Triple

T2563062
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Chan Buddhism E57285 entity
Predicate branch P889 FINISHED
Object 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.
E279888 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: Caodong school | Statement: [Chan Buddhism, branch, Caodong school]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Caodong school
Context triple: [Chan Buddhism, branch, Caodong school]
  • A. Hongzhou school
    The Hongzhou school was an influential Tang dynasty Chan Buddhist tradition known for its iconoclastic teaching style and emphasis on sudden enlightenment.
  • B. Chan Buddhism
    Chan Buddhism is a major school of Chinese Buddhism emphasizing meditation, direct insight into one’s true nature, and the transmission of enlightenment outside of scriptures.
  • C. Chuang Yen Monastery
    Chuang Yen Monastery is a major Buddhist temple complex in Putnam County, New York, known for housing one of the largest indoor Buddha statues in the Western Hemisphere.
  • D. Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism
    The Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism is a major reformist tradition founded by Je Tsongkhapa, known for its strict monastic discipline, emphasis on philosophical study, and being the lineage of the Dalai Lamas.
  • E. Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism
    The Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism is the largest and most influential school of Korean Seon (Zen) Buddhism, serving as the main representative of traditional Korean Buddhist practice and monastic life.
  • 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: Caodong school
Triple: [Chan Buddhism, branch, Caodong school]
Generated description
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.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Caodong school
Target entity description: 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.
  • A. Hongzhou school
    The Hongzhou school was an influential Tang dynasty Chan Buddhist tradition known for its iconoclastic teaching style and emphasis on sudden enlightenment.
  • B. Chan Buddhism
    Chan Buddhism is a major school of Chinese Buddhism emphasizing meditation, direct insight into one’s true nature, and the transmission of enlightenment outside of scriptures.
  • C. Chuang Yen Monastery
    Chuang Yen Monastery is a major Buddhist temple complex in Putnam County, New York, known for housing one of the largest indoor Buddha statues in the Western Hemisphere.
  • D. Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism
    The Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism is a major reformist tradition founded by Je Tsongkhapa, known for its strict monastic discipline, emphasis on philosophical study, and being the lineage of the Dalai Lamas.
  • E. Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism
    The Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism is the largest and most influential school of Korean Seon (Zen) Buddhism, serving as the main representative of traditional Korean Buddhist practice and monastic life.
  • 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_69ab4a4ef9008190a0e6d4422b9418b7 completed March 6, 2026, 9:42 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abd3374c648190a29b2cc209d66668 completed March 7, 2026, 7:26 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69af6562d6f08190a2be483b06a789cc completed March 10, 2026, 12:27 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69af669436208190901d1f34592c1a42 completed March 10, 2026, 12:32 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69af6760cf7c8190bb681f573828049e completed March 10, 2026, 12:35 a.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:48 p.m.