Uicheon
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Uicheon was an influential Korean Buddhist monk and scholar of the Goryeo dynasty, known for promoting the Cheontae (Tiantai) school and attempting to harmonize doctrinal and meditative traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Uicheon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7629646 — 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: Uicheon Context triple: [Uisang, influenced, Uicheon]
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A.
Jinwicheon
Jinwicheon is a river flowing through the city of Pyeongtaek in South Korea.
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B.
Won-dong
Won-dong is a neighborhood (dong) within the city of Osan in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
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C.
Gwan-eum
Gwan-eum is the Korean name for Guanyin, the bodhisattva of compassion widely revered in East Asian Buddhism.
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D.
Sojin
Sojin is a given name, often used in East Asian cultures, that can refer to various individuals in entertainment, arts, and other fields.
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E.
Seonghwan
Seonghwan is a locality in South Korea historically noted as the site of the Battle of Seonghwan during the First Sino-Japanese War.
- 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: Uicheon Target entity description: Uicheon was an influential Korean Buddhist monk and scholar of the Goryeo dynasty, known for promoting the Cheontae (Tiantai) school and attempting to harmonize doctrinal and meditative traditions.
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A.
Jinwicheon
Jinwicheon is a river flowing through the city of Pyeongtaek in South Korea.
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B.
Won-dong
Won-dong is a neighborhood (dong) within the city of Osan in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
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C.
Gwan-eum
Gwan-eum is the Korean name for Guanyin, the bodhisattva of compassion widely revered in East Asian Buddhism.
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D.
Sojin
Sojin is a given name, often used in East Asian cultures, that can refer to various individuals in entertainment, arts, and other fields.
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E.
Seonghwan
Seonghwan is a locality in South Korea historically noted as the site of the Battle of Seonghwan during the First Sino-Japanese War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist scholar
ⓘ
Goryeo dynasty person ⓘ Korean Buddhist monk ⓘ Tiantai Buddhist ⓘ |
| aim | unification of doctrinal (gyo) and meditative (seon) Buddhism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cheontae school in Goryeo
ⓘ
royal Buddhist patronage in Goryeo ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1055 ⓘ |
| birthName | Wang Hui ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Gaegyeong ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Goryeo ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1101 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Goryeo ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Buddhist centers in Song China
ⓘ
Buddhist monasteries in Goryeo ⓘ |
| era |
Goryeo dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Goryeo
|
| familyName | Wang ⓘ |
| father | Munjong of Goryeo ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Buddhist philosophy
ⓘ
Buddhist textual studies ⓘ religious reform in Goryeo Buddhism ⓘ |
| genre |
Buddhist catalogues
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Buddhist doctrinal writings ⓘ |
| givenName | Hui ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | Great National Preceptor Uicheon ⓘ |
| influenced |
Goryeo Buddhist scholasticism
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Korean Cheontae tradition ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Tiantai masters in Song China ⓘ |
| knownFor |
attempting to harmonize doctrinal and meditative traditions
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collecting and cataloguing Buddhist texts ⓘ influencing Goryeo Buddhist scholarship ⓘ promoting the Cheontae (Tiantai) school in Korea ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Classical Chinese
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Korean ⓘ |
| memberOf | Goryeo royal family ⓘ |
| monasticOrder |
Cheontae school
ⓘ
linked to:
Korean Hwaeom school
|
| mother | Queen Inye ⓘ |
| nativeName | 의천 ⓘ |
| notableWork | Sinpyeon jejong gyojang chongnok ⓘ |
| occupation |
monk
ⓘ
royal prince ⓘ scholar ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Prince of Goryeo ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousTitle |
National Preceptor
ⓘ
linked to:
state preceptor
|
| tradition |
Seon Buddhism
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linked to:
Chan Buddhism
Tiantai Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Tiantai school
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Uicheon Description of subject: Uicheon was an influential Korean Buddhist monk and scholar of the Goryeo dynasty, known for promoting the Cheontae (Tiantai) school and attempting to harmonize doctrinal and meditative traditions.
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