Uisang
E172726
Uisang was a prominent 7th-century Korean Buddhist monk and scholar, renowned as a key founder of the Hwaeom (Huayan) school in Korea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Uisang canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1514826 — 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: Uisang Context triple: [Beomeosa Temple, foundedBy, Uisang]
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A.
Kassaman
Kassaman is the national anthem of Algeria, known for its revolutionary lyrics that honor the struggle for independence from French colonial rule.
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B.
Butuan
Butuan is a historically significant city in the Caraga region of northeastern Mindanao in the Philippines, known for its rich pre-colonial heritage and archaeological sites.
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C.
Ihnasya
Ihnasya is a city in Egypt known for its location within the Beni Suef Governorate along the Nile Valley.
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D.
Uji
Uji is a historic Japanese city near Kyoto renowned for its high-quality green tea and the UNESCO-listed Byōdō-in Temple.
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E.
Nalik
Nalik is an Austronesian language spoken by a small community in New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.
- 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: Uisang Target entity description: Uisang was a prominent 7th-century Korean Buddhist monk and scholar, renowned as a key founder of the Hwaeom (Huayan) school in Korea.
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A.
Kassaman
Kassaman is the national anthem of Algeria, known for its revolutionary lyrics that honor the struggle for independence from French colonial rule.
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B.
Butuan
Butuan is a historically significant city in the Caraga region of northeastern Mindanao in the Philippines, known for its rich pre-colonial heritage and archaeological sites.
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C.
Ihnasya
Ihnasya is a city in Egypt known for its location within the Beni Suef Governorate along the Nile Valley.
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D.
Uji
Uji is a historic Japanese city near Kyoto renowned for its high-quality green tea and the UNESCO-listed Byōdō-in Temple.
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E.
Nalik
Nalik is an Austronesian language spoken by a small community in New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist scholar
ⓘ
Hwaeom school patriarch ⓘ Korean Buddhist monk ⓘ Silla Buddhist monk ⓘ |
| birthName | Uisang ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Silla ⓘ |
| doctrine |
interpenetration of principle and phenomena
ⓘ
mutual containment of all dharmas ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Tang China
ⓘ
linked to:
Tang dynasty
|
| era |
Unified Silla period
ⓘ
linked to:
Unified Silla
|
| ethnicGroup | Korean ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Buddhist philosophy
ⓘ
doctrinal exegesis ⓘ |
| floruit | 7th century ⓘ |
| founded | Buseoksa ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | National preceptor (in Korean Buddhist tradition) ⓘ |
| influenced |
Korean Hwaeom school
ⓘ
Uicheon ⓘ later Korean scholastic Buddhism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Chinese Buddhist scholasticism
ⓘ
Huayan Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Huayan / Kegon
Zhiyan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding the Hwaeom school in Korea
ⓘ
systematizing Huayan thought in Silla ⓘ teaching interpenetration of all phenomena ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| movement |
Huayan Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Huayan / Kegon
Hwaeom Buddhism ⓘ |
| nativeName |
의상
ⓘ
linked to:
Hanbok
|
| nativeNameLang | ko ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Diagram of the Dharmadhatu (Hwaeom ilsŭng pŏpkyedo)
ⓘ
linked to:
Womb Realm Mandala
Hwaeom doctrinal system in Korea ⓘ |
| occupation |
Buddhist teacher
ⓘ
monk ⓘ scholar ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Huayan
ⓘ
linked to:
Huayan / Kegon
Hwaeom ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Buseoksa
ⓘ
Silla ⓘ |
| region | Korean Peninsula ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousCenter | Buseoksa ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Buddhist monasticism ⓘ |
| romanization | Uisang ⓘ |
| school | Hwaeom school of Korean Buddhism ⓘ |
| studiedUnder |
Fazang (indirectly, via Huayan tradition)
ⓘ
linked to:
Huayan / Kegon
Zhiyan ⓘ |
| tradition |
Mahāyāna Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahayana
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Uisang Description of subject: Uisang was a prominent 7th-century Korean Buddhist monk and scholar, renowned as a key founder of the Hwaeom (Huayan) school in Korea.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.