Daisetsu
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Daisetsu is the given name of D. T. Suzuki, the influential Japanese scholar who helped introduce Zen Buddhism to the Western world.
All labels observed (1)
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| Daisetsu canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20693523 — 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: Daisetsu Context triple: [D. T. Suzuki, givenName, Daisetsu]
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A.
Daisaku
Daisaku is a Japanese given name most notably borne by Daisaku Ikeda, the Buddhist philosopher, educator, and longtime president of the Soka Gakkai movement.
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B.
Hōki
Hōki was a Japanese era of the Nara period, marked by the reign of Emperor Kōnin and known for continued consolidation of imperial authority and Buddhist culture.
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C.
Mumonkan
Mumonkan is a classic 13th-century Zen Buddhist koan collection compiled by the Chinese master Wumen Huikai, widely studied as a foundational text in Zen practice.
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D.
Shinshukyo
Shinshukyo refers to Japan’s “new religions,” a diverse group of modern religious movements that emerged mainly from the late 19th century onward, often blending Shinto, Buddhist, and other spiritual elements.
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E.
Kanmuryōjukyō
Kanmuryōjukyō is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture of the Pure Land tradition that teaches meditative practices for visualizing Amitābha Buddha and his Western Paradise.
- 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: Daisetsu Target entity description: Daisetsu is the given name of D. T. Suzuki, the influential Japanese scholar who helped introduce Zen Buddhism to the Western world.
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A.
Daisaku
Daisaku is a Japanese given name most notably borne by Daisaku Ikeda, the Buddhist philosopher, educator, and longtime president of the Soka Gakkai movement.
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B.
Hōki
Hōki was a Japanese era of the Nara period, marked by the reign of Emperor Kōnin and known for continued consolidation of imperial authority and Buddhist culture.
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C.
Mumonkan
Mumonkan is a classic 13th-century Zen Buddhist koan collection compiled by the Chinese master Wumen Huikai, widely studied as a foundational text in Zen practice.
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D.
Shinshukyo
Shinshukyo refers to Japan’s “new religions,” a diverse group of modern religious movements that emerged mainly from the late 19th century onward, often blending Shinto, Buddhist, and other spiritual elements.
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E.
Kanmuryōjukyō
Kanmuryōjukyō is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture of the Pure Land tradition that teaches meditative practices for visualizing Amitābha Buddha and his Western Paradise.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.