Shōkū
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Shōkū was a prominent Japanese Buddhist monk of the Kamakura period and a leading disciple of Hōnen who helped develop and spread Pure Land (Jōdo) teachings.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12261574 — 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: Shōkū Context triple: [Hōnen, teacherOf, Shōkū]
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A.
Ōnamuchi
Ōnamuchi is another name for Ōkuninushi, a major Shinto deity associated with nation-building, medicine, and good fortune in Japanese mythology.
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B.
Asago
Asago is a city in northern Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, known for its mountainous scenery, historic castle ruins, and hot spring resorts.
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C.
Hofu
Hofu is a coastal city in western Honshu, Japan, known for its historic Hofu Tenmangu Shrine and industrial manufacturing base.
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D.
Fukutsu
Fukutsu is a coastal city in southwestern Japan known for its beaches and location along the Genkai Sea in Fukuoka Prefecture.
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E.
Tocho
Tocho is the common nickname for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, a prominent skyscraper complex in Shinjuku that houses Tokyo’s metropolitan administration and offers popular observation decks.
- 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: Shōkū Target entity description: Shōkū was a prominent Japanese Buddhist monk of the Kamakura period and a leading disciple of Hōnen who helped develop and spread Pure Land (Jōdo) teachings.
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A.
Ōnamuchi
Ōnamuchi is another name for Ōkuninushi, a major Shinto deity associated with nation-building, medicine, and good fortune in Japanese mythology.
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B.
Asago
Asago is a city in northern Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, known for its mountainous scenery, historic castle ruins, and hot spring resorts.
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C.
Hofu
Hofu is a coastal city in western Honshu, Japan, known for its historic Hofu Tenmangu Shrine and industrial manufacturing base.
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D.
Fukutsu
Fukutsu is a coastal city in southwestern Japan known for its beaches and location along the Genkai Sea in Fukuoka Prefecture.
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E.
Tocho
Tocho is the common nickname for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, a prominent skyscraper complex in Shinjuku that houses Tokyo’s metropolitan administration and offers popular observation decks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.