True Word School
E389556
True Word School is an English term for Shingon Buddhism, a major esoteric Buddhist tradition in Japan founded by the monk Kūkai in the early 9th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| True Word School canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3795702 — 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: True Word School Context triple: [Shingon Buddhism, translationOfName, True Word School]
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A.
Tapton School
Tapton School is a secondary school and sixth form in Sheffield, England, known for its strong academic reputation and notable alumni including Olympic champion Sebastian Coe.
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B.
Kateri School
Kateri School is an educational institution serving the community of Kahnawà:ke, a Mohawk territory near Montreal, Canada.
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C.
I PROMISE School
I PROMISE School is a public school in Akron, Ohio, founded by the LeBron James Family Foundation to provide intensive academic and social support for at-risk children and their families.
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D.
Dragon School
Dragon School is a prestigious preparatory school in Oxford, England, known for educating many notable British actors, writers, and public figures.
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E.
Rockwell School
Rockwell School is a public elementary school serving young students in the town of Bethel, Connecticut.
- 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: True Word School Target entity description: True Word School is an English term for Shingon Buddhism, a major esoteric Buddhist tradition in Japan founded by the monk Kūkai in the early 9th century.
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A.
Tapton School
Tapton School is a secondary school and sixth form in Sheffield, England, known for its strong academic reputation and notable alumni including Olympic champion Sebastian Coe.
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B.
Kateri School
Kateri School is an educational institution serving the community of Kahnawà:ke, a Mohawk territory near Montreal, Canada.
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C.
I PROMISE School
I PROMISE School is a public school in Akron, Ohio, founded by the LeBron James Family Foundation to provide intensive academic and social support for at-risk children and their families.
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D.
Dragon School
Dragon School is a prestigious preparatory school in Oxford, England, known for educating many notable British actors, writers, and public figures.
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E.
Rockwell School
Rockwell School is a public elementary school serving young students in the town of Bethel, Connecticut.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist school
ⓘ
Shingon Buddhism ⓘ esoteric Buddhist tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mount Kōya
ⓘ
Tō-ji Temple ⓘ
linked to:
To-ji Temple
|
| classification |
Mikkyō (Japanese esoteric Buddhism)
ⓘ
linked to:
Shingon Buddhism
|
| corePractice |
esoteric rituals
ⓘ
mandala visualization ⓘ mantra recitation ⓘ mudra ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
esoteric teachings
ⓘ
ritual practice ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Kūkai ⓘ |
| founderRoleOfKūkai | systematizer of esoteric Buddhism in Japan ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
Dainichi Nyorai as cosmic Buddha
ⓘ
linked to:
Dainichi Nyorai
|
| hasDoctrine | attainment of Buddhahood in this very body ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | True Word School ⓘ |
| hasFounderTitle |
Kōbō Daishi
ⓘ
linked to:
Kukai
|
| hasJapaneseName |
Shingon-shū
ⓘ
linked to:
Shingon Buddhism
|
| hasLineage | esoteric transmission from Chinese masters ⓘ |
| hasPracticeGoal | realization of non-duality with the cosmic Buddha ⓘ |
| hasRitualObject |
bell
ⓘ
mandala ⓘ vajra ⓘ |
| hasRomanizedName | Shingon Buddhism ⓘ |
| hasSacredSite |
Kōyasan
ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Kōya
|
| inception | early 9th century ⓘ |
| influenced | Japanese Buddhism ⓘ |
| isA | major Buddhist school in Japan ⓘ |
| region | East Asia ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| sharesTraditionWith |
Chinese Esoteric Buddhism
ⓘ
Vajrayana traditions of Tibet ⓘ |
| tradition |
Vajrayana Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Vajrayana
|
| usesLanguage |
Sanskrit mantras
ⓘ
Siddham script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: True Word School Description of subject: True Word School is an English term for Shingon Buddhism, a major esoteric Buddhist tradition in Japan founded by the monk Kūkai in the early 9th century.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.