Hōnen
E292236
Hōnen was a Japanese Buddhist priest who founded the Jōdo-shū (Pure Land) school and popularized exclusive nembutsu practice as the primary path to salvation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hōnen canonical | 13 |
| Hōnen Shōnin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2722359 — 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: Hōnen Context triple: [Pure Land Buddhism, keyFigure, Hōnen]
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A.
Honen-in
Honen-in is a tranquil, moss-covered Buddhist temple in Kyoto known for its serene gardens and understated, contemplative atmosphere.
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B.
Kukai
Kūkai was a Japanese Buddhist monk, scholar, poet, and calligrapher who founded the Shingon (Esoteric) school of Buddhism in Japan during the early Heian period.
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C.
Gyōki
Gyōki was an influential Japanese Buddhist monk of the Nara period known for his public works, social welfare activities, and role in promoting Buddhism among the common people.
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D.
Saigyō
Saigyō was a renowned late Heian and early Kamakura period Japanese Buddhist monk and poet celebrated for his deeply reflective waka poetry on nature, impermanence, and spiritual longing.
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E.
Nakae Chōmin
Nakae Chōmin was a prominent Meiji-era Japanese political thinker, journalist, and translator who helped introduce Western liberal ideas to Japan and became a leading advocate for democracy and civil rights.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Hōnen Target entity description: Hōnen was a Japanese Buddhist priest who founded the Jōdo-shū (Pure Land) school and popularized exclusive nembutsu practice as the primary path to salvation.
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A.
Honen-in
Honen-in is a tranquil, moss-covered Buddhist temple in Kyoto known for its serene gardens and understated, contemplative atmosphere.
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B.
Kukai
Kūkai was a Japanese Buddhist monk, scholar, poet, and calligrapher who founded the Shingon (Esoteric) school of Buddhism in Japan during the early Heian period.
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C.
Gyōki
Gyōki was an influential Japanese Buddhist monk of the Nara period known for his public works, social welfare activities, and role in promoting Buddhism among the common people.
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D.
Saigyō
Saigyō was a renowned late Heian and early Kamakura period Japanese Buddhist monk and poet celebrated for his deeply reflective waka poetry on nature, impermanence, and spiritual longing.
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E.
Nakae Chōmin
Nakae Chōmin was a prominent Meiji-era Japanese political thinker, journalist, and translator who helped introduce Western liberal ideas to Japan and became a leading advocate for democracy and civil rights.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monk
ⓘ
Japanese Buddhist priest ⓘ founder of a Buddhist school ⓘ religious reformer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Genkū ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Kyoto ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Japan ⓘ |
| birthName | Seishi-maru ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Mimasaka Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1133 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Otani, Kyoto ⓘ |
| centralPractice | recitation of Namu Amida Butsu ⓘ |
| commemoration | memorial services held by Jōdo-shū ⓘ |
| coreMessage | anyone can attain rebirth in the Pure Land through sincere nembutsu ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Japanese Buddhism ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Kyoto ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1212 ⓘ |
| doctrine | reliance on Amida’s vow rather than self-powered practices ⓘ |
| era |
early Kamakura period
ⓘ
Heian period ⓘ
surface form:
late Heian period
|
| founded |
Jōdo-shū
ⓘ
Pure Land Buddhism ⓘ
surface form:
Pure Land school of Buddhism in Japan
|
| honorificTitle |
Hōnen
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Hōnen Shōnin
|
| influenced |
Ippen
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Pure Land Buddhism ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese Pure Land Buddhism
Shinran ⓘ |
| knownFor |
making Pure Land practice accessible to common people
ⓘ
popularizing exclusive nembutsu practice ⓘ teaching salvation through faith in Amida Buddha ⓘ |
| languageOfWritings | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| left | Tendai establishment on Mount Hiei ⓘ |
| legacy | establishment of Jōdo-shū as a major Japanese Buddhist school ⓘ |
| mainTeaching | exclusive recitation of the nembutsu ⓘ |
| name | Hōnen self-link ⓘ |
| opposedPractice | complex monastic and esoteric practices for lay salvation ⓘ |
| ordination |
Hieizan Enryaku-ji temple complex
ⓘ
surface form:
Tendai school on Mount Hiei
|
| philosophicalFocus | salvation in the degenerate age of mappō ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Japan ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousName | Hōnen self-link ⓘ |
| schoolOfBuddhism | Pure Land Buddhism ⓘ |
| spokeLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| teacherOf |
Shōkū
ⓘ
surface form:
Benchō
Shinran ⓘ Shōkū ⓘ |
| veneratedDeity |
Amitābha Buddha
ⓘ
surface form:
Amida Buddha
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| writings | Senchakushū ⓘ |
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Subject: Hōnen Description of subject: Hōnen was a Japanese Buddhist priest who founded the Jōdo-shū (Pure Land) school and popularized exclusive nembutsu practice as the primary path to salvation.
Referenced by (14)
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