Zen meditation
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Zen meditation is a Buddhist contemplative practice that emphasizes seated stillness, breath awareness, and nonjudgmental observation of the mind to cultivate insight and presence.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chan meditation | 1 |
| Zen meditation canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8831259 — 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: Zen meditation Context triple: [Natalie Goldberg, influencedBy, Zen meditation]
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A.
Zen
Zen is a British television crime drama series based on Michael Dibdin’s Aurelio Zen detective novels, produced by Left Bank Pictures.
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B.
Zen
Zen is AMD's high-performance x86 CPU microarchitecture that underpins its modern EPYC server processors and Ryzen desktop chips.
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C.
Vipassana
Vipassana is a Buddhist meditation technique focused on cultivating insight into the true nature of reality through mindful observation of thoughts, sensations, and phenomena.
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D.
Transcendental Meditation
Transcendental Meditation is a trademarked form of silent mantra meditation developed by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, widely promoted for stress reduction and personal development.
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E.
Everything Zen
"Everything Zen" is the debut single by British rock band Bush, known for its grunge-influenced sound and role in establishing the group's popularity in the mid-1990s.
- 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: Zen meditation Target entity description: Zen meditation is a Buddhist contemplative practice that emphasizes seated stillness, breath awareness, and nonjudgmental observation of the mind to cultivate insight and presence.
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A.
Zen
Zen is a British television crime drama series based on Michael Dibdin’s Aurelio Zen detective novels, produced by Left Bank Pictures.
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B.
Zen
Zen is AMD's high-performance x86 CPU microarchitecture that underpins its modern EPYC server processors and Ryzen desktop chips.
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C.
Vipassana
Vipassana is a Buddhist meditation technique focused on cultivating insight into the true nature of reality through mindful observation of thoughts, sensations, and phenomena.
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D.
Transcendental Meditation
Transcendental Meditation is a trademarked form of silent mantra meditation developed by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, widely promoted for stress reduction and personal development.
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E.
Everything Zen
"Everything Zen" is the debut single by British rock band Bush, known for its grunge-influenced sound and role in establishing the group's popularity in the mid-1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist practice
ⓘ
contemplative practice ⓘ meditation practice ⓘ spiritual discipline ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
cultivating insight
ⓘ
cultivating presence ⓘ developing mindfulness ⓘ realizing the nature of mind ⓘ reducing attachment to thoughts ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Zen monasteries
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zen retreat centers ⓘ Zen temples ⓘ |
| basedOn | Buddhist teachings ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
emptiness
ⓘ
no-self ⓘ non-attachment ⓘ suchness ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
breath awareness
ⓘ
nonjudgmental observation of the mind ⓘ seated stillness ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
direct experience
ⓘ
present-moment awareness ⓘ |
| hasForm |
kinhin
ⓘ
zazen ⓘ |
| historicallyDevelopedIn |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes |
attention to breathing
ⓘ
attention to posture ⓘ awareness of emotions ⓘ awareness of sensations ⓘ awareness of thoughts ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Japanese ⓘ |
| mayInclude |
koan practice
ⓘ
silent illumination ⓘ |
| oftenGuidedBy |
Zen master
ⓘ
Zen teacher ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practicedBy |
lay practitioners
ⓘ
monks ⓘ nuns ⓘ |
| practicedIn |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ Western countries ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Samatha meditation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vipassana meditation NERFINISHED ⓘ mindfulness meditation ⓘ |
| usesPosture |
cross-legged sitting
ⓘ
seiza sitting ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zen meditation Description of subject: Zen meditation is a Buddhist contemplative practice that emphasizes seated stillness, breath awareness, and nonjudgmental observation of the mind to cultivate insight and presence.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chan meditation