Triple

T20145385
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Prince Shōtoku E491288 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Commentary on the Vimalakīrti Sutra
Commentary on the Vimalakīrti Sutra is a seminal early Japanese Buddhist exegesis traditionally attributed to Prince Shōtoku, offering one of the oldest surviving interpretations of the Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sūtra in East Asia.
E1414772 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: Commentary on the Vimalakīrti Sutra | Statement: [Prince Shōtoku, notableWork, Commentary on the Vimalakīrti Sutra]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Commentary on the Vimalakīrti Sutra
Context triple: [Prince Shōtoku, notableWork, Commentary on the Vimalakīrti Sutra]
  • A. Commentary on the Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment
    Commentary on the Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment is an influential Buddhist exegesis by the Tang dynasty scholar-monk Zongmi that synthesizes Huayan and Chan perspectives on the Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment.
  • B. Commentary on the Lotus Sutra
    Commentary on the Lotus Sutra is a seminal early Japanese Buddhist exegesis traditionally attributed to Prince Shōtoku, offering influential interpretations of the Lotus Sutra.
  • C. Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra
    The Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture that presents profound teachings on non-duality and emptiness through the figure of the enlightened layman Vimalakīrti.
  • D. Commentary on the Avataṃsaka Sūtra (Huayan Jing) (partially preserved)
    The Commentary on the Avataṃsaka Sūtra (Huayan Jing) is a partially preserved exegesis by the Tang dynasty Huayan and Chan master Zongmi, elucidating the profound metaphysics and doctrinal synthesis of the Avataṃsaka Sūtra.
  • E. Contemplation Sūtra
    The Contemplation Sūtra is a key Mahāyāna Pure Land scripture that details visualizations of Amitābha Buddha and his Western Paradise as a path to rebirth there.
  • 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: Commentary on the Vimalakīrti Sutra
Triple: [Prince Shōtoku, notableWork, Commentary on the Vimalakīrti Sutra]
Generated description
Commentary on the Vimalakīrti Sutra is a seminal early Japanese Buddhist exegesis traditionally attributed to Prince Shōtoku, offering one of the oldest surviving interpretations of the Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sūtra in East Asia.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Commentary on the Vimalakīrti Sutra
Target entity description: Commentary on the Vimalakīrti Sutra is a seminal early Japanese Buddhist exegesis traditionally attributed to Prince Shōtoku, offering one of the oldest surviving interpretations of the Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sūtra in East Asia.
  • A. Commentary on the Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment
    Commentary on the Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment is an influential Buddhist exegesis by the Tang dynasty scholar-monk Zongmi that synthesizes Huayan and Chan perspectives on the Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment.
  • B. Commentary on the Lotus Sutra
    Commentary on the Lotus Sutra is a seminal early Japanese Buddhist exegesis traditionally attributed to Prince Shōtoku, offering influential interpretations of the Lotus Sutra.
  • C. Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra
    The Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture that presents profound teachings on non-duality and emptiness through the figure of the enlightened layman Vimalakīrti.
  • D. Commentary on the Avataṃsaka Sūtra (Huayan Jing) (partially preserved)
    The Commentary on the Avataṃsaka Sūtra (Huayan Jing) is a partially preserved exegesis by the Tang dynasty Huayan and Chan master Zongmi, elucidating the profound metaphysics and doctrinal synthesis of the Avataṃsaka Sūtra.
  • E. Contemplation Sūtra
    The Contemplation Sūtra is a key Mahāyāna Pure Land scripture that details visualizations of Amitābha Buddha and his Western Paradise as a path to rebirth there.
  • 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_69da6265f8f0819080b29c752a574088 completed April 11, 2026, 3:01 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e6679e43a48190b3a5da5710b07ff7 completed April 20, 2026, 5:51 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a08346b8d7c819091e112e391ab1b58 completed May 16, 2026, 9:10 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a08366132148190a316f28e027664eb completed May 16, 2026, 9:18 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a08370f25c4819085da226ded7ae658 completed May 16, 2026, 9:21 a.m.
Created at: April 11, 2026, 11:33 p.m.