Daozang
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Daozang is the vast canonical collection of Taoist scriptures, rituals, and commentaries compiled over centuries as the primary literary foundation of Taoist religious and philosophical tradition.
All labels observed (14)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Daozang canonical | 15 |
| Daoist Canon | 7 |
| Daoist Canon (Daozang) | 3 |
| Daoist canon | 3 |
| Taoist canon | 3 |
| Daoist Canon divisions | 1 |
| Daoist canon (via the Liezi) | 1 |
| Daoist ritual registers | 1 |
| Ming Daozang edition | 1 |
| Taoist Canon | 1 |
| Taoist Tripitaka | 1 |
| Taoist scriptures | 1 |
| Zhengyi ritual texts | 1 |
| Zhengyi scriptures | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1082545 — 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: Daozang Context triple: [Taoism, hasSacredText, Daozang]
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A.
Tripitaka
Tripitaka is the traditional Buddhist canon, comprising three collections of teachings that form the foundational scriptures of the Buddhist religion.
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B.
Tibetan Kangyur
The Tibetan Kangyur is the canonical collection of Tibetan Buddhist scriptures containing the translated words of the Buddha, including sutras, tantras, and monastic rules.
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C.
Guoyu
Guoyu is the official standardized form of the Chinese language used in mainland China and other Chinese-speaking regions.
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D.
The Tao of Wu
The Tao of Wu is a philosophical and autobiographical book by RZA that blends Wu-Tang Clan history with lessons drawn from Eastern spirituality, Five Percent Nation teachings, and personal experience.
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E.
Song of the Three Holy Youths
Song of the Three Holy Youths is an ancient biblical canticle, traditionally associated with the Book of Daniel, that recounts the praise of God by three youths miraculously preserved in a fiery furnace.
- 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: Daozang Target entity description: Daozang is the vast canonical collection of Taoist scriptures, rituals, and commentaries compiled over centuries as the primary literary foundation of Taoist religious and philosophical tradition.
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A.
Tripitaka
Tripitaka is the traditional Buddhist canon, comprising three collections of teachings that form the foundational scriptures of the Buddhist religion.
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B.
Tibetan Kangyur
The Tibetan Kangyur is the canonical collection of Tibetan Buddhist scriptures containing the translated words of the Buddha, including sutras, tantras, and monastic rules.
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C.
Guoyu
Guoyu is the official standardized form of the Chinese language used in mainland China and other Chinese-speaking regions.
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D.
The Tao of Wu
The Tao of Wu is a philosophical and autobiographical book by RZA that blends Wu-Tang Clan history with lessons drawn from Eastern spirituality, Five Percent Nation teachings, and personal experience.
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E.
Song of the Three Holy Youths
Song of the Three Holy Youths is an ancient biblical canticle, traditionally associated with the Book of Daniel, that recounts the praise of God by three youths miraculously preserved in a fiery furnace.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese classic text collection
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Taoist canon ⓘ religious text collection ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Daoist Canon
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linked to:
Daozang
Taoist Canon ⓘ
linked to:
Daozang
Taoist Tripitaka ⓘ
linked to:
Daozang
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| compilationPeriod | 4th century to 15th century ⓘ |
| containsWork |
Daodejing
ⓘ
linked to:
Tao Te Ching
Liezi ⓘ Lingbao scriptures ⓘ Shangqing scriptures ⓘ Taiping jing ⓘ Zhengyi ritual texts ⓘ
linked to:
Daozang
Zhuangzi ⓘ alchemical treatises ⓘ commentaries ⓘ hagiographies ⓘ liturgical texts ⓘ meditation texts ⓘ ritual manuals ⓘ talismans and charts ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Dongshen bu
ⓘ
Dongxuan bu ⓘ Dongzhen bu ⓘ Four Supplements ⓘ Taiping bu ⓘ Taiqing bu ⓘ Taixuan bu ⓘ Three Caverns ⓘ Zhengyi bu ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chinese religious culture
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Taoist philosophy ⓘ Taoist ritual practice ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Buddhist Tripitaka
ⓘ
linked to:
Tripitaka
|
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| majorRedaction |
Ming dynasty
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Zhengtong reign ⓘ
linked to:
Zhengtong Emperor
|
| patron |
Ming dynasty emperors
ⓘ
linked to:
Ming emperors
|
| religion | Taoism ⓘ |
| subject |
cosmology
ⓘ
ethics ⓘ exorcism ⓘ inner alchemy ⓘ longevity techniques ⓘ meditation ⓘ outer alchemy ⓘ ritual ⓘ talismans ⓘ |
| usedAs | primary scriptural authority in Taoism ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Taoist monastics
ⓘ
Taoist priests ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Daozang Description of subject: Daozang is the vast canonical collection of Taoist scriptures, rituals, and commentaries compiled over centuries as the primary literary foundation of Taoist religious and philosophical tradition.
Referenced by (40)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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