Bendōwa
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Bendōwa is an early Zen Buddhist essay by the Japanese monk Dōgen that presents and defends the practice and philosophy of zazen (seated meditation).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bendōwa canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16406224 — 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: Bendōwa Context triple: [Dōgen, wrote, Bendōwa]
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A.
Buzen
Buzen is a small coastal city in eastern Fukuoka Prefecture on Japan’s Kyushu island, known for its rural character and scenic seaside setting.
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B.
Bokaa
Bokaa is a village in Botswana located within the Kgatleng District, known for its proximity to the Bokaa Dam.
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C.
Yotowawa
Yotowawa is an alternative name for the Kisar language, an Austronesian language spoken on Kisar Island in Indonesia.
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D.
Miyazya
Miyazya is one of the spring months in the Ethiopian calendar, roughly corresponding to April in the Gregorian calendar.
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E.
Wadō
Wadō was a Japanese era of the early Nara period, notable for the discovery of copper in Chichibu and the issuance of Japan’s first official coinage.
- 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: Bendōwa Target entity description: Bendōwa is an early Zen Buddhist essay by the Japanese monk Dōgen that presents and defends the practice and philosophy of zazen (seated meditation).
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A.
Buzen
Buzen is a small coastal city in eastern Fukuoka Prefecture on Japan’s Kyushu island, known for its rural character and scenic seaside setting.
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B.
Bokaa
Bokaa is a village in Botswana located within the Kgatleng District, known for its proximity to the Bokaa Dam.
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C.
Yotowawa
Yotowawa is an alternative name for the Kisar language, an Austronesian language spoken on Kisar Island in Indonesia.
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D.
Miyazya
Miyazya is one of the spring months in the Ethiopian calendar, roughly corresponding to April in the Gregorian calendar.
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E.
Wadō
Wadō was a Japanese era of the early Nara period, notable for the discovery of copper in Chichibu and the issuance of Japan’s first official coinage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.