Qianlong Canon
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The Qianlong Canon is an 18th-century woodblock-printed edition of the Chinese Buddhist canon commissioned by the Qing dynasty Emperor Qianlong.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Qianlong Canon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11826321 — 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: Qianlong Canon Context triple: [Chinese Buddhist Canon, majorEdition, Qianlong Canon]
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Qianlong Emperor
The Qianlong Emperor was a long-reigning and influential Qing dynasty ruler of China known for territorial expansion, cultural patronage, and the consolidation of imperial power in the 18th century.
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B.
Kangxi
Kangxi was a long-reigning and influential emperor of the Qing dynasty who consolidated imperial power, expanded the empire, and presided over a period of stability and cultural flourishing in China.
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C.
Prince Chun of the Qing dynasty
Prince Chun of the Qing dynasty was a high-ranking Manchu noble and statesman who served as regent during the late Qing period, overseeing government affairs in the name of the young emperor.
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D.
Hongzhi Zhengjue
Hongzhi Zhengjue was a prominent 12th-century Chinese Chan master of the Caodong school, best known for developing and teaching the practice of silent illumination meditation.
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E.
Longqing Emperor
The Longqing Emperor was the 12th emperor of China's Ming dynasty, known for attempting to reform government corruption and revive the economy after the tumultuous reign of his father, the Jiajing Emperor.
- 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: Qianlong Canon Target entity description: The Qianlong Canon is an 18th-century woodblock-printed edition of the Chinese Buddhist canon commissioned by the Qing dynasty Emperor Qianlong.
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A.
Qianlong Emperor
The Qianlong Emperor was a long-reigning and influential Qing dynasty ruler of China known for territorial expansion, cultural patronage, and the consolidation of imperial power in the 18th century.
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B.
Kangxi
Kangxi was a long-reigning and influential emperor of the Qing dynasty who consolidated imperial power, expanded the empire, and presided over a period of stability and cultural flourishing in China.
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C.
Prince Chun of the Qing dynasty
Prince Chun of the Qing dynasty was a high-ranking Manchu noble and statesman who served as regent during the late Qing period, overseeing government affairs in the name of the young emperor.
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D.
Hongzhi Zhengjue
Hongzhi Zhengjue was a prominent 12th-century Chinese Chan master of the Caodong school, best known for developing and teaching the practice of silent illumination meditation.
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E.
Longqing Emperor
The Longqing Emperor was the 12th emperor of China's Ming dynasty, known for attempting to reform government corruption and revive the economy after the tumultuous reign of his father, the Jiajing Emperor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese Buddhist canon
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Qing dynasty cultural project ⓘ Tripitaka edition ⓘ woodblock-printed edition ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chinese Buddhist monasteries
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imperial workshops ⓘ |
| authority | imperial decree of Qianlong Emperor ⓘ |
| cataloguedAs | Chinese Tripitaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Qianlong Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Abhidharma texts
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Chinese translations of Indian Buddhist texts ⓘ Sutra texts ⓘ Vinaya texts ⓘ commentarial literature ⓘ indigenous Chinese Buddhist works ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Sino-Tibetan-Manchu multiethnic Qing empire ⓘ |
| distribution | selected monasteries in the Qing empire ⓘ |
| dynasty | Qing dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Yongle Canon (Buddhist edition, conceptually as imperial canon project) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Buddhist scripture collection ⓘ |
| hasPart | multiple printed volumes ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important witness to the Chinese Buddhist canon in the 18th century
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major Qing dynasty Buddhist publishing project ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| medium | paper ⓘ |
| patron | Qianlong Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | 18th century ⓘ |
| printingTechnique | woodblock printing ⓘ |
| productionMethod | carved wooden printing blocks ⓘ |
| purpose |
cultural legitimation of Qing rule
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imperial sponsorship of Buddhism ⓘ standardization of the Buddhist canon ⓘ |
| region | East Asia ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Kangxi Emperor Buddhist printing projects
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Taishō Shinshū Daizōkyō (as another canonical edition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Chinese characters ⓘ |
| sponsor | Qing imperial court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 18th century ⓘ |
| subject |
Buddhist cosmology
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Buddhist doctrine ⓘ Buddhist philosophy ⓘ Buddhist ritual practice ⓘ monastic discipline ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Qianlong Canon Description of subject: The Qianlong Canon is an 18th-century woodblock-printed edition of the Chinese Buddhist canon commissioned by the Qing dynasty Emperor Qianlong.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.