Shōyōroku
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Shōyōroku is a classic Zen Buddhist koan collection, highly regarded in the Sōtō school for its commentaries on enlightenment and practice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shōyōroku canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11673701 — 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: Shōyōroku Context triple: [Book of Serenity, hasAlternativeName, Shōyōroku]
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A.
Tenpyō-shōhō
Tenpyō-shōhō was a mid-8th-century Japanese era noted for its association with Emperor Shōmu and the continued promotion of Buddhism and state-sponsored temple construction.
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B.
Bunkyū
Bunkyū was a Japanese era name of the late Edo period, spanning the early 1860s during the reign of Emperor Kōmei and marked by growing internal unrest and foreign pressure on Japan.
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C.
Nanto Shichi Daiji
Nanto Shichi Daiji refers to the group of seven major Buddhist temples in the ancient capital of Nara that played a central role in Japan’s early religious and political life.
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D.
Risshū
Risshū is a Japanese Buddhist monastic order founded by the Chinese monk Ganjin that emphasizes strict adherence to the Vinaya (monastic precepts).
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E.
Tenpyō-kanpō
Tenpyō-kanpō was a short Japanese era of the Nara period, following Tenpyō and preceding Tenpyō-shōhō, during the reign of Emperor Shōmu.
- 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: Shōyōroku Target entity description: Shōyōroku is a classic Zen Buddhist koan collection, highly regarded in the Sōtō school for its commentaries on enlightenment and practice.
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A.
Tenpyō-shōhō
Tenpyō-shōhō was a mid-8th-century Japanese era noted for its association with Emperor Shōmu and the continued promotion of Buddhism and state-sponsored temple construction.
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B.
Bunkyū
Bunkyū was a Japanese era name of the late Edo period, spanning the early 1860s during the reign of Emperor Kōmei and marked by growing internal unrest and foreign pressure on Japan.
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C.
Nanto Shichi Daiji
Nanto Shichi Daiji refers to the group of seven major Buddhist temples in the ancient capital of Nara that played a central role in Japan’s early religious and political life.
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D.
Risshū
Risshū is a Japanese Buddhist monastic order founded by the Chinese monk Ganjin that emphasizes strict adherence to the Vinaya (monastic precepts).
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E.
Tenpyō-kanpō
Tenpyō-kanpō was a short Japanese era of the Nara period, following Tenpyō and preceding Tenpyō-shōhō, during the reign of Emperor Shōmu.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist text
ⓘ
Chan literature ⓘ Zen koan collection ⓘ |
| aimsToTeach |
equanimity
ⓘ
non-discriminating awareness ⓘ |
| compiledBy | Wansong Xingxiu ⓘ |
| contains |
commentaries
ⓘ
koans ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Zen practice
ⓘ
enlightenment ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
Congrong lu
ⓘ
Ts’ung-jung lu ⓘ
linked to:
Chuanxilu
|
| hasAlternativeTransliteration | Shoyoroku ⓘ |
| hasCommentaryBy | Wansong Xingxiu ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName |
Book of Equanimity
ⓘ
linked to:
Book of Serenity
Book of Serenity ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
religious literature
ⓘ
spiritual instruction text ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Japanese Zen literature
ⓘ
modern Zen teaching ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfKoans | 100 ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWithTradition |
Chinese Chan Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Chan Buddhism
Sōtō Zen ⓘ |
| isCanonicalFor | Sōtō Zen koan curriculum ⓘ |
| isHighlyRegardedIn |
Sōtō school of Zen Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Sōtō Zen
|
| isPreservedIn | Zen monastic libraries ⓘ |
| isReferencedIn |
Sōtō Zen sermons
ⓘ
Zen commentarial traditions ⓘ |
| isRegardedAs |
classic Zen text
ⓘ
core Sōtō Zen koan collection ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
Blue Cliff Record
ⓘ
Gateless Gate ⓘ |
| isStudiedIn |
Japanese Zen monasteries
ⓘ
Sōtō Zen training halls ⓘ |
| isUsedFor |
Zen practice
ⓘ
koan study ⓘ meditation ⓘ |
| originallyComposedIn |
Song dynasty China
ⓘ
linked to:
Song dynasty
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shōyōroku Description of subject: Shōyōroku is a classic Zen Buddhist koan collection, highly regarded in the Sōtō school for its commentaries on enlightenment and practice.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.