Kōya-san Shingon-shū

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Kōya-san Shingon-shū is a major school of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism centered on Mount Kōya, tracing its teachings back to the monk Kūkai (Kōbō Daishi).

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Koyasan Shingon-shu	2
Kōyasan Shingon-shū	2
Kongōbu-ji sect of Shingon Buddhism	1
Koyasan Shingon sect	1
Koyasan Shingon-shu religious organization	1
Kōya-san Shingon-shū canonical	1
Shingon-shu Koyasan-ha	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15025582 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Kōya-san Shingon-shū
Context triple: [Ryōzenji, sect, Kōya-san Shingon-shū]

A. Myōshin-ji
Myōshin-ji is a major Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple complex in Kyoto, Japan, serving as the head temple of one of the largest branches of the Rinzai school.
B. Jisho-ji
Jisho-ji, better known as Ginkaku-ji or the Silver Pavilion, is a renowned Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto celebrated for its elegant architecture and classical Japanese gardens.
C. Kiyoshikōjin Seichō-ji
Kiyoshikōjin Seichō-ji is a historic Buddhist temple in Takarazuka, Japan, known as a major pilgrimage site dedicated to the deity Kōjin and revered for protection from fire and misfortune.
D. Kodai-ji
Kodai-ji is a historic Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto renowned for its beautiful gardens, traditional architecture, and connections to the warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
E. Rinnō-ji
Rinnō-ji is a historic Buddhist temple complex in Nikkō, Japan, renowned for its ornate halls, important religious statues, and role within the UNESCO-listed Nikkō shrine and temple area.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Kōya-san Shingon-shū
Target entity description: Kōya-san Shingon-shū is a major school of Japanese Esoteric Buddhism centered on Mount Kōya, tracing its teachings back to the monk Kūkai (Kōbō Daishi).

A. Myōshin-ji
Myōshin-ji is a major Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple complex in Kyoto, Japan, serving as the head temple of one of the largest branches of the Rinzai school.
B. Jisho-ji
Jisho-ji, better known as Ginkaku-ji or the Silver Pavilion, is a renowned Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto celebrated for its elegant architecture and classical Japanese gardens.
C. Kiyoshikōjin Seichō-ji
Kiyoshikōjin Seichō-ji is a historic Buddhist temple in Takarazuka, Japan, known as a major pilgrimage site dedicated to the deity Kōjin and revered for protection from fire and misfortune.
D. Kodai-ji
Kodai-ji is a historic Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto renowned for its beautiful gardens, traditional architecture, and connections to the warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
E. Rinnō-ji
Rinnō-ji is a historic Buddhist temple complex in Nikkō, Japan, renowned for its ornate halls, important religious statues, and role within the UNESCO-listed Nikkō shrine and temple area.
F. None of above. chosen