Toritsugi mediator
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A Toritsugi mediator is a Konkokyo religious functionary who serves as an intermediary between worshippers and the divine, offering spiritual guidance and prayer intercession.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Toritsugi mediator canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7646899 — 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: Toritsugi mediator Context triple: [Konkokyo, hasClergyTitle, Toritsugi mediator]
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A.
Son Kitei
Son Kitei was the Korean-born marathon runner who won the gold medal for Japan at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, later symbolizing the complex colonial history between Korea and Japan.
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B.
Tosora
Tosora is a historic town in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, known as the former political and cultural center of the Bugis Kingdom of Wajo.
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C.
Tora
Tora is a popular nickname for the Hanshin Tigers, a professional Japanese baseball team based in the Kansai region.
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D.
Tora
Tora is a district in southern Cairo, Egypt, known historically for its limestone quarries and for housing several major prisons.
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E.
Tomonaga
Tomonaga is a Japanese surname most notably borne by Sin-Itiro Tomonaga, a Nobel Prize–winning theoretical physicist known for his contributions to quantum electrodynamics.
- 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: Toritsugi mediator Target entity description: A Toritsugi mediator is a Konkokyo religious functionary who serves as an intermediary between worshippers and the divine, offering spiritual guidance and prayer intercession.
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A.
Son Kitei
Son Kitei was the Korean-born marathon runner who won the gold medal for Japan at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, later symbolizing the complex colonial history between Korea and Japan.
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B.
Tosora
Tosora is a historic town in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, known as the former political and cultural center of the Bugis Kingdom of Wajo.
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C.
Tora
Tora is a popular nickname for the Hanshin Tigers, a professional Japanese baseball team based in the Kansai region.
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D.
Tora
Tora is a district in southern Cairo, Egypt, known historically for its limestone quarries and for housing several major prisons.
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E.
Tomonaga
Tomonaga is a Japanese surname most notably borne by Sin-Itiro Tomonaga, a Nobel Prize–winning theoretical physicist known for his contributions to quantum electrodynamics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intermediary
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religious functionary ⓘ spiritual counselor ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
help worshippers resolve spiritual problems
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strengthen believers’ relationship with the divine ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Tenchi Kane no Kami ⓘ |
| communicationMode |
prayer
ⓘ
spoken consultation ⓘ |
| contextOfActivity |
Konkokyo worship hall
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personal religious counseling sessions ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
everyday life problems of believers
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healing of emotional and spiritual distress ⓘ moral and ethical guidance ⓘ |
| hasConceptualOriginIn |
Konkokyo doctrine of mediation (toritsugi)
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linked to:
Konkokyo
|
| isPartOf | Konkokyo organizational structure ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Japanese ⓘ |
| mediatesBetween |
the divine
ⓘ
worshippers ⓘ |
| performs |
counseling of worshippers
ⓘ
intercessory prayer ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
prayer intercession
ⓘ
spiritual guidance ⓘ |
| provides |
religious consultation
ⓘ
spiritual advice ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Konkokyo religious authorities
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linked to:
Konkokyo
|
| relatedConcept |
intercessor
ⓘ
priest ⓘ spiritual director ⓘ |
| religion | Konkokyo ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
conveying believers’ concerns to the deity
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conveying divine guidance to believers ⓘ listening to believers’ concerns ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Japanese new religion ⓘ |
| requires |
knowledge of Konkokyo teachings
ⓘ
personal spiritual discipline ⓘ |
| roleInKonkokyo | intermediary between worshippers and the divine ⓘ |
| servesAs | intermediary between believers and Tenchi Kane no Kami ⓘ |
| spiritualGoal |
realization of harmonious relationship between people and deity
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support of believers’ faith practice ⓘ |
| termWrittenAs | 取次 ⓘ |
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Subject: Toritsugi mediator Description of subject: A Toritsugi mediator is a Konkokyo religious functionary who serves as an intermediary between worshippers and the divine, offering spiritual guidance and prayer intercession.
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