Triple

T13035219
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Buddhist modernism E326543 entity
Predicate studiedBy P1945 FINISHED
Object David L. McMahan
David L. McMahan is a scholar of Buddhism known for his influential work on how modernity has shaped contemporary Buddhist thought and practice.
E1061130 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: David L. McMahan | Statement: [Buddhist modernism, studiedBy, David L. McMahan]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David L. McMahan
Context triple: [Buddhist modernism, studiedBy, David L. McMahan]
  • A. Michael V. Martin
    Michael V. Martin is an American academic leader and agricultural economist who has served as president or chancellor at multiple universities, including Florida Gulf Coast University and Louisiana State University.
  • B. Bruce H. Mann
    Bruce H. Mann is an American legal historian and Harvard Law School professor known for his scholarship on early American legal and economic history and for being married to U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren.
  • C. Daniel P. Livermore
    Daniel P. Livermore was the husband of prominent American abolitionist and women's rights advocate Mary Livermore.
  • D. Michael T. Williamson
    Michael T. Williamson is an American actor best known for his role as Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue in the film Forrest Gump.
  • E. Gregory J. Reed
    Gregory J. Reed is an author best known for co-writing the memoir "Quiet Strength," which chronicles the life and values of NFL coach Tony Dungy.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: David L. McMahan
Triple: [Buddhist modernism, studiedBy, David L. McMahan]
Generated description
David L. McMahan is a scholar of Buddhism known for his influential work on how modernity has shaped contemporary Buddhist thought and practice.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David L. McMahan
Target entity description: David L. McMahan is a scholar of Buddhism known for his influential work on how modernity has shaped contemporary Buddhist thought and practice.
  • A. Michael V. Martin
    Michael V. Martin is an American academic leader and agricultural economist who has served as president or chancellor at multiple universities, including Florida Gulf Coast University and Louisiana State University.
  • B. Bruce H. Mann
    Bruce H. Mann is an American legal historian and Harvard Law School professor known for his scholarship on early American legal and economic history and for being married to U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren.
  • C. Daniel P. Livermore
    Daniel P. Livermore was the husband of prominent American abolitionist and women's rights advocate Mary Livermore.
  • D. Michael T. Williamson
    Michael T. Williamson is an American actor best known for his role as Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue in the film Forrest Gump.
  • E. Gregory J. Reed
    Gregory J. Reed is an author best known for co-writing the memoir "Quiet Strength," which chronicles the life and values of NFL coach Tony Dungy.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d8076cc45c81908123123f43e69266 completed April 9, 2026, 8:09 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d97effca908190ab89fdb034e02680 completed April 10, 2026, 10:51 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f7b056ae388190803458d8fd0331e9 completed May 3, 2026, 8:30 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f7b176fc208190a78dbe555b06aca7 completed May 3, 2026, 8:35 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f7b20f67048190a641527353e3ff43 completed May 3, 2026, 8:37 p.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 8:55 p.m.