Hòa Hảo
E119899
Hòa Hảo is a Vietnamese Buddhist reform movement and religious sect founded in 1939 in the Mekong Delta, known for its emphasis on simplicity, lay practice, and strong political influence in southern Vietnam.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hòa Hảo canonical | 5 |
| Hòa Hảo sect | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1025948 — 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: Hòa Hảo Context triple: [Republic of Vietnam, religion, Hòa Hảo]
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A.
Ye Ting
Ye Ting was a prominent Chinese military leader and revolutionary who played key roles in early Nationalist and Communist movements, including commanding forces in the Northern Expedition and the Nanchang Uprising.
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B.
Liu Taiying
Liu Taiying is known primarily as the child of prominent Chinese military leader and Marshal Liu Bocheng.
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C.
Chen Yi
Chen Yi was a prominent Chinese Communist military commander and later a senior political leader who served as Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of China.
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D.
Truong Chinh
Truong Chinh was a prominent Vietnamese communist leader, theorist, and strategist who played a central role in shaping the Viet Minh movement and the early Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
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E.
Sun Yat-sen
Sun Yat-sen was a Chinese revolutionary leader and political thinker widely regarded as the founding father of modern China and a key figure in the overthrow of the Qing dynasty.
- 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: Hòa Hảo Target entity description: Hòa Hảo is a Vietnamese Buddhist reform movement and religious sect founded in 1939 in the Mekong Delta, known for its emphasis on simplicity, lay practice, and strong political influence in southern Vietnam.
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A.
Ye Ting
Ye Ting was a prominent Chinese military leader and revolutionary who played key roles in early Nationalist and Communist movements, including commanding forces in the Northern Expedition and the Nanchang Uprising.
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B.
Liu Taiying
Liu Taiying is known primarily as the child of prominent Chinese military leader and Marshal Liu Bocheng.
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C.
Chen Yi
Chen Yi was a prominent Chinese Communist military commander and later a senior political leader who served as Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of China.
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D.
Truong Chinh
Truong Chinh was a prominent Vietnamese communist leader, theorist, and strategist who played a central role in shaping the Viet Minh movement and the early Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
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E.
Sun Yat-sen
Sun Yat-sen was a Chinese revolutionary leader and political thinker widely regarded as the founding father of modern China and a key figure in the overthrow of the Qing dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist reform movement
ⓘ
Vietnamese new religious movement ⓘ religious sect ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
agrarian society of the Mekong Delta
ⓘ
peasant communities ⓘ |
| classification |
branch of Vietnamese Buddhism
ⓘ
folk-Buddhist reform movement ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | urban, monastic-centered Buddhism in Vietnam ⓘ |
| coreValue |
charity
ⓘ
community solidarity ⓘ frugality ⓘ patriotism ⓘ |
| country |
Vietnam
ⓘ
linked to:
Viet Nam
|
| doctrine |
millenarian expectations
ⓘ
reform of popular Buddhism in southern Vietnam ⓘ |
| emphasis |
lay religious practice
ⓘ
moral reform ⓘ personal piety ⓘ simplicity in worship ⓘ |
| followersEstimate | millions of adherents ⓘ |
| founder | Huỳnh Phú Sổ ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1939 ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
post-1975 state control and regulation
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rapid expansion in the early 1940s ⓘ suppression and co-optation by various regimes ⓘ |
| language | Vietnamese ⓘ |
| mainAreaOfInfluence |
Mekong Delta rural communities
ⓘ
southern Vietnam ⓘ |
| mainlyPracticedBy | ethnic Vietnamese ⓘ |
| officialNameInVietnamese |
Phật giáo Hòa Hảo
ⓘ
linked to:
Hoahaoism
|
| politicalRole |
interacted with French colonial authorities
ⓘ
interacted with State of Vietnam and Republic of Vietnam governments ⓘ interacted with Viet Minh ⓘ maintained armed forces during First Indochina War ⓘ significant influence in southern Vietnamese politics ⓘ |
| practice |
ethical living and social responsibility
ⓘ
home-based worship ⓘ recitation of simple prayers ⓘ veneration of Buddha and ancestors ⓘ |
| primaryRitualSpace | household altars ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Government of Vietnam as a religious organization ⓘ |
| region | Mekong Delta ⓘ |
| rejects |
elaborate temple rituals
ⓘ
expensive ceremonies ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousCenter |
An Giang Province
ⓘ
linked to:
An Giang
Phú Tân District ⓘ |
| religiousTextType |
poetic teachings
ⓘ
sermons of Huỳnh Phú Sổ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hòa Hảo Description of subject: Hòa Hảo is a Vietnamese Buddhist reform movement and religious sect founded in 1939 in the Mekong Delta, known for its emphasis on simplicity, lay practice, and strong political influence in southern Vietnam.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hòa Hảo