ichinen sanzen
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Ichinen sanzen is a central Tendai Buddhist doctrine teaching that a single moment of thought contains and reflects the totality of all phenomena and realms of existence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| ichinen sanzen canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4007305 — 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: ichinen sanzen Context triple: [Tendai Buddhism, keyConcept, ichinen sanzen]
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Shunpanrō
Shunpanrō is a historic inn in Shimonoseki, Japan, best known as the site where the Treaty of Shimonoseki ending the First Sino-Japanese War was signed.
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B.
Bunkachō
Bunkachō is Japan’s national government agency responsible for promoting, preserving, and administering the country’s cultural affairs and heritage.
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C.
Kichijōji
Kichijōji is a popular Tokyo neighborhood known for its trendy shopping streets, vibrant dining and nightlife, and the expansive Inokashira Park.
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D.
Sansei
Sansei are third-generation Japanese Americans, typically the grandchildren of Japanese immigrants to the United States.
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E.
Shichahai
Shichahai is a historic scenic area in central Beijing known for its interconnected lakes, traditional hutong neighborhoods, and vibrant cultural and leisure activities.
- 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: ichinen sanzen Target entity description: Ichinen sanzen is a central Tendai Buddhist doctrine teaching that a single moment of thought contains and reflects the totality of all phenomena and realms of existence.
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A.
Shunpanrō
Shunpanrō is a historic inn in Shimonoseki, Japan, best known as the site where the Treaty of Shimonoseki ending the First Sino-Japanese War was signed.
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B.
Bunkachō
Bunkachō is Japan’s national government agency responsible for promoting, preserving, and administering the country’s cultural affairs and heritage.
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C.
Kichijōji
Kichijōji is a popular Tokyo neighborhood known for its trendy shopping streets, vibrant dining and nightlife, and the expansive Inokashira Park.
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D.
Sansei
Sansei are third-generation Japanese Americans, typically the grandchildren of Japanese immigrants to the United States.
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E.
Shichahai
Shichahai is a historic scenic area in central Beijing known for its interconnected lakes, traditional hutong neighborhoods, and vibrant cultural and leisure activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist doctrine
ⓘ
Tendai doctrine ⓘ |
| associatedSchool |
Nichiren Buddhism
ⓘ
Tendai ⓘ |
| coreConceptOf |
Nichiren Buddhism
ⓘ
Tendai Buddhism ⓘ |
| cosmologicalAspect | classification of all realms of existence ⓘ |
| developedBy | Zhiyi ⓘ |
| doctrinalCategory |
Tendai cosmology
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doctrine of mind ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
immanence of Buddhahood in ordinary life
ⓘ
interpenetration of all phenomena ⓘ nonduality of subject and object ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Sui dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Sui dynasty China
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| includesConcept |
mutual possession of the ten worlds
ⓘ
ten suchnesses ⓘ ten worlds ⓘ three realms of existence ⓘ |
| influenced |
Nichiren’s doctrine of the Gohonzon
ⓘ
Nichiren’s interpretation of the Lotus Sutra ⓘ |
| inNichirenContext |
embodied in the daimoku practice
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expressed in the object of devotion (Gohonzon) ⓘ |
| keyIdea |
a single moment of thought contains all phenomena
ⓘ
each instant of consciousness reflects the totality of reality ⓘ the mind and all realms of existence are mutually inclusive ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| meaning | three thousand realms in a single thought-moment ⓘ |
| numericalStructure | 3000 realms ⓘ |
| ontologicalImplication | every phenomenon contains all other phenomena ⓘ |
| originatedIn | China ⓘ |
| philosophicalType | holistic metaphysics ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Indra's net
ⓘ
surface form:
Indra’s net
dependent origination ⓘ emptiness (śūnyatā) ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Buddhism ⓘ |
| soteriologicalFunction | basis for attaining Buddhahood in this lifetime ⓘ |
| temporalAspect | focus on the present thought-moment ⓘ |
| textualSource |
Lotus Sūtra
ⓘ
surface form:
Lotus Sutra
Mohe zhiguan ⓘ |
| transliterationOf | yinian sanqian ⓘ |
| transmittedBy | Saichō ⓘ |
| transmittedTo | Japan ⓘ |
| usedInPractice |
Lotus Sutra-based meditation
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contemplation of the mind ⓘ |
| viewOfMind | mind as encompassing all realms ⓘ |
| viewOfReality | reality as mutually inclusive and interpenetrating ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ichinen sanzen Description of subject: Ichinen sanzen is a central Tendai Buddhist doctrine teaching that a single moment of thought contains and reflects the totality of all phenomena and realms of existence.
Referenced by (1)
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