Guishan monastery tradition
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The Guishan monastery tradition is an early Chan Buddhist lineage centered around Guishan Monastery, known for its influential teachings and practices that helped shape later Chinese Zen schools.
All labels observed (1)
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| Guishan monastery tradition canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11673443 — 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: Guishan monastery tradition Context triple: [Guiyang school, associatedWith, Guishan monastery tradition]
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Chinese Monastery
The Chinese Monastery in Bodh Gaya is a Buddhist temple complex built in traditional Chinese architectural style that serves as a spiritual and cultural center for Chinese and East Asian pilgrims visiting the sacred site of the Buddha’s enlightenment.
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Sakya school
The Sakya school is one of the four major traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, known for its scholarly monasticism, tantric teachings, and influential role in Tibet’s political and religious history.
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Wenshu
Wenshu is the courtesy name of Emperor Guangwu of Han, the founding emperor of the Eastern Han dynasty in ancient China.
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Hongan-ji
Hongan-ji is a major Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist temple complex in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its historical significance, grand wooden architecture, and role as a center of Shin Buddhist practice.
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Chuang Yen Monastery
Chuang Yen Monastery is a major Buddhist temple complex in Putnam County, New York, known for housing one of the largest indoor Buddha statues in the Western Hemisphere.
- 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: Guishan monastery tradition Target entity description: The Guishan monastery tradition is an early Chan Buddhist lineage centered around Guishan Monastery, known for its influential teachings and practices that helped shape later Chinese Zen schools.
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A.
Chinese Monastery
The Chinese Monastery in Bodh Gaya is a Buddhist temple complex built in traditional Chinese architectural style that serves as a spiritual and cultural center for Chinese and East Asian pilgrims visiting the sacred site of the Buddha’s enlightenment.
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B.
Sakya school
The Sakya school is one of the four major traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, known for its scholarly monasticism, tantric teachings, and influential role in Tibet’s political and religious history.
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C.
Wenshu
Wenshu is the courtesy name of Emperor Guangwu of Han, the founding emperor of the Eastern Han dynasty in ancient China.
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D.
Hongan-ji
Hongan-ji is a major Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist temple complex in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its historical significance, grand wooden architecture, and role as a center of Shin Buddhist practice.
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E.
Chuang Yen Monastery
Chuang Yen Monastery is a major Buddhist temple complex in Putnam County, New York, known for housing one of the largest indoor Buddha statues in the Western Hemisphere.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monastic tradition
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Chan Buddhist lineage ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Guishan Lingyou
ⓘ
Hongzhou school of Chan ⓘ Yangshan Huiji ⓘ |
| centeredAt | Guishan Monastery ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| developedFrom | early Chan Buddhism ⓘ |
| emphasis |
direct experiential insight
ⓘ
integration of meditation and daily activity ⓘ master-disciple relationship ⓘ |
| geographicRegion |
Jiangxi
ⓘ
linked to:
Jiangxi Province
|
| hasDoctrine |
Buddha-nature
ⓘ
non-duality ⓘ sudden enlightenment ⓘ |
| hasInstitutionType | monastery-centered lineage ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| hasPractice |
koan-like encounters
ⓘ
seated meditation ⓘ strict monastic regulations ⓘ teacher-student transmission ⓘ |
| historicalRole | helped shape later Chinese Zen schools ⓘ |
| influenced |
Caodong school
ⓘ
Guiyang school ⓘ Linji school ⓘ
linked to:
Linji school of Chan
later Chinese Zen schools ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contemplative dialogue between master and disciple
ⓘ
influential Chan teachings ⓘ meditation practice ⓘ monastic discipline ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod | Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| partOf | Chinese Chan lineage system ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Mahayana Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahayana
|
| religiousTradition |
Chan Buddhism
ⓘ
Chinese Buddhism ⓘ |
| teachingForm |
monastic rules and guidelines
ⓘ
oral instruction ⓘ recorded sayings collections ⓘ |
| transmissionType | mind-to-mind transmission ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Guishan monastery tradition Description of subject: The Guishan monastery tradition is an early Chan Buddhist lineage centered around Guishan Monastery, known for its influential teachings and practices that helped shape later Chinese Zen schools.
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