Tiantai patriarchs
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Tiantai patriarchs are the foundational lineage of eminent Buddhist masters who established and developed the Tiantai school’s doctrines and practices in China.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tiantai patriarchs canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11861149 — 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: Tiantai patriarchs Context triple: [Tiantai Buddhist temples, dedicatedTo, Tiantai patriarchs]
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A.
Zen patriarchs
Zen patriarchs are the early lineage of influential Buddhist masters regarded as foundational transmitters of Zen teachings from India through China and beyond.
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B.
Shentong
Shentong is the commonly used abbreviation for the Shanghai Shentong Metro Group, the state-owned company that operates and manages the Shanghai Metro system.
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C.
The Record of Linji
The Record of Linji is a classic Chan (Zen) Buddhist text compiling the teachings, sermons, and encounters of the influential Tang dynasty master Linji Yixuan.
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D.
Five Houses and Seven Schools of Chan
The Five Houses and Seven Schools of Chan were the principal lineages and sub-schools of Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhism that crystallized during the Tang and Song dynasties, shaping the later development of Zen in East Asia.
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E.
Linji lineage
The Linji lineage is a prominent school of Chan (Zen) Buddhism known for its emphasis on sudden enlightenment, paradoxical dialogues, and the use of shouting and striking to jolt students into awakening.
- 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: Tiantai patriarchs Target entity description: Tiantai patriarchs are the foundational lineage of eminent Buddhist masters who established and developed the Tiantai school’s doctrines and practices in China.
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A.
Zen patriarchs
Zen patriarchs are the early lineage of influential Buddhist masters regarded as foundational transmitters of Zen teachings from India through China and beyond.
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B.
Shentong
Shentong is the commonly used abbreviation for the Shanghai Shentong Metro Group, the state-owned company that operates and manages the Shanghai Metro system.
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C.
The Record of Linji
The Record of Linji is a classic Chan (Zen) Buddhist text compiling the teachings, sermons, and encounters of the influential Tang dynasty master Linji Yixuan.
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D.
Five Houses and Seven Schools of Chan
The Five Houses and Seven Schools of Chan were the principal lineages and sub-schools of Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhism that crystallized during the Tang and Song dynasties, shaping the later development of Zen in East Asia.
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E.
Linji lineage
The Linji lineage is a prominent school of Chan (Zen) Buddhism known for its emphasis on sudden enlightenment, paradoxical dialogues, and the use of shouting and striking to jolt students into awakening.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist patriarchal lineage
ⓘ
religious leadership group ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Chinese Buddhism ⓘ |
| centeredAt |
Tiantai Mountain
ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Tiantai
|
| coreDoctrine |
One Vehicle (Ekayāna)
ⓘ
Perfect and Sudden teaching ⓘ Threefold Truth ⓘ
linked to:
Two Truths doctrine
|
| corePractice |
contemplation of the mind
ⓘ
meditation and doctrinal study ⓘ |
| coreScripture |
Lotus Sutra
ⓘ
linked to:
Lotus Sūtra
|
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| developed |
Tiantai meditation system
ⓘ
linked to:
Tendai Buddhism
classification of Buddhist teachings (panjiao) ⓘ integration of meditation and wisdom ⓘ |
| foundationalPatriarch |
Huisi
ⓘ
Huiwen ⓘ Zhiyi ⓘ |
| function |
legitimation of Tiantai doctrinal authority
ⓘ
preservation of Tiantai scriptures and commentaries ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Guanding
ⓘ
Huisi ⓘ Huiwen ⓘ Jingxi Zhanran ⓘ
linked to:
Zhanran
Miaole Zhanran ⓘ
linked to:
Zhanran
Siming Zhili ⓘ Youxi Huichong ⓘ Zhanran ⓘ Zhiyi ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Sui dynasty
ⓘ
Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| influenced |
Japanese Tendai school
ⓘ
Korean Cheontae school ⓘ Vietnamese Thien Thai school ⓘ
linked to:
Tiantai school
|
| influencedBy |
Chinese Buddhist exegetical traditions
ⓘ
Nāgārjuna’s Madhyamaka philosophy ⓘ |
| languageOfActivity | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
China
ⓘ
Zhejiang ⓘ
linked to:
Zhejiang Province
|
| mainSchool | Tiantai school ⓘ |
| mostFamousPatriarch | Zhiyi ⓘ |
| region | East Asia ⓘ |
| religiousFocus |
Mahayana Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahayana
|
| religiousTradition | Buddhism ⓘ |
| role |
foundational lineage of eminent Buddhist masters
ⓘ
systematizers of Tiantai practice ⓘ transmitters of Tiantai doctrine ⓘ |
| transmissionType | teacher–disciple lineage ⓘ |
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Subject: Tiantai patriarchs Description of subject: Tiantai patriarchs are the foundational lineage of eminent Buddhist masters who established and developed the Tiantai school’s doctrines and practices in China.
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