Joshu Jushin
E952343
Joshu Jushin is the Japanese name for Zhaozhou Congshen, a renowned Chinese Chan (Zen) master celebrated for his paradoxical sayings and influential koans in Zen Buddhism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Joshu Jushin canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11895707 — 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: Joshu Jushin Context triple: [Zhaozhou Congshen, name, Joshu Jushin]
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A.
Dengyō Daishi
Dengyō Daishi, also known as Saichō, was a Japanese Buddhist monk of the early Heian period who established the influential Tendai school on Mount Hiei and helped shape the course of Japanese Buddhism.
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B.
Yamato Takeru
Yamato Takeru is a legendary Japanese prince and folk-hero famed for his epic military exploits and central role in early imperial myth, including tales involving the sacred sword Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi.
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C.
Shō Tai
Shō Tai was the last king of the Ryukyu Kingdom, whose reign ended with the kingdom’s annexation by Japan in the late 19th century.
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D.
Prince Shōtoku
Prince Shōtoku was a semi-legendary Japanese regent and statesman of the Asuka period, renowned for promoting Buddhism and laying foundations for Japan’s early centralized government.
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E.
Hō Shō
Hō Shō, better known by her pen name Yosano Akiko, was a pioneering Japanese poet, feminist, and social reformer of the early 20th century.
- 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: Joshu Jushin Target entity description: Joshu Jushin is the Japanese name for Zhaozhou Congshen, a renowned Chinese Chan (Zen) master celebrated for his paradoxical sayings and influential koans in Zen Buddhism.
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A.
Dengyō Daishi
Dengyō Daishi, also known as Saichō, was a Japanese Buddhist monk of the early Heian period who established the influential Tendai school on Mount Hiei and helped shape the course of Japanese Buddhism.
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B.
Yamato Takeru
Yamato Takeru is a legendary Japanese prince and folk-hero famed for his epic military exploits and central role in early imperial myth, including tales involving the sacred sword Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi.
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C.
Shō Tai
Shō Tai was the last king of the Ryukyu Kingdom, whose reign ended with the kingdom’s annexation by Japan in the late 19th century.
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D.
Prince Shōtoku
Prince Shōtoku was a semi-legendary Japanese regent and statesman of the Asuka period, renowned for promoting Buddhism and laying foundations for Japan’s early centralized government.
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E.
Hō Shō
Hō Shō, better known by her pen name Yosano Akiko, was a pioneering Japanese poet, feminist, and social reformer of the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monk
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Chan master ⓘ Chinese person ⓘ Zen master ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Zhaozhou (Joshu) region ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | China ⓘ |
| fieldOfActivity |
koan instruction
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meditation ⓘ monastic teaching ⓘ |
| hasChineseName | Zhaozhou Congshen ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseName | Joshu Jushin ⓘ |
| hasKoan |
Joshu’s Have You Eaten Yet?
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Joshu’s Mu ⓘ Joshu’s Oak Tree in the Garden ⓘ Joshu’s Wash Your Bowl ⓘ |
| influenced |
Rinzai Zen tradition
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linked to:
Rinzai
Soto Zen tradition ⓘ
linked to:
Sōtō Zen
Zen Buddhism in Japan ⓘ koan practice ⓘ |
| languageOfExpression | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
The Blue Cliff Record
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linked to:
Blue Cliff Record
The Book of Serenity ⓘ
linked to:
Book of Serenity
The Gateless Gate ⓘ
linked to:
Gateless Gate
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| movement |
Chinese Chan
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Zen Buddhism ⓘ |
| nativeName |
趙州從諗
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linked to:
南泉普願
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| notableFor |
brief and direct responses
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influential koans ⓘ paradoxical sayings ⓘ teaching through everyday language ⓘ use of paradox ⓘ |
| philosophicalFocus |
direct realization
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emptiness ⓘ non-duality ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| role |
spiritual guide
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teacher ⓘ |
| school |
Chan
ⓘ
Zen ⓘ |
| sourceOf | numerous classical koan cases ⓘ |
| teachingStyle |
colloquial speech
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everyday examples ⓘ sudden, cutting replies ⓘ |
| tradition |
Chan Buddhism
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Zen Buddhism ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Chan monasteries
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Zen temples ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Joshu Jushin Description of subject: Joshu Jushin is the Japanese name for Zhaozhou Congshen, a renowned Chinese Chan (Zen) master celebrated for his paradoxical sayings and influential koans in Zen Buddhism.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.