Lin-chi I-hsüan
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Lin-chi I-hsüan was a seminal 9th-century Chinese Chan (Zen) master and founder of the Linji school, renowned for his abrupt, iconoclastic teaching style using shouts and blows to provoke enlightenment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lin-chi I-hsüan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11673001 — 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: Lin-chi I-hsüan Context triple: [Linji Yixuan, alsoKnownAs, Lin-chi I-hsüan]
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Shenxiu
Shenxiu was a prominent early Chan (Zen) Buddhist monk of the 7th century, known as a leading figure of the so-called Northern School and a key rival to Huineng in later Chan tradition.
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Huineng
Huineng was the influential Sixth Patriarch of Chan (Zen) Buddhism in China, renowned for his teachings on sudden enlightenment and non-dual awareness.
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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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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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E.
Zentsuji
Zentsuji is a historic city in Japan known as the birthplace of the Buddhist monk Kūkai and home to the famous Zentsū-ji Temple, one of the 88 temples on the Shikoku Pilgrimage.
- 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: Lin-chi I-hsüan Target entity description: Lin-chi I-hsüan was a seminal 9th-century Chinese Chan (Zen) master and founder of the Linji school, renowned for his abrupt, iconoclastic teaching style using shouts and blows to provoke enlightenment.
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A.
Shenxiu
Shenxiu was a prominent early Chan (Zen) Buddhist monk of the 7th century, known as a leading figure of the so-called Northern School and a key rival to Huineng in later Chan tradition.
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B.
Huineng
Huineng was the influential Sixth Patriarch of Chan (Zen) Buddhism in China, renowned for his teachings on sudden enlightenment and non-dual awareness.
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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.
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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E.
Zentsuji
Zentsuji is a historic city in Japan known as the birthplace of the Buddhist monk Kūkai and home to the famous Zentsū-ji Temple, one of the 88 temples on the Shikoku Pilgrimage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chan Buddhist master
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Chinese Buddhist monk ⓘ Zen master ⓘ founder of religious school ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Lin-chi I-hsuan
NERFINISHED
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Linji Yixuan NERFINISHED ⓘ Master Linji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
iconoclasm in Chan teaching
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sudden enlightenment ⓘ |
| branchOfBuddhism |
Chan Buddhism
NERFINISHED
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Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 9th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | China ⓘ |
| era | Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| founderOf | Linji school of Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goalOfTeaching | to trigger direct awakening in students ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | recorded sayings in the Linji lu (Record of Linji) ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
major figure in the development of Chinese Chan
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source of a principal lineage of East Asian Zen ⓘ |
| influenced |
East Asian Zen practice
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Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfExpression | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| movement | Linji school of Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameInPinyin | Línjì Yìxuán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | 臨済義玄 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
abrupt and iconoclastic teaching style
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influence on Rinzai Zen in Japan ⓘ use of shouts and blows to provoke enlightenment ⓘ |
| occupation |
Buddhist monk
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religious teacher ⓘ |
| philosophicalFocus |
direct realization of Buddha-nature
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rejection of attachment to words and scriptures ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Chan Buddhism
NERFINISHED
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Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInTradition | patriarch of the Linji lineage ⓘ |
| school | Linji school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teachingMethod |
blows and physical gestures
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paradoxical and abrupt responses ⓘ shouts (katsu) to startle students ⓘ |
| teachingStyle |
confrontational
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experiential ⓘ non-conceptual ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lin-chi I-hsüan Description of subject: Lin-chi I-hsüan was a seminal 9th-century Chinese Chan (Zen) master and founder of the Linji school, renowned for his abrupt, iconoclastic teaching style using shouts and blows to provoke enlightenment.
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