Nanquan Puyuan
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Nanquan Puyuan was a prominent Tang dynasty Chan (Zen) master known for his sharp, paradoxical teaching style and as a key disciple of Mazu Daoyi.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nanquan Puyuan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11673393 — 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: Nanquan Puyuan Context triple: [Hongzhou school, associatedWith, Nanquan Puyuan]
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A.
Lan-yu
Lan-yu, better known as Orchid Island, is a small volcanic island off Taiwan’s southeastern coast renowned for its rugged scenery and the traditional culture of the indigenous Tao (Yami) people.
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B.
Zhenyuan
Zhenyuan was a late 19th-century Chinese ironclad battleship of the Beiyang Fleet that played a prominent role in the First Sino-Japanese War.
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C.
Zhenyuan
Zhenyuan was a regnal era of the Tang dynasty marked by Emperor Dezong’s efforts to stabilize imperial authority and restore central control after periods of rebellion and fragmentation.
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D.
Yuanpei
Yuanpei is the given name of Cai Yuanpei, a prominent Chinese educator and reformer who served as president of Peking University in the early 20th century.
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E.
Pan Shu
Pan Shu was an imperial consort of the Eastern Wu state during China’s Three Kingdoms period and the mother of Emperor Sun Liang.
- 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: Nanquan Puyuan Target entity description: Nanquan Puyuan was a prominent Tang dynasty Chan (Zen) master known for his sharp, paradoxical teaching style and as a key disciple of Mazu Daoyi.
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A.
Lan-yu
Lan-yu, better known as Orchid Island, is a small volcanic island off Taiwan’s southeastern coast renowned for its rugged scenery and the traditional culture of the indigenous Tao (Yami) people.
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B.
Zhenyuan
Zhenyuan was a regnal era of the Tang dynasty marked by Emperor Dezong’s efforts to stabilize imperial authority and restore central control after periods of rebellion and fragmentation.
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C.
Zhenyuan
Zhenyuan was a late 19th-century Chinese ironclad battleship of the Beiyang Fleet that played a prominent role in the First Sino-Japanese War.
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D.
Yuanpei
Yuanpei is the given name of Cai Yuanpei, a prominent Chinese educator and reformer who served as president of Peking University in the early 20th century.
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E.
Pan Shu
Pan Shu was an imperial consort of the Eastern Wu state during China’s Three Kingdoms period and the mother of Emperor Sun Liang.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monk
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Chan master ⓘ Tang dynasty person ⓘ Zen master ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Nansen Fugan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPractice |
gong’an practice
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meditation ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hongzhou school
NERFINISHED
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Nanquan Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ChineseName | 南泉普願 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| discipleOf | Mazu Daoyi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit | 9th century ⓘ |
| genre | Chan encounter dialogue ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Chan master Nanquan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Caodong school
NERFINISHED
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Guiyang school NERFINISHED ⓘ Linji school NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhaozhou Congshen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influence on classical Chan literature
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paradoxical teaching style ⓘ sharp teaching style ⓘ use of koan-like encounters ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
The Blue Cliff Record
NERFINISHED
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The Gateless Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ The Record of Serenity NERFINISHED ⓘ Transmission of the Lamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | koan of Nanquan kills a cat ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Guishan Lingyou
NERFINISHED
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Yangshan Huiji NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhaozhou Congshen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalFocus |
direct realization
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non-duality ⓘ |
| region | Jiangxi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| role |
Chan patriarch
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monastic teacher ⓘ |
| school | Hongzhou school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Zen koans ⓘ |
| teacher | Mazu Daoyi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teachingMethod |
shouting and striking
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spontaneous responses ⓘ |
| tradition |
Chan Buddhism
NERFINISHED
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Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | Chan patriarch in Chinese Buddhism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nanquan Puyuan Description of subject: Nanquan Puyuan was a prominent Tang dynasty Chan (Zen) master known for his sharp, paradoxical teaching style and as a key disciple of Mazu Daoyi.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.