Engaged Buddhism
E101847
Engaged Buddhism is a modern Buddhist movement that applies Buddhist teachings and practices to social, political, and environmental activism and reform.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| engaged Buddhism | 4 |
| Engaged Buddhism canonical | 3 |
| Buddhism with a Small ‘b’ | 1 |
| Buddhist environmentalism | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T862331 — 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: Engaged Buddhism Context triple: [Sulak Sivaraksa, movement, Engaged Buddhism]
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A.
Pure Land Buddhism
Pure Land Buddhism is a devotional branch of Mahayana Buddhism centered on faith in Amitābha Buddha and rebirth in his Western Pure Land as a path to enlightenment.
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B.
Middle Way
The Middle Way is a central Buddhist principle advocating a balanced path between extremes of self-indulgence and self-mortification, leading toward enlightenment.
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C.
Chan Buddhism
Chan Buddhism is a major school of Chinese Buddhism emphasizing meditation, direct insight into one’s true nature, and the transmission of enlightenment outside of scriptures.
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D.
Buddhism
Buddhism is a major world religion and philosophical tradition founded on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha), emphasizing the Four Noble Truths and the path to enlightenment.
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E.
Nichiren Buddhism
Nichiren Buddhism is a Japanese Buddhist tradition founded by the monk Nichiren that centers on chanting the title of the Lotus Sutra as the primary path to enlightenment and social transformation.
- 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: Engaged Buddhism Target entity description: Engaged Buddhism is a modern Buddhist movement that applies Buddhist teachings and practices to social, political, and environmental activism and reform.
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A.
Pure Land Buddhism
Pure Land Buddhism is a devotional branch of Mahayana Buddhism centered on faith in Amitābha Buddha and rebirth in his Western Pure Land as a path to enlightenment.
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B.
Middle Way
The Middle Way is a central Buddhist principle advocating a balanced path between extremes of self-indulgence and self-mortification, leading toward enlightenment.
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C.
Chan Buddhism
Chan Buddhism is a major school of Chinese Buddhism emphasizing meditation, direct insight into one’s true nature, and the transmission of enlightenment outside of scriptures.
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D.
Buddhism
Buddhism is a major world religion and philosophical tradition founded on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha), emphasizing the Four Noble Truths and the path to enlightenment.
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E.
Nichiren Buddhism
Nichiren Buddhism is a Japanese Buddhist tradition founded by the monk Nichiren that centers on chanting the title of the Lotus Sutra as the primary path to enlightenment and social transformation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist movement
ⓘ
social movement ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
address structural causes of suffering
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promote human rights ⓘ promote peace ⓘ promote social justice ⓘ protect the environment ⓘ reduce suffering in society ⓘ |
| appliesTeachingOf |
Shakyamuni Buddha
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surface form:
Buddha
|
| associatedWith |
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
ⓘ
Sulak Sivaraksa ⓘ Thich Nhat Hanh ⓘ Vietnamese Buddhism ⓘ Western Buddhism ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | purely monastic withdrawal ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
compassion in action
ⓘ
environmental engagement ⓘ ethical activism ⓘ interdependence ⓘ mindfulness in daily life ⓘ nonviolence ⓘ political engagement ⓘ social engagement ⓘ |
| focusesOn | application of Buddhist teachings to contemporary issues ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
socially engaged Buddhism
ⓘ
surface form:
Socially Engaged Buddhism
|
| influencedBy |
Bodhisattva ideal
ⓘ
Gandhian thought ⓘ Mahayana ⓘ
surface form:
Mahayana Buddhism
Theravada ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
nonviolent resistance ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
collective karma
ⓘ
engaged mindfulness ⓘ interbeing ⓘ structural compassion ⓘ |
| originatedInContext | modern Buddhism ⓘ |
| practicesInclude |
community organizing
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environmental activism ⓘ ethical consumption ⓘ interfaith dialogue ⓘ meditation ⓘ mindfulness practice ⓘ peace activism ⓘ social service ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Buddhism ⓘ |
| supports |
community development
ⓘ
conflict resolution ⓘ environmental sustainability ⓘ humanitarian relief ⓘ peacebuilding ⓘ |
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: Engaged Buddhism Description of subject: Engaged Buddhism is a modern Buddhist movement that applies Buddhist teachings and practices to social, political, and environmental activism and reform.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
engaged Buddhism
this entity surface form:
engaged Buddhism
this entity surface form:
Buddhist environmentalism
this entity surface form:
engaged Buddhism
this entity surface form:
Buddhism with a Small ‘b’
subject surface form:
Sulak Sivaraksa
this entity surface form:
engaged Buddhism