Triple

T11672841
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Hongren E277421 entity
Predicate alternativeName P39 FINISHED
Object 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.
E952709 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Fifth Patriarch of Chan | Statement: [Hongren, alternativeName, Fifth Patriarch of Chan]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fifth Patriarch of Chan
Context triple: [Hongren, alternativeName, Fifth Patriarch of Chan]
  • A. 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.
  • B. 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.
  • C. 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.
  • D. Lin-chi I-hsüan
    Lin-chi I-hsüan was a seminal 9th-century Chinese Chan (Zen) master and founder of the Linji school, renowned for his abrupt, iconoclastic teaching style using shouts and blows to provoke enlightenment.
  • E. Shenxiu
    Shenxiu was a prominent early Chan (Zen) Buddhist monk of the 7th century, known as a leading figure of the so-called Northern School and a key rival to Huineng in later Chan tradition.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Fifth Patriarch of Chan
Triple: [Hongren, alternativeName, Fifth Patriarch of Chan]
Generated description
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.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fifth Patriarch of Chan
Target entity description: 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.
  • A. 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.
  • B. 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.
  • C. 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.
  • D. Lin-chi I-hsüan
    Lin-chi I-hsüan was a seminal 9th-century Chinese Chan (Zen) master and founder of the Linji school, renowned for his abrupt, iconoclastic teaching style using shouts and blows to provoke enlightenment.
  • E. Shenxiu
    Shenxiu was a prominent early Chan (Zen) Buddhist monk of the 7th century, known as a leading figure of the so-called Northern School and a key rival to Huineng in later Chan tradition.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d6aafd0a448190b44da30af8c6c519 completed April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d8a443b6848190a1eb6825fbc49d08 completed April 10, 2026, 7:18 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f4171833948190adafe71ab0d9d2de completed May 1, 2026, 2:59 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f41f16f43c81909f5d36e8b4b0b9c3 completed May 1, 2026, 3:33 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f4225a4b5c8190958aaddbd10035b1 completed May 1, 2026, 3:47 a.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:40 p.m.