Yuanwu Keqin
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Yuanwu Keqin was a prominent 12th-century Chinese Chan (Zen) master and scholar renowned for his influential teachings and commentaries that shaped the development of Zen Buddhism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yuanwu Keqin canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11673617 — 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: Yuanwu Keqin Context triple: [Blue Cliff Record, compiledBy, Yuanwu Keqin]
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A.
Yuan Keding
Yuan Keding was the eldest son of Chinese warlord and short-lived emperor Yuan Shikai, known mainly for his role within his father's regime during the early Republic of China.
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Wu Yuan
Wu Yuan, better known as Wu Zixu, was a famed statesman and military strategist of the Spring and Autumn period in ancient China, renowned for his role in the rise of the State of Wu.
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Shen Dao
Shen Dao is the ceremonial spirit road leading to the Ming Tombs near Beijing, lined with stone statues and monuments that honor deceased emperors.
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Wu Men
Wu Men, also known as the Meridian Gate, is the grand southern entrance and main ceremonial gate of Beijing’s Forbidden City.
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E.
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.
- 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: Yuanwu Keqin Target entity description: Yuanwu Keqin was a prominent 12th-century Chinese Chan (Zen) master and scholar renowned for his influential teachings and commentaries that shaped the development of Zen Buddhism.
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A.
Yuan Keding
Yuan Keding was the eldest son of Chinese warlord and short-lived emperor Yuan Shikai, known mainly for his role within his father's regime during the early Republic of China.
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B.
Wu Yuan
Wu Yuan, better known as Wu Zixu, was a famed statesman and military strategist of the Spring and Autumn period in ancient China, renowned for his role in the rise of the State of Wu.
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C.
Shen Dao
Shen Dao is the ceremonial spirit road leading to the Ming Tombs near Beijing, lined with stone statues and monuments that honor deceased emperors.
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D.
Wu Men
Wu Men, also known as the Meridian Gate, is the grand southern entrance and main ceremonial gate of Beijing’s Forbidden City.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monk
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Chan master ⓘ Chinese writer ⓘ Song dynasty person ⓘ Zen teacher ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Blue Cliff Record tradition
NERFINISHED
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Song dynasty Chan revival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Wenyan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 12th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | China ⓘ |
| courtesyName | Keqin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Song dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Buddhist philosophy
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kōan exegesis ⓘ religious instruction ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
Buddhist commentary
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religious letters ⓘ |
| hasRole |
abbot
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spiritual mentor ⓘ |
| influenced |
Dahui Zonggao
NERFINISHED
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Kōan practice in Zen Buddhism ⓘ later Linji school masters ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Linji Yixuan lineage teachings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
commentaries on kōans
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editing and commenting on the Blue Cliff Record ⓘ letters of spiritual instruction to lay followers ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| lineage | Linji lineage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monasticName | Yuanwu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Blue Cliff Record
NERFINISHED
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Commentary on the Blue Cliff Record NERFINISHED ⓘ Letters of Yuanwu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
Buddhist teacher
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religious scholar ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Jiangsu
NERFINISHED
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Sichuan NERFINISHED ⓘ various Song dynasty monasteries ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Chan monastic community ⓘ |
| school | Linji school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spiritualPractice |
kōan contemplation
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meditation ⓘ |
| teacher | Wuzu Fayan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition |
Chan Buddhism
NERFINISHED
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Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Yuanwu Keqin Description of subject: Yuanwu Keqin was a prominent 12th-century Chinese Chan (Zen) master and scholar renowned for his influential teachings and commentaries that shaped the development of Zen Buddhism.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.