Hotei
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Hotei is a renowned Japanese musician and guitarist best known internationally for his song "Battle Without Honor or Humanity," featured in the film Kill Bill.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hotei canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15033133 — 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: Hotei Context triple: [Tomoyasu Hotei, familyName, Hotei]
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A.
Bodai Daruma
Bodai Daruma is the Japanese name for Bodhidharma, the semi-legendary Buddhist monk credited with transmitting Chan (Zen) Buddhism to China and inspiring the Daruma doll tradition in Japan.
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B.
Buddha Monk
Buddha Monk is an American rapper and producer closely associated with the Wu-Tang Clan’s extended family, known for his gritty East Coast hip-hop style and work with Brooklyn’s Zu Ninjaz.
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C.
Gyōki
Gyōki was an influential Japanese Buddhist monk of the Nara period known for his public works, social welfare activities, and role in promoting Buddhism among the common people.
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D.
Hokuzan
Hokuzan was a medieval kingdom in northern Okinawa that existed before the unification of the Ryukyu Islands under the Ryukyu Kingdom.
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E.
Ksitigarbha
Ksitigarbha is a revered bodhisattva in East Asian Buddhism, especially known as the compassionate savior of beings in hell realms and protector of children and travelers.
- 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: Hotei Target entity description: Hotei is a renowned Japanese musician and guitarist best known internationally for his song "Battle Without Honor or Humanity," featured in the film Kill Bill.
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A.
Bodai Daruma
Bodai Daruma is the Japanese name for Bodhidharma, the semi-legendary Buddhist monk credited with transmitting Chan (Zen) Buddhism to China and inspiring the Daruma doll tradition in Japan.
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B.
Buddha Monk
Buddha Monk is an American rapper and producer closely associated with the Wu-Tang Clan’s extended family, known for his gritty East Coast hip-hop style and work with Brooklyn’s Zu Ninjaz.
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C.
Gyōki
Gyōki was an influential Japanese Buddhist monk of the Nara period known for his public works, social welfare activities, and role in promoting Buddhism among the common people.
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D.
Hokuzan
Hokuzan was a medieval kingdom in northern Okinawa that existed before the unification of the Ryukyu Islands under the Ryukyu Kingdom.
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E.
Ksitigarbha
Ksitigarbha is a revered bodhisattva in East Asian Buddhism, especially known as the compassionate savior of beings in hell realms and protector of children and travelers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.