Shōkū
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Shōkū was a prominent Japanese Buddhist monk of the Kamakura period and a leading disciple of Hōnen who helped develop and spread Pure Land (Jōdo) teachings.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Benchō | 1 |
| Shoku Shōnin | 1 |
| Shōkū canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12261574 — 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: Shōkū Context triple: [Hōnen, teacherOf, Shōkū]
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A.
Ōnamuchi
Ōnamuchi is another name for Ōkuninushi, a major Shinto deity associated with nation-building, medicine, and good fortune in Japanese mythology.
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B.
Asago
Asago is a city in northern Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, known for its mountainous scenery, historic castle ruins, and hot spring resorts.
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C.
Hofu
Hofu is a coastal city in western Honshu, Japan, known for its historic Hofu Tenmangu Shrine and industrial manufacturing base.
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D.
Fukutsu
Fukutsu is a coastal city in southwestern Japan known for its beaches and location along the Genkai Sea in Fukuoka Prefecture.
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E.
Tocho
Tocho is the common nickname for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, a prominent skyscraper complex in Shinjuku that houses Tokyo’s metropolitan administration and offers popular observation decks.
- 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: Shōkū Target entity description: Shōkū was a prominent Japanese Buddhist monk of the Kamakura period and a leading disciple of Hōnen who helped develop and spread Pure Land (Jōdo) teachings.
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A.
Ōnamuchi
Ōnamuchi is another name for Ōkuninushi, a major Shinto deity associated with nation-building, medicine, and good fortune in Japanese mythology.
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B.
Asago
Asago is a city in northern Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, known for its mountainous scenery, historic castle ruins, and hot spring resorts.
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C.
Hofu
Hofu is a coastal city in western Honshu, Japan, known for its historic Hofu Tenmangu Shrine and industrial manufacturing base.
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D.
Fukutsu
Fukutsu is a coastal city in southwestern Japan known for its beaches and location along the Genkai Sea in Fukuoka Prefecture.
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E.
Tocho
Tocho is the common nickname for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, a prominent skyscraper complex in Shinjuku that houses Tokyo’s metropolitan administration and offers popular observation decks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.