Triple

T11672939
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Shitou Xiqian E277423 entity
Predicate movement P81 FINISHED
Object Tang dynasty Chan
Tang dynasty Chan was a formative period of Chinese Zen Buddhism characterized by influential masters, the development of distinct meditation lineages, and the doctrinal foundations that later shaped East Asian Zen traditions.
E940255 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: Tang dynasty Chan | Statement: [Shitou Xiqian, movement, Tang dynasty Chan]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tang dynasty Chan
Context triple: [Shitou Xiqian, movement, Tang dynasty Chan]
  • A. Caodong school
    The Caodong school is a major Chinese Chan Buddhist tradition known for its emphasis on silent illumination meditation and later influence on the Japanese Sōtō Zen school.
  • B. Wenshu
    Wenshu is the courtesy name of Emperor Guangwu of Han, the founding emperor of the Eastern Han dynasty in ancient China.
  • C. Linji lineage
    The Linji lineage is a prominent school of Chan (Zen) Buddhism known for its emphasis on sudden enlightenment, paradoxical dialogues, and the use of shouting and striking to jolt students into awakening.
  • D. Shentong
    Shentong is the commonly used abbreviation for the Shanghai Shentong Metro Group, the state-owned company that operates and manages the Shanghai Metro system.
  • E. Tiantai school
    The Tiantai school is a major tradition of Chinese Buddhism known for its comprehensive doctrinal system centered on the Lotus Sutra and its synthesis of meditation and philosophical analysis.
  • 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: Tang dynasty Chan
Triple: [Shitou Xiqian, movement, Tang dynasty Chan]
Generated description
Tang dynasty Chan was a formative period of Chinese Zen Buddhism characterized by influential masters, the development of distinct meditation lineages, and the doctrinal foundations that later shaped East Asian Zen traditions.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tang dynasty Chan
Target entity description: Tang dynasty Chan was a formative period of Chinese Zen Buddhism characterized by influential masters, the development of distinct meditation lineages, and the doctrinal foundations that later shaped East Asian Zen traditions.
  • A. Caodong school
    The Caodong school is a major Chinese Chan Buddhist tradition known for its emphasis on silent illumination meditation and later influence on the Japanese Sōtō Zen school.
  • B. Wenshu
    Wenshu is the courtesy name of Emperor Guangwu of Han, the founding emperor of the Eastern Han dynasty in ancient China.
  • C. Linji lineage
    The Linji lineage is a prominent school of Chan (Zen) Buddhism known for its emphasis on sudden enlightenment, paradoxical dialogues, and the use of shouting and striking to jolt students into awakening.
  • D. Shentong
    Shentong is the commonly used abbreviation for the Shanghai Shentong Metro Group, the state-owned company that operates and manages the Shanghai Metro system.
  • E. Tiantai school
    The Tiantai school is a major tradition of Chinese Buddhism known for its comprehensive doctrinal system centered on the Lotus Sutra and its synthesis of meditation and philosophical analysis.
  • 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_69ef13e1b3d8819085ea806280ed69d3 completed April 27, 2026, 7:44 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ef3551b9a88190a9b30bcb2592628b completed April 27, 2026, 10:07 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ef51c17078819083f05036f290ce09 completed April 27, 2026, 12:08 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:40 p.m.