Huayan / Kegon
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Huayan (Kegon in Japan) is a major East Asian Mahayana Buddhist school known for its profound philosophy of universal interpenetration and the Avatamsaka (Flower Garland) Sutra as its central scripture.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Huayan Buddhism | 7 |
| Huayan school | 4 |
| Huayan | 2 |
| Fazang (indirectly, via Huayan tradition) | 1 |
| Huayan / Kegon canonical | 1 |
| Kegon Buddhism | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2624356 — 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.
Target entity: Huayan / Kegon Context triple: [Mahayana, includesSchool, Huayan / Kegon]
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A.
Shingon Buddhism
Shingon Buddhism is a major esoteric school of Japanese Buddhism, founded by Kūkai, that emphasizes mystical rituals, mantras, and mandalas to achieve enlightenment in this very life.
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Tendai Buddhism
Tendai Buddhism is a major Japanese Buddhist school that emerged in the Heian period, known for its inclusive doctrine centered on the Lotus Sutra and its significant influence on later Japanese Buddhist traditions.
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C.
Pure Land Buddhism
Pure Land Buddhism is a devotional branch of Mahayana Buddhism centered on faith in Amitābha Buddha and rebirth in his Western Pure Land as a path to enlightenment.
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D.
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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E.
Nichiren Buddhism
Nichiren Buddhism is a Japanese Buddhist tradition founded by the monk Nichiren that centers on chanting the title of the Lotus Sutra as the primary path to enlightenment and social transformation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Huayan / Kegon Target entity description: Huayan (Kegon in Japan) is a major East Asian Mahayana Buddhist school known for its profound philosophy of universal interpenetration and the Avatamsaka (Flower Garland) Sutra as its central scripture.
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A.
Shingon Buddhism
Shingon Buddhism is a major esoteric school of Japanese Buddhism, founded by Kūkai, that emphasizes mystical rituals, mantras, and mandalas to achieve enlightenment in this very life.
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B.
Tendai Buddhism
Tendai Buddhism is a major Japanese Buddhist school that emerged in the Heian period, known for its inclusive doctrine centered on the Lotus Sutra and its significant influence on later Japanese Buddhist traditions.
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C.
Pure Land Buddhism
Pure Land Buddhism is a devotional branch of Mahayana Buddhism centered on faith in Amitābha Buddha and rebirth in his Western Pure Land as a path to enlightenment.
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D.
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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E.
Nichiren Buddhism
Nichiren Buddhism is a Japanese Buddhist tradition founded by the monk Nichiren that centers on chanting the title of the Lotus Sutra as the primary path to enlightenment and social transformation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist school
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Buddhist school ⓘ East Asian Buddhist tradition ⓘ Japanese Buddhist school ⓘ Korean Buddhist school ⓘ Mahayana Buddhist school ⓘ |
| associatedWithText |
Avatamsaka Sutra
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Huayan jing ⓘ |
| classifiedAs | Mahayana ⓘ |
| developedIn | Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
holistic vision of reality
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interdependence of all beings ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring | Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| hasCentralScripture |
Avatamsaka Sutra
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Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra) ⓘ
surface form:
Flower Garland Sutra
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| hasCentralTemple | Tōdai-ji ⓘ |
| hasCoreDoctrine |
dharmadhatu interpenetration
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interpenetration of principle and phenomena ⓘ mutual containment of all dharmas ⓘ non-obstruction of phenomena and principle ⓘ universal interpenetration of all phenomena ⓘ |
| hasFounder | Dushun ⓘ |
| hasImportantFigure |
Chengguan
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Dushun ⓘ Fazang ⓘ Gyōki ⓘ Rōben ⓘ Shinjo ⓘ Zhiyan ⓘ Zongmi ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseName |
Kegon school
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surface form:
Kegon
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| hasKeyConcept |
Indra's net
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fourfold dharmadhatu ⓘ li-shi wu-ai ⓘ non-obstruction of one and many ⓘ one is all, all is one ⓘ perfect interfusion ⓘ shi-shi wu-ai ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chan Buddhism
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Kegon school ⓘ
surface form:
Kegon
Tiantai school ⓘ Zen ⓘ
surface form:
Zen Buddhism
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| introducedToJapanDuring | Nara period ⓘ |
| KoreanName | Hwaeom ⓘ |
| originatedIn | China ⓘ |
| teaches |
all phenomena arise from the dharmadhatu
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each phenomenon reflects all others ⓘ |
| transmittedTo |
Japan
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Korea ⓘ |
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Subject: Huayan / Kegon Description of subject: Huayan (Kegon in Japan) is a major East Asian Mahayana Buddhist school known for its profound philosophy of universal interpenetration and the Avatamsaka (Flower Garland) Sutra as its central scripture.
Referenced by (16)
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