Mazu Daoyi
E944099
Mazu Daoyi was an influential 8th-century Chinese Chan (Zen) master renowned for his unconventional teaching methods and as a key figure in the development of the Hongzhou school of Chan Buddhism.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mazu Daoyi canonical | 13 |
| Chanshi (Chan Master) | 1 |
| Ma Daoyi | 1 |
| Ma-tsu of Jiangxi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11673211 — 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: Mazu Daoyi Context triple: [Baizhang Huaihai, teacher, Mazu Daoyi]
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A.
Heze Shenhui
Heze Shenhui was an influential early Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhist monk known for vigorously promoting the Southern School associated with Huineng and shaping the later development of Chan doctrine.
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B.
Dahui Zonggao
Dahui Zonggao was a prominent 12th-century Chinese Chan (Zen) master of the Linji school, best known for popularizing the practice of kanhua meditation focused on critical phrases (hua tou) from koans.
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C.
Ma Lin
Ma Lin is a retired Chinese table tennis player renowned for his Olympic gold medals and exceptional skill in doubles and penhold play.
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D.
Muzhou Daoming
Muzhou Daoming was a prominent Tang dynasty Chan (Zen) master of the Yunmen school, known for his sharp, unconventional teaching style and influential role in the development of Chinese Zen Buddhism.
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E.
Kong Miao
Kong Miao is a Confucian temple complex dedicated to honoring the philosopher Confucius and preserving Confucian rituals and traditions.
- 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: Mazu Daoyi Target entity description: Mazu Daoyi was an influential 8th-century Chinese Chan (Zen) master renowned for his unconventional teaching methods and as a key figure in the development of the Hongzhou school of Chan Buddhism.
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A.
Heze Shenhui
Heze Shenhui was an influential early Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhist monk known for vigorously promoting the Southern School associated with Huineng and shaping the later development of Chan doctrine.
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B.
Dahui Zonggao
Dahui Zonggao was a prominent 12th-century Chinese Chan (Zen) master of the Linji school, best known for popularizing the practice of kanhua meditation focused on critical phrases (hua tou) from koans.
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C.
Ma Lin
Ma Lin is a retired Chinese table tennis player renowned for his Olympic gold medals and exceptional skill in doubles and penhold play.
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D.
Muzhou Daoming
Muzhou Daoming was a prominent Tang dynasty Chan (Zen) master of the Yunmen school, known for his sharp, unconventional teaching style and influential role in the development of Chinese Zen Buddhism.
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E.
Kong Miao
Kong Miao is a Confucian temple complex dedicated to honoring the philosopher Confucius and preserving Confucian rituals and traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monk
ⓘ
Chan master ⓘ Chinese person ⓘ historical figure ⓘ religious teacher ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ma-tsu Tao-i
ⓘ
linked to:
Ma-tsu
Ma-tsu of Jiangxi ⓘ
linked to:
Mazu Daoyi
Mazu ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Baizhang Monastery tradition
ⓘ
Tang dynasty Chan ⓘ |
| birthName |
Ma Daoyi
ⓘ
linked to:
Mazu Daoyi
|
| birthPlace |
China
ⓘ
Sichuan ⓘ
linked to:
Sichuan Province
|
| century | 8th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | China ⓘ |
| era | Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| influenced |
Baizhang Huaihai
ⓘ
Chan Buddhism in China ⓘ Huangbo Xiyun ⓘ Linji Yixuan ⓘ Zen Buddhism in East Asia ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Nanyue Huairang
ⓘ
Sixth Patriarch Huineng ⓘ
linked to:
Huineng
|
| knownFor |
development of the Hongzhou school
ⓘ
emphasis on everyday mind as the Way ⓘ paradoxical sayings ⓘ shouting as a teaching method ⓘ striking students as a teaching method ⓘ unconventional teaching methods ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| legacy | major patriarch of Chan Buddhism ⓘ |
| movement | Southern School of Chan ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcept |
non-duality
ⓘ
ordinary mind is the Way ⓘ sudden enlightenment ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
China
ⓘ
Hongzhou ⓘ Jiangxi ⓘ
linked to:
Jiangxi Province
|
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| school | Hongzhou school ⓘ |
| sourceOf | koan literature stories ⓘ |
| spiritualLineage |
Hongzhou lineage
ⓘ
linked to:
Hongzhou school of Chan
Nanyue lineage ⓘ |
| teacher |
Huairang of Nanyue
ⓘ
Nanyue Huairang ⓘ |
| tradition |
Chan Buddhism
ⓘ
Zen Buddhism ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Chan Buddhism
ⓘ
Zen Buddhism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Mazu Daoyi Description of subject: Mazu Daoyi was an influential 8th-century Chinese Chan (Zen) master renowned for his unconventional teaching methods and as a key figure in the development of the Hongzhou school of Chan Buddhism.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Mazu Daoyi
linked to: Mazu Daoyi