Bernie Glassman
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Bernie Glassman was an American Zen Buddhist teacher, social entrepreneur, and founder of the Zen Peacemakers, known for integrating Buddhist practice with social activism and service to marginalized communities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bernie Glassman canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4581004 — 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: Bernie Glassman Context triple: [socially engaged Buddhism, hasKeyFigure, Bernie Glassman]
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A.
Paul Grilley
Paul Grilley is a yoga teacher best known for popularizing Yin Yoga and for his influential work on anatomy and skeletal variation in yoga practice.
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B.
Robin Evan Roberts
Robin Evan Roberts was a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball pitcher best known for his stellar career with the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1950s.
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C.
Israel Regardie
Israel Regardie was a British occultist, writer, and ceremonial magician best known for preserving and publishing the teachings of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and popularizing modern Hermetic Qabalah.
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D.
Natalie Goldberg
Natalie Goldberg is an American author and writing teacher best known for her influential book "Writing Down the Bones," which popularized a Zen-inspired approach to creative writing practice.
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E.
Gregory Plotkin
Gregory Plotkin is an American film editor best known for his work on high-profile horror and genre films, including collaborations with Blumhouse Productions.
- 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: Bernie Glassman Target entity description: Bernie Glassman was an American Zen Buddhist teacher, social entrepreneur, and founder of the Zen Peacemakers, known for integrating Buddhist practice with social activism and service to marginalized communities.
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A.
Paul Grilley
Paul Grilley is a yoga teacher best known for popularizing Yin Yoga and for his influential work on anatomy and skeletal variation in yoga practice.
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B.
Robin Evan Roberts
Robin Evan Roberts was a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball pitcher best known for his stellar career with the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1950s.
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C.
Israel Regardie
Israel Regardie was a British occultist, writer, and ceremonial magician best known for preserving and publishing the teachings of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and popularizing modern Hermetic Qabalah.
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D.
Natalie Goldberg
Natalie Goldberg is an American author and writing teacher best known for her influential book "Writing Down the Bones," which popularized a Zen-inspired approach to creative writing practice.
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E.
Gregory Plotkin
Gregory Plotkin is an American film editor best known for his work on high-profile horror and genre films, including collaborations with Blumhouse Productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Jew
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Buddhist priest ⓘ Roshi ⓘ Zen Buddhist teacher ⓘ author ⓘ human ⓘ social entrepreneur ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in applied mathematics ⓘ |
| authorOf |
Bearing Witness: A Zen Master’s Lessons in Making Peace
NERFINISHED
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Infinite Circle: Teachings in Zen NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dude and the Zen Master NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Yonkers, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1939-01-18 ⓘ |
| coAuthorOf | Instructions to the Cook: A Zen Master’s Lessons in Living a Life That Matters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coAuthorWith | Jeff Bridges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2018-11-04 ⓘ |
| developedConcept | Three Tenets: Not-Knowing, Bearing Witness, Taking Action NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute
NERFINISHED
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University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jews
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surface form:
Jewish people
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| familyName | Glassman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded |
Greyston Bakery
NERFINISHED
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Greyston Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ Greyston Mandala NERFINISHED ⓘ Zen Community of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Zen Community of New York / Zen Mountain Monastery (early form) NERFINISHED ⓘ Zen Peacemakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Bernard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Engaged Buddhist movements in the West ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bearing witness retreats at Auschwitz
NERFINISHED
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developing the Three Tenets of the Zen Peacemakers ⓘ integrating Zen practice with social activism ⓘ socially engaged Buddhism ⓘ street retreats with homeless communities ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| laterPartner | Eve Marko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Engaged Buddhism
NERFINISHED
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Zen Peacemakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Bernie Glassman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
Buddhist priest
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Zen teacher ⓘ aerospace engineer ⓘ social entrepreneur ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Springfield, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
abbot of Zen Community of New York
NERFINISHED
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founding teacher of Zen Peacemaker Order ⓘ |
| receivedDharmaTransmissionFrom | Taizan Maezumi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
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Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialActivismFocus |
HIV/AIDS
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homelessness ⓘ hunger and poverty ⓘ |
| spouse | Jishu Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studentOf | Taizan Maezumi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teacherOf | Zen Peacemaker Order students ⓘ |
| title |
Roshi
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Zen master ⓘ |
| workedAs | aerospace engineer at McDonnell-Douglas ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bernie Glassman Description of subject: Bernie Glassman was an American Zen Buddhist teacher, social entrepreneur, and founder of the Zen Peacemakers, known for integrating Buddhist practice with social activism and service to marginalized communities.
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