Yunmen Wenyan
E277427
Yunmen Wenyan was a renowned 10th-century Chinese Chan master and founder of the Yunmen school, celebrated for his terse, enigmatic teaching style and influential role in Zen koan literature.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yunmen Wenyan canonical | 9 |
| Wenyan | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2563038 — 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: Yunmen Wenyan Context triple: [Chan Buddhism, associatedMonk, Yunmen Wenyan]
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A.
Qi Xin
Qi Xin is a Chinese revolutionary and former Party official best known as the mother of China’s paramount leader Xi Jinping.
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B.
Wu Tong
Wu Tong is a Chinese musician and vocalist known for his mastery of traditional instruments like the sheng and for his collaborations in world and classical music projects.
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C.
Yu Chengwan
Yu Chengwan was a Chinese military commander best known for leading Nationalist forces during the World War II-era Battle of Changde against the Imperial Japanese Army.
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D.
Shen Yiqin
Shen Yiqin is a Chinese politician who serves as a senior national leader and prominent advocate for women's affairs in China.
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E.
Lu Muzhen
Lu Muzhen was the first wife of Chinese revolutionary leader Sun Yat-sen, known primarily for her connection to his early life and career.
- 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: Yunmen Wenyan Target entity description: Yunmen Wenyan was a renowned 10th-century Chinese Chan master and founder of the Yunmen school, celebrated for his terse, enigmatic teaching style and influential role in Zen koan literature.
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A.
Qi Xin
Qi Xin is a Chinese revolutionary and former Party official best known as the mother of China’s paramount leader Xi Jinping.
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B.
Wu Tong
Wu Tong is a Chinese musician and vocalist known for his mastery of traditional instruments like the sheng and for his collaborations in world and classical music projects.
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C.
Yu Chengwan
Yu Chengwan was a Chinese military commander best known for leading Nationalist forces during the World War II-era Battle of Changde against the Imperial Japanese Army.
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D.
Shen Yiqin
Shen Yiqin is a Chinese politician who serves as a senior national leader and prominent advocate for women's affairs in China.
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E.
Lu Muzhen
Lu Muzhen was the first wife of Chinese revolutionary leader Sun Yat-sen, known primarily for her connection to his early life and career.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monk
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Chan master ⓘ Chinese Zen master ⓘ founder of a Buddhist school ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| abbotOf | Yunmen Monastery ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Blue Cliff Record
ⓘ
Gateless Gate ⓘ koan collections ⓘ |
| birthName |
Wenyan
ⓘ
linked to:
Yunmen Wenyan
|
| centuryActive | 10th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | China ⓘ |
| era | Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| houseOfChan | Yunmen school ⓘ |
| influenced |
Japanese Zen
ⓘ
Korean Seon ⓘ
linked to:
Korean Buddhism
Song-dynasty Chan ⓘ koan practice traditions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
enigmatic sayings
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influence on Zen koan literature ⓘ one-word answers in teaching ⓘ paradoxical dialogues ⓘ terse teaching style ⓘ use of sudden exclamations ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| monasticRole | abbot ⓘ |
| movement | Five Houses of Chan ⓘ |
| name | Yunmen Wenyan ⓘ |
| nativeName |
雲門文偃
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linked to:
Huineng
|
| occupation |
monastic leader
ⓘ
religious teacher ⓘ |
| philosophicalFocus |
non-duality
ⓘ
sudden enlightenment ⓘ |
| region |
Southern China
ⓘ
linked to:
southern China
|
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| school | Yunmen school ⓘ |
| schoolFounded | Yunmen school ⓘ |
| student |
Deshan Bensheng
ⓘ
Dongshan Shouchu ⓘ
linked to:
Dongshan Liangjie
Xuedou Chongxian ⓘ |
| teacher |
Muzhou Daoming
ⓘ
Xuefeng Yicun ⓘ |
| teachingStyle |
abrupt
ⓘ
concise ⓘ direct pointing to mind ⓘ |
| tradition |
Chan Buddhism
ⓘ
Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Zen
|
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: Yunmen Wenyan Description of subject: Yunmen Wenyan was a renowned 10th-century Chinese Chan master and founder of the Yunmen school, celebrated for his terse, enigmatic teaching style and influential role in Zen koan literature.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Yunmen Wenyan
subject linked to:
Five Houses of Chan
subject linked to:
Five Houses and Seven Schools of Chan
linked to: Yunmen Wenyan