Caodong school
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The Caodong school is a major Chinese Chan Buddhist tradition known for its emphasis on silent illumination meditation and later influence on the Japanese Sōtō Zen school.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Caodong school canonical | 11 |
| Caodong lineage | 3 |
| Caodong | 1 |
| Caodong (Sōtō) Zen tradition | 1 |
| Caodong Chan | 1 |
| Caodong Chan lineage | 1 |
| Caodong Chan school | 1 |
| Caodong school of Chan | 1 |
| East Mountain school of Chan | 1 |
| Sōtō Zen (as its Chinese precursor) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2563062 — 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: Caodong school Context triple: [Chan Buddhism, branch, Caodong school]
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A.
Hongzhou school
The Hongzhou school was an influential Tang dynasty Chan Buddhist tradition known for its iconoclastic teaching style and emphasis on sudden enlightenment.
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B.
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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C.
Chuang Yen Monastery
Chuang Yen Monastery is a major Buddhist temple complex in Putnam County, New York, known for housing one of the largest indoor Buddha statues in the Western Hemisphere.
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D.
Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism
The Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism is a major reformist tradition founded by Je Tsongkhapa, known for its strict monastic discipline, emphasis on philosophical study, and being the lineage of the Dalai Lamas.
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E.
Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism
The Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism is the largest and most influential school of Korean Seon (Zen) Buddhism, serving as the main representative of traditional Korean Buddhist practice and monastic life.
- 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: Caodong school Target entity description: The Caodong school is a major Chinese Chan Buddhist tradition known for its emphasis on silent illumination meditation and later influence on the Japanese Sōtō Zen school.
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A.
Hongzhou school
The Hongzhou school was an influential Tang dynasty Chan Buddhist tradition known for its iconoclastic teaching style and emphasis on sudden enlightenment.
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B.
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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C.
Chuang Yen Monastery
Chuang Yen Monastery is a major Buddhist temple complex in Putnam County, New York, known for housing one of the largest indoor Buddha statues in the Western Hemisphere.
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D.
Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism
The Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism is a major reformist tradition founded by Je Tsongkhapa, known for its strict monastic discipline, emphasis on philosophical study, and being the lineage of the Dalai Lamas.
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E.
Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism
The Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism is the largest and most influential school of Korean Seon (Zen) Buddhism, serving as the main representative of traditional Korean Buddhist practice and monastic life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist tradition
ⓘ
Chan Buddhist school ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Caodong school
ⓘ
surface form:
Caodong Chan school
Ts'ao-tung school ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Caoshan Benji
ⓘ
Dongshan Liangjie ⓘ Hongzhi Zhengjue ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Linji lineage
ⓘ
surface form:
Linji school
|
| corePractice |
seated meditation
ⓘ
silent illumination ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| doctrine |
Buddha-nature
ⓘ
original enlightenment ⓘ |
| emphasis | silent illumination meditation ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| historicalContext | one of the Five Houses of Chan ⓘ |
| influenced |
Sōtō Zen
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese Sōtō Zen
Sōtō Zen ⓘ
surface form:
Sōtō school
|
| influencedTradition |
Zen
ⓘ
surface form:
East Asian Zen
|
| languageOfOrigin | Chinese ⓘ |
| laterDevelopedInto | Sōtō Zen ⓘ |
| meditationStyle |
non-dual awareness
ⓘ
objectless meditation ⓘ |
| nativeName | 曹洞宗 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chan Buddhism
ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese Chan Buddhism
|
| philosophicalOrientation |
emphasis on everyday mind
ⓘ
emphasis on naturalness ⓘ |
| practiceEnvironment | monastic communities ⓘ |
| region | China ⓘ |
| rejects | strong reliance on kōan introspection ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis | Chan records and sayings ⓘ |
| spiritualGoal | realization of inherent enlightenment ⓘ |
| teachingFocus |
just sitting
ⓘ
non-conceptual meditation ⓘ |
| tradition |
Mahayana
ⓘ
surface form:
Mahāyāna Buddhism
|
| viewOnEnlightenment | sudden yet expressed in gradual practice ⓘ |
| viewOnPractice | meditation as expression of enlightenment ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Caodong school Description of subject: The Caodong school is a major Chinese Chan Buddhist tradition known for its emphasis on silent illumination meditation and later influence on the Japanese Sōtō Zen school.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Caodong lineage
this entity surface form:
East Mountain school of Chan
this entity surface form:
Caodong school of Chan
this entity surface form:
Caodong Chan
this entity surface form:
Sōtō Zen (as its Chinese precursor)
this entity surface form:
Caodong Chan lineage
this entity surface form:
Caodong
this entity surface form:
Caodong lineage
this entity surface form:
Caodong Chan school
this entity surface form:
Caodong lineage
this entity surface form:
Caodong (Sōtō) Zen tradition