Yanshou
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Yanshou was a prominent 10th-century Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhist monk and scholar known for synthesizing various Buddhist traditions and emphasizing the unity of different paths to enlightenment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yanshou canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12261765 — 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: Yanshou Context triple: [Yongming Yanshou, givenName, Yanshou]
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A.
Yanshi
Yanshi is a county-level city in Henan Province, China, known for its important Bronze Age archaeological remains and early Chinese urban development.
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B.
Jianyan
Jianyan was the reign era name marking the early rule of Emperor Gaozong during the Southern Song dynasty in China.
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C.
Yanyou
Yanyou was a reign era of the Yuan dynasty under Emperor Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan in the early 14th century.
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D.
Yansan
Yansan is a powerful orisha in Yoruba and Afro-Caribbean religions, associated with winds, storms, and the cemetery, often revered as a fierce warrior and guardian of the dead.
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E.
Yingtian
Yingtian was an important early Ming dynasty capital city, historically centered around present-day Nanjing in China.
- 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: Yanshou Target entity description: Yanshou was a prominent 10th-century Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhist monk and scholar known for synthesizing various Buddhist traditions and emphasizing the unity of different paths to enlightenment.
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A.
Yanshi
Yanshi is a county-level city in Henan Province, China, known for its important Bronze Age archaeological remains and early Chinese urban development.
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B.
Jianyan
Jianyan was the reign era name marking the early rule of Emperor Gaozong during the Southern Song dynasty in China.
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C.
Yanyou
Yanyou was a reign era of the Yuan dynasty under Emperor Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan in the early 14th century.
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D.
Yansan
Yansan is a powerful orisha in Yoruba and Afro-Caribbean religions, associated with winds, storms, and the cemetery, often revered as a fierce warrior and guardian of the dead.
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E.
Yingtian
Yingtian was an important early Ming dynasty capital city, historically centered around present-day Nanjing in China.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.