Shinnyo-en
E680222
Shinnyo-en is a Japanese Buddhist new religious movement known for its lay-centered practice, focus on meditation and spiritual training, and emphasis on universal enlightenment and peace.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shinnyo-en canonical | 1 |
| Shinnyo-en Foundation | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7646978 — 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: Shinnyo-en Context triple: [Shinshukyo, hasPart, Shinnyo-en]
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A.
Kodai-in
Kodai-in, better known as Nene, was the principal wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and a prominent noblewoman who later became a respected Buddhist nun and patron of temples in Japan’s late Sengoku period.
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B.
Yushima Seidō
Yushima Seidō is a historic Confucian temple and former educational center in Tokyo, Japan, known as a key site for Confucian learning during the Edo period.
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C.
To-ji
To-ji is a historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, famed for its five-story pagoda—the tallest wooden tower in the country—and its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
Honen-in
Honen-in is a tranquil, moss-covered Buddhist temple in Kyoto known for its serene gardens and understated, contemplative atmosphere.
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E.
Ninna-ji
Ninna-ji is a historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its imperial connections, traditional architecture, and late-blooming cherry blossoms.
- 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: Shinnyo-en Target entity description: Shinnyo-en is a Japanese Buddhist new religious movement known for its lay-centered practice, focus on meditation and spiritual training, and emphasis on universal enlightenment and peace.
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A.
Kodai-in
Kodai-in, better known as Nene, was the principal wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and a prominent noblewoman who later became a respected Buddhist nun and patron of temples in Japan’s late Sengoku period.
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B.
Yushima Seidō
Yushima Seidō is a historic Confucian temple and former educational center in Tokyo, Japan, known as a key site for Confucian learning during the Edo period.
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C.
To-ji
To-ji is a historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, famed for its five-story pagoda—the tallest wooden tower in the country—and its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
Honen-in
Honen-in is a tranquil, moss-covered Buddhist temple in Kyoto known for its serene gardens and understated, contemplative atmosphere.
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E.
Ninna-ji
Ninna-ji is a historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its imperial connections, traditional architecture, and late-blooming cherry blossoms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist organization
ⓘ
Japanese new religious movement ⓘ |
| coFounder | Tomoji Ito ⓘ |
| corePractice |
lay-centered practice
ⓘ
meditation ⓘ spiritual training ⓘ |
| coreTeaching |
universal enlightenment
ⓘ
world peace ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| derivesFromTradition | Shingon Buddhism ⓘ |
| emphasis |
engaged Buddhism
ⓘ
interfaith dialogue ⓘ lay participation ⓘ peace activities ⓘ |
| engagesIn |
cultural exchange
ⓘ
disaster relief ⓘ educational support ⓘ philanthropy ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1936 ⓘ |
| founder | Shinjo Ito ⓘ |
| hasCentersIn |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ Japan ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasCharitableArm |
Shinnyo-en Foundation
ⓘ
linked to:
Shinnyo-en
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| hasGlobalPresence | yes ⓘ |
| hasLeaderTitle | Shinnyo Spiritual Leader ⓘ |
| hasMainTemple | Shinnyo-en Head Temple ⓘ |
| hasOrganizationType | lay Buddhist community ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
fire and water ceremonies
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memorial services ⓘ sesshin training ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.shinnyo-en.org/ ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Tachikawa, Tokyo
|
| languageOfLiturgy |
Japanese
ⓘ
local languages in overseas centers ⓘ |
| movementType | Japanese new religion ⓘ |
| notableLeader | Shinso Ito ⓘ |
| promotesValue |
altruistic service
ⓘ
compassion ⓘ harmony ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| teachesConcept |
Buddha-nature in all beings
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karma and causality ⓘ oneness of all life ⓘ |
| venerates |
Bodhisattvas
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Buddha ⓘ Mahavairocana ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Shinnyo-en Description of subject: Shinnyo-en is a Japanese Buddhist new religious movement known for its lay-centered practice, focus on meditation and spiritual training, and emphasis on universal enlightenment and peace.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Shinnyo-en