Zhiyi (Chih-i)
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Zhiyi (Chih-i) was a 6th-century Chinese Buddhist monk and systematizer of Buddhist doctrine who is regarded as the founder and principal architect of the Tiantai tradition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Zhiyi (Chih-i) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20567327 — 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: Zhiyi (Chih-i) Context triple: [Tiantai school, keyFigure, Zhiyi (Chih-i)]
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A.
Shih-t'ou Hsi-ch'ien
Shih-t'ou Hsi-ch'ien was an influential 8th-century Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhist master, traditionally regarded as a key figure in the formation of the Caodong/Sōtō school.
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B.
Chuanzhi
Chuanzhi is the given name of Liu Chuanzhi, the Chinese entrepreneur best known as the founder of Lenovo.
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C.
Fu Sheng
Fu Sheng was a short-lived and notoriously cruel emperor of the Former Qin state during China’s Sixteen Kingdoms period.
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D.
Yü-yen Tzŭ-erh Chi
Yü-yen Tzŭ-erh Chi is a pioneering 19th-century Chinese language textbook and reader compiled by British sinologist Thomas Francis Wade to teach spoken Mandarin and its romanization to Western learners.
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E.
Yuan Xiu
Yuan Xiu, better known by his temple name Emperor Xiaowu of Northern Wei, was a 6th-century Chinese emperor whose reign marked the final years of the Northern Wei dynasty before its division.
- 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: Zhiyi (Chih-i) Target entity description: Zhiyi (Chih-i) was a 6th-century Chinese Buddhist monk and systematizer of Buddhist doctrine who is regarded as the founder and principal architect of the Tiantai tradition.
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A.
Shih-t'ou Hsi-ch'ien
Shih-t'ou Hsi-ch'ien was an influential 8th-century Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhist master, traditionally regarded as a key figure in the formation of the Caodong/Sōtō school.
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B.
Chuanzhi
Chuanzhi is the given name of Liu Chuanzhi, the Chinese entrepreneur best known as the founder of Lenovo.
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C.
Fu Sheng
Fu Sheng was a short-lived and notoriously cruel emperor of the Former Qin state during China’s Sixteen Kingdoms period.
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D.
Yü-yen Tzŭ-erh Chi
Yü-yen Tzŭ-erh Chi is a pioneering 19th-century Chinese language textbook and reader compiled by British sinologist Thomas Francis Wade to teach spoken Mandarin and its romanization to Western learners.
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E.
Yuan Xiu
Yuan Xiu, better known by his temple name Emperor Xiaowu of Northern Wei, was a 6th-century Chinese emperor whose reign marked the final years of the Northern Wei dynasty before its division.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.