Hwaeom
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Hwaeom is a major school of East Asian Mahayana Buddhism, rooted in the Avatamsaka (Flower Garland) Sutra and known for its doctrine of the interpenetration and mutual containment of all phenomena.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hwaeom canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7629653 — 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: Hwaeom Context triple: [Uisang, philosophicalSchool, Hwaeom]
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A.
Gwan-eum
Gwan-eum is the Korean name for Guanyin, the bodhisattva of compassion widely revered in East Asian Buddhism.
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B.
Hosuni
Hosuni is the female tiger mascot character created as the sibling counterpart to Hodori, the official mascot of the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games.
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C.
Huwon
Huwon is the secret rear garden of Changdeokgung Palace in Seoul, renowned for its landscaped ponds, pavilions, and natural woodland used historically as a royal retreat.
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D.
Nam-ku
Nam-ku is the McCune–Reischauer romanization of Nam District, an administrative district in the city of Busan, South Korea.
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E.
Uicheon
Uicheon was an influential Korean Buddhist monk and scholar of the Goryeo dynasty, known for promoting the Cheontae (Tiantai) school and attempting to harmonize doctrinal and meditative traditions.
- 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: Hwaeom Target entity description: Hwaeom is a major school of East Asian Mahayana Buddhism, rooted in the Avatamsaka (Flower Garland) Sutra and known for its doctrine of the interpenetration and mutual containment of all phenomena.
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A.
Gwan-eum
Gwan-eum is the Korean name for Guanyin, the bodhisattva of compassion widely revered in East Asian Buddhism.
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B.
Hosuni
Hosuni is the female tiger mascot character created as the sibling counterpart to Hodori, the official mascot of the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games.
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C.
Huwon
Huwon is the secret rear garden of Changdeokgung Palace in Seoul, renowned for its landscaped ponds, pavilions, and natural woodland used historically as a royal retreat.
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D.
Nam-ku
Nam-ku is the McCune–Reischauer romanization of Nam District, an administrative district in the city of Busan, South Korea.
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E.
Uicheon
Uicheon was an influential Korean Buddhist monk and scholar of the Goryeo dynasty, known for promoting the Cheontae (Tiantai) school and attempting to harmonize doctrinal and meditative traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist school
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Korean Buddhist school ⓘ Mahayana Buddhist school ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Buddha-nature
NERFINISHED
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dependent origination ⓘ dharmadhatu ⓘ emptiness ⓘ fourfold dharmadhatu ⓘ ten mysterious gates ⓘ |
| basedOnText |
Avatamsaka Sutra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Flower Garland Sutra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branchOf | Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralBuddha | Vairocana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreDoctrine |
dharmadhatu interpenetration
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interpenetration of all phenomena ⓘ mutual containment of all phenomena ⓘ non-obstruction of phenomena ⓘ non-obstruction of principle and phenomena ⓘ |
| country | Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury | 8th century ⓘ |
| founderInKorea | Uisang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicFocus | Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Silla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importantFigure |
Dushun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fazang NERFINISHED ⓘ Gyunyeo NERFINISHED ⓘ Uisang NERFINISHED ⓘ Wonhyo NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhiyan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Korean Buddhist thought
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Korean Seon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Huayan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyText |
Commentaries on the Avatamsaka Sutra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hwaeom ilsŭng pŏpkyedo ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Korean ⓘ |
| originatedIn | Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originPeriod | Unified Silla period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentTradition | Huayan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation |
holistic
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metaphysical ⓘ |
| prominentExegete | Wonhyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionPracticed | East Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedSchool |
Huayan
NERFINISHED
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Kegon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ritualFocus | Avatamsaka Sutra recitation ⓘ |
| scripturalLanguage | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| sharesScripturalBasisWith | Huayan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| viewOnBuddha | cosmic Buddha Vairocana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| viewOnReality |
all phenomena mutually interpenetrate
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one is all and all is one ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hwaeom Description of subject: Hwaeom is a major school of East Asian Mahayana Buddhism, rooted in the Avatamsaka (Flower Garland) Sutra and known for its doctrine of the interpenetration and mutual containment of all phenomena.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Huayan