Weishi school
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The Weishi school is a Chinese Buddhist tradition that develops and interprets Yogācāra “consciousness-only” philosophy, emphasizing the mind’s role in constructing reality.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Weishi school canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11672540 — 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: Weishi school Context triple: [Yogācāra, associatedSchool, Weishi school]
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Hongzhou school
The Hongzhou school was an influential Tang dynasty Chan Buddhist tradition known for its iconoclastic teaching style and emphasis on sudden enlightenment.
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Ōbaku school
The Ōbaku school is a Japanese Zen Buddhist tradition, originally imported from Ming China in the 17th century, known for blending Chinese Chan practices with Japanese Zen and Pure Land elements.
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Nikai school
Nikai school is a political faction or group associated with the Nikai faction, likely centered around the leadership or ideology of a figure named Nikai.
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Mikohidari school
The Mikohidari school was an influential medieval Japanese poetic lineage known for its refined waka composition and rivalry with other court poetry schools.
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E.
Songyang Academy
Songyang Academy is one of China’s oldest and most renowned Confucian academies, historically serving as a major center of learning and culture near Mount Song in Henan Province.
- 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: Weishi school Target entity description: The Weishi school is a Chinese Buddhist tradition that develops and interprets Yogācāra “consciousness-only” philosophy, emphasizing the mind’s role in constructing reality.
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A.
Hongzhou school
The Hongzhou school was an influential Tang dynasty Chan Buddhist tradition known for its iconoclastic teaching style and emphasis on sudden enlightenment.
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B.
Ōbaku school
The Ōbaku school is a Japanese Zen Buddhist tradition, originally imported from Ming China in the 17th century, known for blending Chinese Chan practices with Japanese Zen and Pure Land elements.
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C.
Nikai school
Nikai school is a political faction or group associated with the Nikai faction, likely centered around the leadership or ideology of a figure named Nikai.
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D.
Mikohidari school
The Mikohidari school was an influential medieval Japanese poetic lineage known for its refined waka composition and rivalry with other court poetry schools.
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E.
Songyang Academy
Songyang Academy is one of China’s oldest and most renowned Confucian academies, historically serving as a major center of learning and culture near Mount Song in Henan Province.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist school
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Chinese Buddhist tradition ⓘ Yogācāra tradition ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Consciousness-Only school
NERFINISHED
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Faxiang school NERFINISHED ⓘ Vijñaptimātra school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPractice |
cultivation of wisdom regarding consciousness-only
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meditative analysis of mind and consciousness ⓘ |
| basedOn | Yogācāra philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broughtToChinaBy | Xuanzang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreDoctrine |
consciousness-only (vijñaptimātra)
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eight consciousnesses ⓘ storehouse consciousness (ālaya-vijñāna) ⓘ three natures (trisvabhāva) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| doctrineDetail |
afflictions arise from misapprehension of mental representations
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denies ultimately independent external objects ⓘ |
| emphasis |
analysis of cognition
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mind’s role in constructing reality ⓘ phenomena as mental representations ⓘ |
| goal | liberation through transforming consciousness ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfFlourishing | Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importantFigure |
Kuiji
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Woncheuk NERFINISHED ⓘ Xuanzang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chan Buddhism
NERFINISHED
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East Asian Buddhist scholasticism ⓘ Huayan school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Asaṅga
NERFINISHED
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Dharmapāla NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Yogācāra school NERFINISHED ⓘ Vasubandhu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfClassicalTexts | Chinese ⓘ |
| parentTradition | Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalFocus |
epistemology
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nature of perception ⓘ ontology of mind ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
China
NERFINISHED
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East Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis |
Cheng Weishi Lun
NERFINISHED
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Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra NERFINISHED ⓘ Saṃdhinirmocana Sūtra NERFINISHED ⓘ Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| systematizedBy |
Kuiji
NERFINISHED
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Xuanzang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| viewOnExternalWorld | phenomena as constructions of consciousness ⓘ |
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Subject: Weishi school Description of subject: The Weishi school is a Chinese Buddhist tradition that develops and interprets Yogācāra “consciousness-only” philosophy, emphasizing the mind’s role in constructing reality.
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