Fayan school
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The Fayan school was a major Chinese Chan Buddhist tradition of the 10th–11th centuries, known for its emphasis on sudden enlightenment and influential monastic lineages.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fayan school canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2563063 — 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: Fayan school Context triple: [Chan Buddhism, branch, Fayan school]
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Fay School
Fay School is a private, coeducational junior boarding and day school in Southborough, Massachusetts, serving elementary and middle school students.
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West School
West School is a public elementary school serving students in the New Canaan, Connecticut community.
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South School
South School is a public elementary school serving early-grade students in the New Canaan, Connecticut community.
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D.
Penair School
Penair School is a coeducational secondary school and academy serving students in and around the city of Truro in Cornwall, England.
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Rudd's Academy
Rudd's Academy was a 19th-century educational institution attended by David Herold, one of the conspirators in the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
- 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: Fayan school Target entity description: The Fayan school was a major Chinese Chan Buddhist tradition of the 10th–11th centuries, known for its emphasis on sudden enlightenment and influential monastic lineages.
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A.
Fay School
Fay School is a private, coeducational junior boarding and day school in Southborough, Massachusetts, serving elementary and middle school students.
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B.
West School
West School is a public elementary school serving students in the New Canaan, Connecticut community.
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C.
South School
South School is a public elementary school serving early-grade students in the New Canaan, Connecticut community.
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D.
Penair School
Penair School is a coeducational secondary school and academy serving students in and around the city of Truro in Cornwall, England.
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E.
Rudd's Academy
Rudd's Academy was a 19th-century educational institution attended by David Herold, one of the conspirators in the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chan Buddhist school
ⓘ
Chinese Buddhist tradition ⓘ |
| associatedConcept | sudden vs. gradual enlightenment debate ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Fayan Wenyi lineage
ⓘ
Wuyue region ⓘ
linked to:
Wuyue
|
| category |
Buddhist schools in China
ⓘ
Chan sects ⓘ |
| contemporaneousWith |
Caodong school
ⓘ
Linji school ⓘ
linked to:
Linji lineage
Yunmen school ⓘ |
| coreDoctrine |
Buddha‑nature is originally pure
ⓘ
non‑dual nature of reality ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| decline | absorbed into Linji school ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | middle to late Song dynasty ⓘ |
| emphasis |
direct realization of Buddha‑nature
ⓘ
lineage transmission ⓘ monastic discipline ⓘ sudden enlightenment ⓘ |
| era | medieval Chinese Buddhism ⓘ |
| flourishedIn |
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
ⓘ
early Song dynasty ⓘ
linked to:
Song dynasty
|
| founder | Fayan Wenyi ⓘ |
| geographicCenter | southeastern China ⓘ |
| historicalInfluence |
contributed to formation of Chan lamp histories
ⓘ
shaped early Song Chan institutional patterns ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | one of the Five Houses of Chan ⓘ |
| influenced |
Song‑dynasty Chan
ⓘ
linked to:
Song-dynasty Chan
later Chinese Zen historiography ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| lineageType | monastic lineage ⓘ |
| mainRegion | China ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Fayan Wenyi ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chan Buddhism
ⓘ
Zen Buddhist tradition ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| teachingMethod |
informal interviews with disciples
ⓘ
public sermons ⓘ use of recorded sayings collections ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
10th century
ⓘ
11th century ⓘ |
| tradition |
use of encounter dialogue
ⓘ
use of gong’an (koan) style exchanges ⓘ |
| viewOnPractice | enlightenment within everyday activities ⓘ |
| viewOnScriptures | subordination of textual study to direct experience ⓘ |
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Subject: Fayan school Description of subject: The Fayan school was a major Chinese Chan Buddhist tradition of the 10th–11th centuries, known for its emphasis on sudden enlightenment and influential monastic lineages.
Referenced by (8)
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