On the Bone of the Buddha
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On the Bone of the Buddha is a famous 9th-century polemical essay by the Chinese writer Han Yu that fiercely criticizes Buddhism and defends Confucian orthodoxy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| On the Bone of the Buddha canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9083210 — 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: On the Bone of the Buddha Context triple: [Han Yu, notableWork, On the Bone of the Buddha]
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A.
Bodhisattva of the Future
Bodhisattva of the Future is a revered Buddhist figure prophesied to appear in a coming age to attain full enlightenment and teach the Dharma anew for the benefit of all beings.
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B.
Bodhisattvas of the Earth
Bodhisattvas of the Earth are a vast assembly of enlightened beings in Nichiren Buddhism who emerge in the Lotus Sutra as the destined protectors and propagators of its teachings in the present age.
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C.
Father of All Monks
Father of All Monks is an honorific title given to Anthony the Great, recognizing him as a pioneering founder and model of Christian monasticism.
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D.
La Koro Sutro
La Koro Sutro is a choral and instrumental composition by American composer Lou Harrison that sets an Esperanto translation of the Buddhist Heart Sutra, blending Western and non-Western musical influences.
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E.
Buddha and the Chocolate Box
"Buddha and the Chocolate Box" is a 1974 studio album by British singer-songwriter Cat Stevens that blends folk-rock with spiritual and introspective themes.
- 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: On the Bone of the Buddha Target entity description: On the Bone of the Buddha is a famous 9th-century polemical essay by the Chinese writer Han Yu that fiercely criticizes Buddhism and defends Confucian orthodoxy.
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A.
Bodhisattva of the Future
Bodhisattva of the Future is a revered Buddhist figure prophesied to appear in a coming age to attain full enlightenment and teach the Dharma anew for the benefit of all beings.
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B.
Bodhisattvas of the Earth
Bodhisattvas of the Earth are a vast assembly of enlightened beings in Nichiren Buddhism who emerge in the Lotus Sutra as the destined protectors and propagators of its teachings in the present age.
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C.
Father of All Monks
Father of All Monks is an honorific title given to Anthony the Great, recognizing him as a pioneering founder and model of Christian monasticism.
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D.
La Koro Sutro
La Koro Sutro is a choral and instrumental composition by American composer Lou Harrison that sets an Esperanto translation of the Buddhist Heart Sutra, blending Western and non-Western musical influences.
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E.
Buddha and the Chocolate Box
"Buddha and the Chocolate Box" is a 1974 studio album by British singer-songwriter Cat Stevens that blends folk-rock with spiritual and introspective themes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese prose work
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essay ⓘ polemical essay ⓘ |
| addressedTo |
Tang emperor Xianzong
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linked to:
Emperor Xianzong of Tang
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| alsoKnownAs |
Yuan Dao Fo Gu Biao
ⓘ
“Memorial on the Bone of the Buddha” ⓘ
linked to:
Memorial on the Bone of the Buddha
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| approximateDateWritten | 819 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | guwen (ancient-style prose) ⓘ |
| author | Han Yu ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Buddhist monastic community
ⓘ
Buddhist relic worship ⓘ foreign origins of Buddhism ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 9th century ⓘ |
| dynasty | Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| form | memorial to the throne ⓘ |
| genre |
Confucian prose
ⓘ
polemical literature ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | state attitudes toward Buddhism in later Chinese history ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ Korean ⓘ modern Chinese ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Tang dynasty persecution of Buddhism ⓘ |
| includedIn | collections of Han Yu's prose ⓘ |
| influenced | later Neo-Confucian criticism of Buddhism ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | ancient-style prose movement ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Chinese expository prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Buddhism
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Confucianism ⓘ religious criticism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defense of Confucian state ideology
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fierce anti-Buddhist rhetoric ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| positionTaken |
criticism of Buddhism
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defense of Confucian orthodoxy ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Memorial on the Bone of the Buddha ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Chinese intellectual history
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Chinese literature ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| supports |
Confucian ritual order
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filial piety ⓘ imperial authority ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Middle Tang period
ⓘ
linked to:
Tang dynasty
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| titleRefersTo |
Buddha’s bone relic
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linked to:
Buddha relics (traditionally believed)
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