Dōgen
E398437
Dōgen was a Japanese Zen Buddhist monk, philosopher, and founder of the Sōtō school of Zen, renowned for his influential writings on meditation and enlightenment.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dōgen canonical | 13 |
| Dogen | 1 |
| Dōgen Kigen | 1 |
| Dōgen Zenji | 1 |
| Eihei Dōgen Zenji | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3865019 — 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: Dōgen Context triple: [Kamakura period, significantFigure, Dōgen]
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A.
Kukai
Kūkai was a Japanese Buddhist monk, scholar, poet, and calligrapher who founded the Shingon (Esoteric) school of Buddhism in Japan during the early Heian period.
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B.
Hōnen
Hōnen was a Japanese Buddhist priest who founded the Jōdo-shū (Pure Land) school and popularized exclusive nembutsu practice as the primary path to salvation.
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C.
Shinran
Shinran was a Japanese Buddhist monk and religious reformer who founded the Jōdo Shinshū (True Pure Land) school, emphasizing salvation through faith in Amida Buddha.
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D.
Gyōki
Gyōki was an influential Japanese Buddhist monk of the Nara period known for his public works, social welfare activities, and role in promoting Buddhism among the common people.
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E.
Nichiren
Nichiren was a 13th-century Japanese Buddhist monk who taught exclusive devotion to the Lotus Sutra as the sole path to enlightenment and inspired several influential Buddhist movements.
- 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: Dōgen Target entity description: Dōgen was a Japanese Zen Buddhist monk, philosopher, and founder of the Sōtō school of Zen, renowned for his influential writings on meditation and enlightenment.
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A.
Kukai
Kūkai was a Japanese Buddhist monk, scholar, poet, and calligrapher who founded the Shingon (Esoteric) school of Buddhism in Japan during the early Heian period.
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B.
Hōnen
Hōnen was a Japanese Buddhist priest who founded the Jōdo-shū (Pure Land) school and popularized exclusive nembutsu practice as the primary path to salvation.
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C.
Shinran
Shinran was a Japanese Buddhist monk and religious reformer who founded the Jōdo Shinshū (True Pure Land) school, emphasizing salvation through faith in Amida Buddha.
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D.
Gyōki
Gyōki was an influential Japanese Buddhist monk of the Nara period known for his public works, social welfare activities, and role in promoting Buddhism among the common people.
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E.
Nichiren
Nichiren was a 13th-century Japanese Buddhist monk who taught exclusive devotion to the Lotus Sutra as the sole path to enlightenment and inspired several influential Buddhist movements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist philosopher
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Buddhist reformer ⓘ Japanese Zen Buddhist monk ⓘ Sōtō Zen founder ⓘ religious writer ⓘ |
| associatedTemple | Eiheiji ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Japan ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Kyoto ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1200 ⓘ |
| centralTeaching |
impermanence as Buddha-nature
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practice-enlightenment (shushō-ittō) ⓘ shikantaza (just sitting meditation) ⓘ unity of practice and realization ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Kyoto ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1253 ⓘ |
| emphasized |
everyday activity as practice
ⓘ
monastic discipline ⓘ zazen meditation ⓘ |
| era | Kamakura period ⓘ |
| founded |
Eiheiji
ⓘ
Sōtō school of Zen Buddhism in Japan ⓘ
linked to:
Sōtō Zen
|
| fullName |
Dōgen Kigen
ⓘ
linked to:
Dōgen
|
| honorificTitle |
Eihei Dōgen Zenji
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linked to:
Dōgen
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| influenced |
Japanese Sōtō Zen tradition
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contemporary philosophy of religion ⓘ modern Zen practice worldwide ⓘ |
| knownFor |
poetic and paradoxical style of writing
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systematic articulation of Sōtō Zen doctrine ⓘ |
| languageOfWriting |
Classical Chinese
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Classical Japanese ⓘ |
| laterAffiliation |
Caodong (Sōtō) Zen tradition
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linked to:
Caodong school
|
| movedTo | Echizen Province ⓘ |
| name | Dōgen ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| ordination | Tendai Buddhism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
Buddha-nature
ⓘ
linked to:
Tathagatagarbha
everydayness as the Way ⓘ language and expression ⓘ non-duality ⓘ time (uji, being-time) ⓘ |
| receivedDharmaTransmissionFrom | Tiantong Rujing ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| roleAtEiheiji | abbot ⓘ |
| schoolOfBuddhism | Zen ⓘ |
| schoolOfZen |
Sōtō
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linked to:
Sōtō Zen
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| studiedUnder |
Tiantong Rujing
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linked to:
Tianhuang Daowu
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| successor | Koun Ejō ⓘ |
| teacherOf | Koun Ejō ⓘ |
| traveledTo |
Song China
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linked to:
Southern Song
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| travelPurpose | to study Chan (Zen) Buddhism ⓘ |
| wrote |
Bendōwa
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Eihei Kōroku ⓘ Eihei Shingi ⓘ Fukan zazengi ⓘ Shōbōgenzō ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dōgen Description of subject: Dōgen was a Japanese Zen Buddhist monk, philosopher, and founder of the Sōtō school of Zen, renowned for his influential writings on meditation and enlightenment.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Hieizan Enryaku-ji temple complex
linked to: Dōgen
linked to: Dōgen
linked to: Dōgen