Hongzhou school of Chan
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The Hongzhou school of Chan was an influential branch of Chinese Zen Buddhism known for its iconoclastic teaching methods and emphasis on direct, non-conceptual realization of enlightenment.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hongzhou school of Chan canonical | 10 |
| Hongzhou lineage | 2 |
| Hongzhou–Caodong lineage | 1 |
| Huineng lineage | 1 |
| Mazu Daoyi lineage | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11673214 — 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: Hongzhou school of Chan Context triple: [Baizhang Huaihai, associatedWith, Hongzhou school of Chan]
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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.
Northern School of Chan
The Northern School of Chan was an early Chinese Zen Buddhist tradition associated with gradual enlightenment teachings and the influential 7th-century monk Shenxiu.
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C.
Yunmen school
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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D.
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.
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Southern School of Chan
The Southern School of Chan is a major lineage of Chinese Zen Buddhism, traditionally associated with the Sixth Patriarch Huineng and known for its emphasis on sudden enlightenment.
- 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: Hongzhou school of Chan Target entity description: The Hongzhou school of Chan was an influential branch of Chinese Zen Buddhism known for its iconoclastic teaching methods and emphasis on direct, non-conceptual realization of enlightenment.
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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.
Northern School of Chan
The Northern School of Chan was an early Chinese Zen Buddhist tradition associated with gradual enlightenment teachings and the influential 7th-century monk Shenxiu.
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C.
Yunmen school
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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D.
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.
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E.
Southern School of Chan
The Southern School of Chan is a major lineage of Chinese Zen Buddhism, traditionally associated with the Sixth Patriarch Huineng and known for its emphasis on sudden enlightenment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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