Yunmen school
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The Yunmen school is a major Chan (Zen) Buddhist lineage known for its concise, paradoxical teachings and influential role in the development of Chinese and East Asian Zen.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yunmen school canonical | 13 |
| Yunmen lineage | 1 |
| Yunmen school of Chan | 1 |
| Yunmen school teachings | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11673116 — 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: Yunmen school Context triple: [Yunmen Wenyan, schoolFounded, Yunmen school]
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A.
Caodong school
The Caodong school is a major Chinese Chan Buddhist tradition known for its emphasis on silent illumination meditation and later influence on the Japanese Sōtō Zen school.
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B.
Lu-Wang school
The Lu-Wang school is a major Neo-Confucian philosophical tradition that emphasizes the innate goodness and intuitive moral knowledge of the mind, associated especially with the thinkers Lu Jiuyuan and Wang Yangming.
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C.
Cheng school
The Cheng school is a renowned stylistic tradition in Peking opera, distinguished by its unique vocal techniques, performance style, and influential lineage of performers.
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D.
Hongzhou school
The Hongzhou school was an influential Tang dynasty Chan Buddhist tradition known for its iconoclastic teaching style and emphasis on sudden enlightenment.
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E.
Tiantai school
The Tiantai school is a major tradition of Chinese Buddhism known for its comprehensive doctrinal system centered on the Lotus Sutra and its synthesis of meditation and philosophical analysis.
- 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: Yunmen school Target entity description: The Yunmen school is a major Chan (Zen) Buddhist lineage known for its concise, paradoxical teachings and influential role in the development of Chinese and East Asian Zen.
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A.
Caodong school
The Caodong school is a major Chinese Chan Buddhist tradition known for its emphasis on silent illumination meditation and later influence on the Japanese Sōtō Zen school.
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B.
Lu-Wang school
The Lu-Wang school is a major Neo-Confucian philosophical tradition that emphasizes the innate goodness and intuitive moral knowledge of the mind, associated especially with the thinkers Lu Jiuyuan and Wang Yangming.
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C.
Cheng school
The Cheng school is a renowned stylistic tradition in Peking opera, distinguished by its unique vocal techniques, performance style, and influential lineage of performers.
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D.
Hongzhou school
The Hongzhou school was an influential Tang dynasty Chan Buddhist tradition known for its iconoclastic teaching style and emphasis on sudden enlightenment.
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E.
Tiantai school
The Tiantai school is a major tradition of Chinese Buddhism known for its comprehensive doctrinal system centered on the Lotus Sutra and its synthesis of meditation and philosophical analysis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chan Buddhist school
ⓘ
Zen lineage ⓘ |
| associatedTemple | Yunmen Monastery ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chinese Zen
ⓘ
Japanese Zen ⓘ Korean Seon ⓘ
linked to:
Korean Buddhism
Yunmen Wenyan ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
cutting off discursive thought
ⓘ
non-conceptual insight ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| doctrineFocus |
direct realization of Buddha-nature
ⓘ
sudden enlightenment ⓘ |
| flourishedIn | 10th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Yunmen Wenyan ⓘ |
| geographicInfluence |
China
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East Asia ⓘ Japan ⓘ Korea ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | distinct school in late Tang and Five Dynasties ⓘ |
| influenced |
Gongan (koan) practice
ⓘ
Japanese Rinzai Zen ⓘ
linked to:
Rinzai
Korean Seon lineages ⓘ Song dynasty Chan ⓘ koan literature ⓘ |
| knownFor |
abrupt teaching style
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concise teachings ⓘ one-word answers ⓘ paradoxical sayings ⓘ use of shout and gesture ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| laterIntegratedInto |
Linji school
ⓘ
linked to:
Linji school of Chan
|
| namedAfter |
Mount Yunmen
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Yunmen Wenyan ⓘ |
| oneOf | Five Houses of Chan ⓘ |
| partOf | Five Houses of Chan ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
Blue Cliff Record
ⓘ
Record of Yunmen ⓘ
linked to:
The Record of Linji
koan collections ⓘ |
| region |
Southern China
ⓘ
linked to:
southern China
|
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| teachingMethod |
brief enigmatic statements
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dialogue between master and disciple ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
ⓘ
late Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| tradition |
Chan Buddhism
ⓘ
Zen Buddhism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yunmen school Description of subject: The Yunmen school is a major Chan (Zen) Buddhist lineage known for its concise, paradoxical teachings and influential role in the development of Chinese and East Asian Zen.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Yunmen school
linked to: Yunmen school
subject linked to:
Five Houses and Seven Schools of Chan
linked to: Yunmen school