Jonang

E946377

Buddhist tradition Tibetan Buddhist school religious organization

Jonang is a distinctive Tibetan Buddhist school known for its emphasis on the shentong ("empty of other") view of emptiness and its rich Kalachakra tantra tradition.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Jonang canonical	8
Jetsun	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11785388 — 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: Jonang
Context triple: [Tibetan Buddhism, hasMajorSchool, Jonang]

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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: Jonang
Target entity description: Jonang is a distinctive Tibetan Buddhist school known for its emphasis on the shentong ("empty of other") view of emptiness and its rich Kalachakra tantra tradition.

A. Daju
The Daju are an ethnic group native to the Darfur region of Sudan and parts of Chad, known for their distinct language cluster and historical sultanates.
B. Yamadonga
Yamadonga is a 2007 Telugu fantasy-action film directed by S. S. Rajamouli, known for its mythological themes, visual spectacle, and N. T. Rama Rao Jr.'s lead performance.
C. Bamakhyapa
Bamakhyapa was a renowned 19th-century Bengali mystic and Tantric saint, celebrated for his intense devotion to the goddess Tara and his unconventional, ecstatic spiritual practices centered around the Tarapith temple.
D. Gwarinpa
Gwarinpa is a large, planned residential district in Abuja, Nigeria, known for its extensive housing estates and relatively well-organized urban layout.
E. Shobdon
Shobdon is a rural village in Herefordshire, England, known for its historic church, airfield, and scenic countryside setting.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist tradition ⓘ Tibetan Buddhist school ⓘ religious organization ⓘ
associatedWith	Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen ⓘ Jetsun Kunga Drolchok ⓘ Khenpo Lodrö Drakpa ⓘ Künpang Tukjé Tsöndrü ⓘ Tāranātha ⓘ linked to: Taranatha
coreConcept	other‑emptiness (shentong) ⓘ ultimate reality as positive qualities ⓘ
corePractice	Kalachakra six‑branch yoga ⓘ linked to: Kalachakra tantra tantric completion‑stage meditation ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Tibet ⓘ
doctrine	Buddha‑nature is ultimately real ⓘ shentong view of emptiness ⓘ “empty of other” (shentong) ⓘ
focusesOn	Kalachakra tantra ⓘ completion‑stage Kalachakra practices ⓘ
foundedBy	Yumo Mikyö Dorje ⓘ
hasCommunityIn	Bhutan ⓘ India ⓘ Nepal ⓘ Qinghai ⓘ Sichuan ⓘ linked to: Sichuan Province Tibet ⓘ
historicalEvent	conversion of many Jonang monasteries to Gelug in 17th century ⓘ suppression by Gelug‑led Ganden Phodrang government in 17th century ⓘ
language	Classical Tibetan ⓘ
monastery	Dzamthang Tsangwa Monastery ⓘ Jonang Takten Damchö Ling ⓘ Tsangwa Monastery in Amdo ⓘ
notableFigure	Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen ⓘ Jetsun Kunga Drolchok ⓘ Tāranātha ⓘ linked to: Taranatha Yumo Mikyö Dorje ⓘ
philosophicalStance	Buddha‑nature as truly established ⓘ critique of rangtong (self‑emptiness) only view ⓘ
practiceEmphasis	monastic discipline ⓘ philosophical study of Madhyamaka ⓘ tantric retreat practice ⓘ
recognizedAs	distinct fifth Tibetan Buddhist school ⓘ
recognizedBy	14th Dalai Lama ⓘ linked to: Dalai Lama
region	Amdo ⓘ Central Tibet ⓘ linked to: central Tibet
relatedTradition	Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ linked to: Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ linked to: Sakya school
religiousTradition	Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ
scripturalBasis	Buddha‑nature sutras ⓘ linked to: Tathāgatagarbha sutras Kalachakra Tantra ⓘ linked to: Kalachakra tantra
viewComparedWith	Gelug rangtong interpretation of emptiness ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tibetan Buddhism → hasMajorSchool → Jonang ⓘ

Shentong → associatedSchool → Jonang ⓘ

subject linked to: shentong

Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen → school → Jonang ⓘ

Taranatha → religiousSchool → Jonang ⓘ

Jetsun Kunga Drolchok → tradition → Jonang ⓘ

Jetsun Kunga Drolchok → hasHonorificTitle → Jetsun ⓘ

linked to: Jonang

Jetsun Pema → givenName → Jetsun ⓘ

linked to: Jonang

Lodro Namgyal → movement → Jonang ⓘ

Lodro Namgyal → philosophicalSchool → Jonang ⓘ

Lodro Namgyal → religiousOrder → Jonang ⓘ

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