Kanzeon
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Kanzeon is the Japanese name for Avalokiteśvara, the bodhisattva of compassion revered in Mahayana Buddhism.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kanzeon canonical | 2 |
| Senju Kannon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22568830 — 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: Kanzeon Context triple: [Avalokiteśvara, JapaneseName, Kanzeon]
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A.
Great White-Robed Kannon
Great White-Robed Kannon is a revered form of the bodhisattva Kannon (Avalokiteśvara) depicted in pure white robes, symbolizing compassion and spiritual purity in East Asian Buddhist tradition.
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B.
Benzaiten
Benzaiten is a Japanese Buddhist and Shinto goddess of music, eloquence, knowledge, and the arts, closely associated with water and often identified with the Hindu goddess Saraswati.
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C.
Mizuko Kannon
Mizuko Kannon is a compassionate Japanese Buddhist manifestation of the bodhisattva Kannon, venerated as the protector of miscarried, aborted, and stillborn children.
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D.
Zaō Gongen
Zaō Gongen is a syncretic mountain deity in Japanese religion, revered in Shugendō as a fierce protector and manifestation of multiple Buddhist and Shintō divinities.
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E.
Atago Gongen
Atago Gongen is a syncretic Japanese deity associated with fire protection and mountain worship, venerated especially at shrines on Mount Atago.
- 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: Kanzeon Target entity description: Kanzeon is the Japanese name for Avalokiteśvara, the bodhisattva of compassion revered in Mahayana Buddhism.
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A.
Great White-Robed Kannon
Great White-Robed Kannon is a revered form of the bodhisattva Kannon (Avalokiteśvara) depicted in pure white robes, symbolizing compassion and spiritual purity in East Asian Buddhist tradition.
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B.
Benzaiten
Benzaiten is a Japanese Buddhist and Shinto goddess of music, eloquence, knowledge, and the arts, closely associated with water and often identified with the Hindu goddess Saraswati.
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C.
Mizuko Kannon
Mizuko Kannon is a compassionate Japanese Buddhist manifestation of the bodhisattva Kannon, venerated as the protector of miscarried, aborted, and stillborn children.
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D.
Zaō Gongen
Zaō Gongen is a syncretic mountain deity in Japanese religion, revered in Shugendō as a fierce protector and manifestation of multiple Buddhist and Shintō divinities.
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E.
Atago Gongen
Atago Gongen is a syncretic Japanese deity associated with fire protection and mountain worship, venerated especially at shrines on Mount Atago.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kanzeon