Fifth Patriarch of the Huayan school
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The Fifth Patriarch of the Huayan school was a leading Chinese Buddhist master who systematized Huayan doctrine and helped transmit its influential teachings on the interpenetration of all phenomena.
All labels observed (1)
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| Fifth Patriarch of the Huayan school canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11770693 — 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: Fifth Patriarch of the Huayan school Context triple: [Zongmi, title, Fifth Patriarch of the Huayan school]
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Fifth Patriarch of Chan
The Fifth Patriarch of Chan, also known as Hongren, was a seminal early Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhist master whose teachings helped shape the development of East Asian Zen.
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Sixth Patriarch of Chan Buddhism
The Sixth Patriarch of Chan Buddhism is the revered title of Huineng, the influential 7th-century Chinese monk whose teachings and life story, recorded in the Platform Sutra, shaped the development of Zen across East Asia.
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Third Patriarch of Chan
The Third Patriarch of Chan is a key early figure in Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhism, traditionally regarded as a successor in the lineage that shaped the school’s foundational teachings and transmission.
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Second Patriarch of Chan
The Second Patriarch of Chan is the early Chinese Buddhist master who succeeded Bodhidharma and helped establish the foundational lineage and teachings of Chan (Zen) Buddhism.
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Fourth Patriarch
The Fourth Patriarch is the traditional title given to Daoxin, an early and influential Chan (Zen) Buddhist master in China who helped shape the development of the school.
- 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: Fifth Patriarch of the Huayan school Target entity description: The Fifth Patriarch of the Huayan school was a leading Chinese Buddhist master who systematized Huayan doctrine and helped transmit its influential teachings on the interpenetration of all phenomena.
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A.
Fifth Patriarch of Chan
The Fifth Patriarch of Chan, also known as Hongren, was a seminal early Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhist master whose teachings helped shape the development of East Asian Zen.
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B.
Sixth Patriarch of Chan Buddhism
The Sixth Patriarch of Chan Buddhism is the revered title of Huineng, the influential 7th-century Chinese monk whose teachings and life story, recorded in the Platform Sutra, shaped the development of Zen across East Asia.
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C.
Third Patriarch of Chan
The Third Patriarch of Chan is a key early figure in Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhism, traditionally regarded as a successor in the lineage that shaped the school’s foundational teachings and transmission.
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D.
Second Patriarch of Chan
The Second Patriarch of Chan is the early Chinese Buddhist master who succeeded Bodhidharma and helped establish the foundational lineage and teachings of Chan (Zen) Buddhism.
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E.
Fourth Patriarch
The Fourth Patriarch is the traditional title given to Daoxin, an early and influential Chan (Zen) Buddhist master in China who helped shape the development of the school.
- F. None of above. chosen
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