Triple

T14340614
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Kūkai E355588 entity
Predicate wrote P2831 FINISHED
Object The Meaning of Sound, Word, and Reality
The Meaning of Sound, Word, and Reality is a philosophical treatise by the Japanese Buddhist monk Kūkai that explores the profound relationship between language, sound, and ultimate reality within esoteric Buddhism.
E1093105 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: The Meaning of Sound, Word, and Reality | Statement: [Kūkai, wrote, The Meaning of Sound, Word, and Reality]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Meaning of Sound, Word, and Reality
Context triple: [Kūkai, wrote, The Meaning of Sound, Word, and Reality]
  • A. Six Lectures on Sound and Meaning
    Six Lectures on Sound and Meaning is a seminal work of linguistic theory by Roman Jakobson that explores the relationship between phonological structure and the creation of meaning in language.
  • B. The Sound Shape of Language
    The Sound Shape of Language is a seminal linguistic study by Roman Jakobson (with Linda R. Waugh) that explores how the sound structure of language relates to meaning, form, and poetic function.
  • C. In Praise of the Music of Language
    In Praise of the Music of Language is the subtitle of Douglas Hofstadter’s book *Le Ton beau de Marot*, which explores translation, poetry, and the intricate play of meaning and form in language.
  • D. Sound: A Course of Lectures
    "Sound: A Course of Lectures" is a 19th-century scientific work that explains the principles of acoustics and the nature of sound in a series of accessible public lectures.
  • E. Word, Sound and Power
    Word, Sound and Power was the renowned backing band for reggae legend Peter Tosh, contributing to the powerful roots reggae sound on albums like "Bush Doctor."
  • 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: The Meaning of Sound, Word, and Reality
Triple: [Kūkai, wrote, The Meaning of Sound, Word, and Reality]
Generated description
The Meaning of Sound, Word, and Reality is a philosophical treatise by the Japanese Buddhist monk Kūkai that explores the profound relationship between language, sound, and ultimate reality within esoteric Buddhism.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Meaning of Sound, Word, and Reality
Target entity description: The Meaning of Sound, Word, and Reality is a philosophical treatise by the Japanese Buddhist monk Kūkai that explores the profound relationship between language, sound, and ultimate reality within esoteric Buddhism.
  • A. Six Lectures on Sound and Meaning
    Six Lectures on Sound and Meaning is a seminal work of linguistic theory by Roman Jakobson that explores the relationship between phonological structure and the creation of meaning in language.
  • B. The Sound Shape of Language
    The Sound Shape of Language is a seminal linguistic study by Roman Jakobson (with Linda R. Waugh) that explores how the sound structure of language relates to meaning, form, and poetic function.
  • C. In Praise of the Music of Language
    In Praise of the Music of Language is the subtitle of Douglas Hofstadter’s book *Le Ton beau de Marot*, which explores translation, poetry, and the intricate play of meaning and form in language.
  • D. Sound: A Course of Lectures
    "Sound: A Course of Lectures" is a 19th-century scientific work that explains the principles of acoustics and the nature of sound in a series of accessible public lectures.
  • E. Word, Sound and Power
    Word, Sound and Power was the renowned backing band for reggae legend Peter Tosh, contributing to the powerful roots reggae sound on albums like "Bush Doctor."
  • 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_69d8278fa2108190bc0d0e7939c1eb03 completed April 9, 2026, 10:26 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69de8e8674c0819091dfbe9c50778c5e completed April 14, 2026, 6:59 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fd469bc538819099ed5b7061cf140d completed May 8, 2026, 2:12 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fd477d0dd4819084116b385077324c completed May 8, 2026, 2:16 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fd4828f44c81908903d1391c83cc60 completed May 8, 2026, 2:19 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:14 a.m.