Ippen
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Ippen was a Japanese Buddhist monk and wandering preacher of the Kamakura period who founded the Ji (Time) school of Pure Land Buddhism, emphasizing nembutsu chanting and itinerant proselytizing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ippen canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12261571 — 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: Ippen Context triple: [Hōnen, influenced, Ippen]
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A.
Ikkyū Sōjun
Ikkyū Sōjun was a 15th-century Japanese Zen Buddhist monk and poet famed for his iconoclastic behavior, irreverent verse, and influential role in shaping later Zen culture.
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B.
Sen Dōan
Sen Dōan was a Japanese tea master of the Sen family lineage, known as a son of Sen no Rikyū who helped continue and transmit his father's influential wabi-cha tea ceremony tradition.
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C.
Saigyō
Saigyō was a renowned late Heian and early Kamakura period Japanese Buddhist monk and poet celebrated for his deeply reflective waka poetry on nature, impermanence, and spiritual longing.
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D.
Gyōki
Gyōki was an influential Japanese Buddhist monk of the Nara period known for his public works, social welfare activities, and role in promoting Buddhism among the common people.
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E.
Hara Sankei
Hara Sankei was a Japanese businessman and art patron best known for creating and developing the historic Sankeien Garden in Yokohama.
- 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: Ippen Target entity description: Ippen was a Japanese Buddhist monk and wandering preacher of the Kamakura period who founded the Ji (Time) school of Pure Land Buddhism, emphasizing nembutsu chanting and itinerant proselytizing.
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A.
Ikkyū Sōjun
Ikkyū Sōjun was a 15th-century Japanese Zen Buddhist monk and poet famed for his iconoclastic behavior, irreverent verse, and influential role in shaping later Zen culture.
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B.
Sen Dōan
Sen Dōan was a Japanese tea master of the Sen family lineage, known as a son of Sen no Rikyū who helped continue and transmit his father's influential wabi-cha tea ceremony tradition.
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C.
Saigyō
Saigyō was a renowned late Heian and early Kamakura period Japanese Buddhist monk and poet celebrated for his deeply reflective waka poetry on nature, impermanence, and spiritual longing.
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D.
Gyōki
Gyōki was an influential Japanese Buddhist monk of the Nara period known for his public works, social welfare activities, and role in promoting Buddhism among the common people.
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E.
Hara Sankei
Hara Sankei was a Japanese businessman and art patron best known for creating and developing the historic Sankeien Garden in Yokohama.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.