Koun Ejō
E1212617
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Koun Ejō was a prominent 13th-century Japanese Sōtō Zen monk who became Dōgen’s chief disciple and successor as head of the Eiheiji monastery.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Koun Ejō canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16406206 — 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: Koun Ejō Context triple: [Dōgen, teacherOf, Koun Ejō]
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A.
Enyō
Enyō is a minor Greek goddess associated with war, destruction, and the bloody chaos of battle, often depicted as a companion of Ares.
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B.
Keiyo
Keiyo is a Southern Nilotic language spoken primarily by the Keiyo people of Kenya’s Rift Valley region.
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C.
Kōjun
Kōjun was the posthumous name of Empress Kōjun, the wife of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) and mother of Emperor Emeritus Akihito of Japan.
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D.
Kyojin
Kyojin is the popular nickname of the Yomiuri Giants, one of Japan’s most historic and successful professional baseball teams.
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E.
Eikandō
Eikandō is a historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its autumn foliage and iconic statue of the Amida Buddha looking over its shoulder.
- 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: Koun Ejō Target entity description: Koun Ejō was a prominent 13th-century Japanese Sōtō Zen monk who became Dōgen’s chief disciple and successor as head of the Eiheiji monastery.
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A.
Enyō
Enyō is a minor Greek goddess associated with war, destruction, and the bloody chaos of battle, often depicted as a companion of Ares.
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B.
Keiyo
Keiyo is a Southern Nilotic language spoken primarily by the Keiyo people of Kenya’s Rift Valley region.
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C.
Kōjun
Kōjun was the posthumous name of Empress Kōjun, the wife of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) and mother of Emperor Emeritus Akihito of Japan.
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D.
Kyojin
Kyojin is the popular nickname of the Yomiuri Giants, one of Japan’s most historic and successful professional baseball teams.
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E.
Eikandō
Eikandō is a historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its autumn foliage and iconic statue of the Amida Buddha looking over its shoulder.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.