Gishin
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Gishin was an early Japanese Tendai Buddhist monk and scholar who helped establish and systematize the Tendai school following the teachings of his mentor Dengyō Daishi (Saichō).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gishin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16728640 — 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: Gishin Context triple: [Dengyō Daishi, teacherOf, Gishin]
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A.
Hizaori
Hizaori is the former name of Asaka, a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
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B.
Katsuragi
Katsuragi was a late-war Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier that served in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
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C.
Katsuragi
Katsuragi is a city in Japan known for its location in Nara Prefecture and its historical and cultural ties to the ancient Yamato region.
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D.
Nishiizu
Nishiizu is a coastal town in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, known for its rugged seaside scenery, hot springs, and views of Suruga Bay.
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E.
Shinshiro
Shinshiro is a city in eastern Aichi Prefecture, Japan, known for its mountainous scenery, historic battle sites, and traditional rural landscapes.
- 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: Gishin Target entity description: Gishin was an early Japanese Tendai Buddhist monk and scholar who helped establish and systematize the Tendai school following the teachings of his mentor Dengyō Daishi (Saichō).
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A.
Hizaori
Hizaori is the former name of Asaka, a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
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B.
Katsuragi
Katsuragi was a late-war Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier that served in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
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C.
Katsuragi
Katsuragi is a city in Japan known for its location in Nara Prefecture and its historical and cultural ties to the ancient Yamato region.
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D.
Nishiizu
Nishiizu is a coastal town in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, known for its rugged seaside scenery, hot springs, and views of Suruga Bay.
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E.
Shinshiro
Shinshiro is a city in eastern Aichi Prefecture, Japan, known for its mountainous scenery, historic battle sites, and traditional rural landscapes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.