Vinaya school
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The Vinaya school is a Chinese Buddhist tradition that emphasizes strict adherence to monastic disciplinary codes as the foundation of spiritual practice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vinaya school canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5233188 — 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: Vinaya school Context triple: [Chinese Buddhism, hasSchool, Vinaya school]
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A.
Bhatta school
The Bhatta school is a prominent subtradition of the Mimamsa philosophical system in Hinduism, associated especially with the thinker Kumarila Bhatta and known for its rigorous defense of Vedic ritualism and epistemology.
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Jonang school
The Jonang school is a distinct Tibetan Buddhist tradition known for its emphasis on the shentong (other-emptiness) view of emptiness and its preservation of advanced Kalachakra tantra practices.
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Vinaya Pitaka
The Vinaya Pitaka is the canonical Buddhist text that lays down the monastic rules and disciplinary code for monks and nuns, especially central in the Theravada tradition.
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Sthavira Nikaya
Sthavira Nikaya was one of the earliest Buddhist monastic schools that emerged after the first schisms in the Buddhist community, forming a major lineage from which several later traditions, including Theravada, developed.
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E.
Patimokkha
Patimokkha is the foundational code of monastic discipline in Theravada Buddhism, outlining the rules and ethical conduct for monks and nuns.
- 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: Vinaya school Target entity description: The Vinaya school is a Chinese Buddhist tradition that emphasizes strict adherence to monastic disciplinary codes as the foundation of spiritual practice.
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A.
Bhatta school
The Bhatta school is a prominent subtradition of the Mimamsa philosophical system in Hinduism, associated especially with the thinker Kumarila Bhatta and known for its rigorous defense of Vedic ritualism and epistemology.
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B.
Jonang school
The Jonang school is a distinct Tibetan Buddhist tradition known for its emphasis on the shentong (other-emptiness) view of emptiness and its preservation of advanced Kalachakra tantra practices.
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C.
Vinaya Pitaka
The Vinaya Pitaka is the canonical Buddhist text that lays down the monastic rules and disciplinary code for monks and nuns, especially central in the Theravada tradition.
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D.
Sthavira Nikaya
Sthavira Nikaya was one of the earliest Buddhist monastic schools that emerged after the first schisms in the Buddhist community, forming a major lineage from which several later traditions, including Theravada, developed.
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E.
Patimokkha
Patimokkha is the foundational code of monastic discipline in Theravada Buddhism, outlining the rules and ethical conduct for monks and nuns.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist school
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Chinese Buddhist tradition ⓘ |
| aimsAt | harmonious monastic community ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chinese Buddhism
NERFINISHED
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Mahāyāna Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreDoctrine | monastic discipline as foundation of spiritual practice ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| doctrinalOrientation | orthopraxy over doctrinal speculation ⓘ |
| emphasis |
Vinaya (monastic code)
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strict adherence to monastic disciplinary codes ⓘ |
| ethicalFoundation |
precepts
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rules of conduct ⓘ |
| focus |
monastic training
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observance of precepts ⓘ regulation of monastic life ⓘ |
| goal |
purification of conduct
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support for meditation and wisdom ⓘ |
| influenced |
East Asian monastic discipline
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later Chinese monastic regulations ⓘ |
| languageOfTradition | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| practitionerType |
Buddhist monks
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Buddhist nuns ⓘ |
| region | East Asia ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis |
Dharmaguptaka Vinaya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vinaya Pitaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfDiscipline |
monastic precepts for monks
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monastic precepts for nuns ⓘ |
| viewOnLayPractice | emphasizes importance of precepts for lay followers ⓘ |
| viewOnPractice | ethical discipline as prerequisite for higher practices ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vinaya school Description of subject: The Vinaya school is a Chinese Buddhist tradition that emphasizes strict adherence to monastic disciplinary codes as the foundation of spiritual practice.
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