Putian is a coastal prefecture-level city in southeastern China known for its manufacturing industries, especially footwear, and its historical and cultural heritage within Fujian province.
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E.
Shangyuan
Shangyuan was a Chinese imperial era name used during the reign of Emperor Suzong of the Tang dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist sect
ⓘ
Chan Buddhist school ⓘ Guiyang school of Chan ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Guiyang lineage
ⓘ
linked to:
Guiyang zong
Guiyang school ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Caodong zong
ⓘ
linked to:
Caodong school
Fayan zong ⓘ Guishan Lingyou ⓘ Linji zong ⓘ
linked to:
Linji school of Chan
Yangshan Huiji ⓘ Yunmen zong ⓘ |
| ChineseName | 溈仰宗 ⓘ |
| classification | one of the Five Houses of Chan ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
mind-only teaching
ⓘ
non-duality ⓘ sudden enlightenment ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| developedIn | China ⓘ |
| doctrineFocus |
direct realization of Buddha-nature
ⓘ
meditation practice ⓘ use of metaphor and imagery in teaching ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Guishan Lingyou
ⓘ
Yangshan Huiji ⓘ |
| foundingPeriod |
late Tang dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Late Tang warlord era
|
| goal | awakening to one’s original nature ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopment | declined as a distinct lineage after Song dynasty ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| influenced |
Song-dynasty Chan thought
ⓘ
later Chan lineages ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hongzhou school
ⓘ
Mazu Daoyi lineage ⓘ
linked to:
Hongzhou school of Chan
|
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Mount Gui
ⓘ
Yangshan Huiji ⓘ |
| partOf | Five Houses of Chan ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation | experiential over scholastic ⓘ |
| practiceType |
monastic practice
ⓘ
seated meditation ⓘ |
| region | southern China ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| scripturalContext |
Chinese Buddhist canon
ⓘ
linked to:
Chinese Buddhist Canon
Mahayana Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Mahayana
|
| status | historical school ⓘ |
| teachingMethod |
dialogue between master and disciple
ⓘ
use of allegorical stories ⓘ |
| tradition |
Chan Buddhism
ⓘ
Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Zen
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Guiyang zong Description of subject: Guiyang zong is a branch of Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhism known as the Guiyang school, one of the traditional Five Houses of Chan.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Guiyang zong