Myōe
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Myōe was a prominent Japanese Buddhist monk of the Kamakura period known for his religious reforms, scholarship, and promotion of both Kegon and Shingon teachings.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Myōe canonical | 2 |
| Myōe Shōnin | 1 |
| The Buddhist Priest Myōe | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21394451 — 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: Myōe Context triple: [Kozan-ji, foundedBy, Myōe]
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A.
Kukai
Kūkai was a Japanese Buddhist monk, scholar, poet, and calligrapher who founded the Shingon (Esoteric) school of Buddhism in Japan during the early Heian period.
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B.
Gyōki
Gyōki was an influential Japanese Buddhist monk of the Nara period known for his public works, social welfare activities, and role in promoting Buddhism among the common people.
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C.
Ippen
Ippen was a Japanese Buddhist monk and wandering preacher of the Kamakura period who founded the Ji (Time) school of Pure Land Buddhism, emphasizing nembutsu chanting and itinerant proselytizing.
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D.
Nichiren
Nichiren was a 13th-century Japanese Buddhist monk who taught exclusive devotion to the Lotus Sutra as the sole path to enlightenment and inspired several influential Buddhist movements.
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E.
Saigyō
Saigyō was a renowned late Heian and early Kamakura period Japanese Buddhist monk and poet celebrated for his deeply reflective waka poetry on nature, impermanence, and spiritual longing.
- 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: Myōe Target entity description: Myōe was a prominent Japanese Buddhist monk of the Kamakura period known for his religious reforms, scholarship, and promotion of both Kegon and Shingon teachings.
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A.
Kukai
Kūkai was a Japanese Buddhist monk, scholar, poet, and calligrapher who founded the Shingon (Esoteric) school of Buddhism in Japan during the early Heian period.
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B.
Gyōki
Gyōki was an influential Japanese Buddhist monk of the Nara period known for his public works, social welfare activities, and role in promoting Buddhism among the common people.
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C.
Ippen
Ippen was a Japanese Buddhist monk and wandering preacher of the Kamakura period who founded the Ji (Time) school of Pure Land Buddhism, emphasizing nembutsu chanting and itinerant proselytizing.
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D.
Nichiren
Nichiren was a 13th-century Japanese Buddhist monk who taught exclusive devotion to the Lotus Sutra as the sole path to enlightenment and inspired several influential Buddhist movements.
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E.
Saigyō
Saigyō was a renowned late Heian and early Kamakura period Japanese Buddhist monk and poet celebrated for his deeply reflective waka poetry on nature, impermanence, and spiritual longing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Myōe
linked to: Myōe