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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).

Phrase: Tang Esoteric Buddhism | Statement: [Chinese Esoteric Buddhism, alsoKnownAs, Tang Esoteric Buddhism]

Target entity: Tang Esoteric Buddhism
Context triple: [Chinese Esoteric Buddhism, alsoKnownAs, Tang Esoteric Buddhism]

• A. Chinese Esoteric Buddhism chosen
  Chinese Esoteric Buddhism is a tradition of Vajrayana-influenced Buddhist practice that developed in Tang dynasty China, emphasizing mantras, mudras, and mandalas within a ritual and doctrinal framework that later shaped Japanese schools such as Shingon.
• B. Kukai’s esoteric commentaries
  Kukai’s esoteric commentaries are a series of doctrinal writings by the Japanese Buddhist monk Kukai that systematically expound Shingon esoteric teachings and practices.
• C. Buddhist tantras
  Buddhist tantras are esoteric scriptures of Vajrayana Buddhism that present ritual, meditative, and doctrinal frameworks for attaining enlightenment through mantra, visualization, and deity yoga.
• D. Central Asian Buddhism
  Central Asian Buddhism is a historical form of Buddhism that developed along the Silk Road, blending Indian Buddhist teachings with local Central Asian cultures and serving as a key conduit for the transmission of Buddhism to China and East Asia.
• E. Commentary on the Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment
  Commentary on the Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment is an influential Buddhist exegesis by the Tang dynasty scholar-monk Zongmi that synthesizes Huayan and Chan perspectives on the Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment.
• F. None of above.
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.