Lu-Wang school
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The Lu-Wang school is a major Neo-Confucian philosophical tradition that emphasizes the innate goodness and intuitive moral knowledge of the mind, associated especially with the thinkers Lu Jiuyuan and Wang Yangming.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lu-Wang school canonical | 2 |
| Xuanxue | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6060945 — 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: Lu-Wang school Context triple: [Neo-Confucianism, hasSubSchool, Lu-Wang school]
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A.
Hongzhou school
The Hongzhou school was an influential Tang dynasty Chan Buddhist tradition known for its iconoclastic teaching style and emphasis on sudden enlightenment.
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B.
Caodong school
The Caodong school is a major Chinese Chan Buddhist tradition known for its emphasis on silent illumination meditation and later influence on the Japanese Sōtō Zen school.
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C.
Tiantai school
The Tiantai school is a major tradition of Chinese Buddhism known for its comprehensive doctrinal system centered on the Lotus Sutra and its synthesis of meditation and philosophical analysis.
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D.
Neidan
Neidan is a traditional Daoist internal alchemy practice focused on refining body, mind, and spirit to achieve spiritual transformation and longevity.
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E.
Xin'an School of Neo-Confucianism
The Xin'an School of Neo-Confucianism is a regional Confucian intellectual tradition known for its emphasis on moral self-cultivation and practical governance, which developed among scholars in the Huizhou area of China.
- 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: Lu-Wang school Target entity description: The Lu-Wang school is a major Neo-Confucian philosophical tradition that emphasizes the innate goodness and intuitive moral knowledge of the mind, associated especially with the thinkers Lu Jiuyuan and Wang Yangming.
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A.
Hongzhou school
The Hongzhou school was an influential Tang dynasty Chan Buddhist tradition known for its iconoclastic teaching style and emphasis on sudden enlightenment.
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B.
Caodong school
The Caodong school is a major Chinese Chan Buddhist tradition known for its emphasis on silent illumination meditation and later influence on the Japanese Sōtō Zen school.
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C.
Tiantai school
The Tiantai school is a major tradition of Chinese Buddhism known for its comprehensive doctrinal system centered on the Lotus Sutra and its synthesis of meditation and philosophical analysis.
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D.
Neidan
Neidan is a traditional Daoist internal alchemy practice focused on refining body, mind, and spirit to achieve spiritual transformation and longevity.
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E.
Xin'an School of Neo-Confucianism
The Xin'an School of Neo-Confucianism is a regional Confucian intellectual tradition known for its emphasis on moral self-cultivation and practical governance, which developed among scholars in the Huizhou area of China.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neo-Confucian school
ⓘ
philosophical tradition ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Lu-Wang xinxue
ⓘ
School of the Mind ⓘ
linked to:
School of Mind
xinxue ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lu Jiuyuan
ⓘ
Mencius ⓘ Neo-Confucianism ⓘ Wang Shouren ⓘ
linked to:
Wang Yangming
|
| basedOn |
teachings of Mencius
ⓘ
linked to:
Mencius
|
| contrastsWith | School of Principle ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
innate knowing
ⓘ
liangzhi ⓘ xin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| critiques | external investigation of things ⓘ |
| doctrine |
all people possess innate moral knowledge
ⓘ
evil arises from obscuration of the mind ⓘ knowledge and action are one ⓘ the mind is principle ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
innate goodness of human nature
ⓘ
intuitive moral knowledge ⓘ moral introspection ⓘ primacy of the mind ⓘ self-cultivation ⓘ unity of knowledge and action ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Ming dynasty
ⓘ
Song dynasty ⓘ |
| influenced |
Japanese Confucianism
ⓘ
Korean Confucianism ⓘ Vietnamese Confucianism ⓘ modern New Confucianism ⓘ
linked to:
Modern New Confucianism
|
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| mainProponent |
Lu Jiuyuan
ⓘ
Wang Yangming ⓘ |
| methodOfCultivation |
introspective reflection
ⓘ
rectification of the mind ⓘ sincere intention ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Cheng-Zhu school ⓘ |
| philosophicalDomain |
epistemology
ⓘ
ethics ⓘ moral psychology ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence | East Asia ⓘ |
| stresses |
inner moral experience
ⓘ
practical moral action ⓘ |
| textualSource |
writings of Lu Jiuyuan
ⓘ
writings of Wang Yangming ⓘ |
| viewOnHumanNature | human nature is originally good ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lu-Wang school Description of subject: The Lu-Wang school is a major Neo-Confucian philosophical tradition that emphasizes the innate goodness and intuitive moral knowledge of the mind, associated especially with the thinkers Lu Jiuyuan and Wang Yangming.
Referenced by (3)
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