Xuedou Chongxian
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Xuedou Chongxian was an influential Chinese Chan (Zen) master of the Song dynasty, renowned for his poetic commentaries on koans and his role in shaping the Yunmen school’s legacy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Xuedou Chongxian canonical | 1 |
| Xuetou Chongxian | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11673125 — 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: Xuedou Chongxian Context triple: [Yunmen Wenyan, student, Xuedou Chongxian]
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A.
Yuanxing
Yuanxing was the era name used by Eastern Wu emperor Sun Hao during part of his tumultuous late Three Kingdoms–period reign in China.
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Changshou
Changshou was a Chinese imperial era name used during the reign of Empress Wu Zetian in the Tang dynasty.
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C.
Zhongmou
Zhongmou is the courtesy name of Sun Quan, the founding emperor of Eastern Wu during China’s Three Kingdoms period.
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Huixian
Huixian is a county-level city administered by Xinxiang in Henan Province, China, known for its mix of urban development and surrounding rural landscapes.
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Longchang
Longchang was a Chinese era name used during the Northern Qi dynasty to designate a specific reign period.
- 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: Xuedou Chongxian Target entity description: Xuedou Chongxian was an influential Chinese Chan (Zen) master of the Song dynasty, renowned for his poetic commentaries on koans and his role in shaping the Yunmen school’s legacy.
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A.
Yuanxing
Yuanxing was the era name used by Eastern Wu emperor Sun Hao during part of his tumultuous late Three Kingdoms–period reign in China.
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B.
Changshou
Changshou was a Chinese imperial era name used during the reign of Empress Wu Zetian in the Tang dynasty.
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C.
Zhongmou
Zhongmou is the courtesy name of Sun Quan, the founding emperor of Eastern Wu during China’s Three Kingdoms period.
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D.
Huixian
Huixian is a county-level city administered by Xinxiang in Henan Province, China, known for its mix of urban development and surrounding rural landscapes.
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E.
Longchang
Longchang was a Chinese era name used during the Northern Qi dynasty to designate a specific reign period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monk
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Chan master ⓘ Chinese poet ⓘ Song dynasty person ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | China ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Buddhist philosophy
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koan exegesis ⓘ religious poetry ⓘ |
| floruit | Song dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Chan poetry
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koan commentary ⓘ |
| hasRole |
commentator on classic Chan cases
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compiler of koan collection ⓘ |
| influenced |
Yuanwu Keqin
NERFINISHED
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later Zen koan literature ⓘ |
| knownFor |
compiling one hundred koans later used in the Blue Cliff Record
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poetic commentaries on koans ⓘ shaping the Yunmen school’s legacy ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| memberOf | Yunmen school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Baize songgu
NERFINISHED
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One Hundred Koans of the Blue Cliff Record NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
Buddhist teacher
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poet ⓘ |
| region | Song China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| roleIn | transmission of Yunmen school teachings ⓘ |
| schoolOf | Yunmen lineage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition |
Chan Buddhism
NERFINISHED
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Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Xuedou Chongxian Description of subject: Xuedou Chongxian was an influential Chinese Chan (Zen) master of the Song dynasty, renowned for his poetic commentaries on koans and his role in shaping the Yunmen school’s legacy.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Xuetou Chongxian