Triple

T3805824
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ten Zen Questions E93004 entity
Predicate inspiredBy P9 FINISHED
Object Zen koans
Zen koans are paradoxical anecdotes or riddles used in Zen Buddhism as meditation tools to transcend logical thinking and provoke direct insight into reality.
E389952 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: Zen koans | Statement: [Ten Zen Questions, inspiredBy, Zen koans]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zen koans
Context triple: [Ten Zen Questions, inspiredBy, Zen koans]
  • A. Ten Zen Questions
    Ten Zen Questions is a philosophical and introspective book by Susan Blackmore that explores consciousness, self, and reality through a series of Zen-inspired inquiries.
  • B. Zen Master
    Zen Master is the famous nickname of legendary NBA coach Phil Jackson, known for his calm, philosophical approach and record-setting championship success with the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers.
  • C. ZEN
    ZEN is the stock ticker symbol for Zendesk, a customer service and engagement software company.
  • D. Huayan / Kegon
    Huayan (Kegon in Japan) is a major East Asian Mahayana Buddhist school known for its profound philosophy of universal interpenetration and the Avatamsaka (Flower Garland) Sutra as its central scripture.
  • E. Zen gardens
    Zen gardens are minimalist Japanese rock and sand landscapes designed for meditation and contemplation, emphasizing simplicity, asymmetry, and the symbolic representation of nature.
  • 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: Zen koans
Triple: [Ten Zen Questions, inspiredBy, Zen koans]
Generated description
Zen koans are paradoxical anecdotes or riddles used in Zen Buddhism as meditation tools to transcend logical thinking and provoke direct insight into reality.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zen koans
Target entity description: Zen koans are paradoxical anecdotes or riddles used in Zen Buddhism as meditation tools to transcend logical thinking and provoke direct insight into reality.
  • A. Ten Zen Questions
    Ten Zen Questions is a philosophical and introspective book by Susan Blackmore that explores consciousness, self, and reality through a series of Zen-inspired inquiries.
  • B. Zen Master
    Zen Master is the famous nickname of legendary NBA coach Phil Jackson, known for his calm, philosophical approach and record-setting championship success with the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers.
  • C. ZEN
    ZEN is the stock ticker symbol for Zendesk, a customer service and engagement software company.
  • D. Huayan / Kegon
    Huayan (Kegon in Japan) is a major East Asian Mahayana Buddhist school known for its profound philosophy of universal interpenetration and the Avatamsaka (Flower Garland) Sutra as its central scripture.
  • E. Zen gardens
    Zen gardens are minimalist Japanese rock and sand landscapes designed for meditation and contemplation, emphasizing simplicity, asymmetry, and the symbolic representation of nature.
  • 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_69aed96a60088190ab1df8390fffc935 completed March 9, 2026, 2:30 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aee7bd95e881908649ce512f7470b0 completed March 9, 2026, 3:31 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b4fb2d7be48190a041e59b706751a4 completed March 14, 2026, 6:07 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b4fc463bf48190b604d478f2c3e477 completed March 14, 2026, 6:12 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b4fcb59c148190b2b574c787473896 completed March 14, 2026, 6:14 a.m.
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:16 p.m.