Damo
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Damo is the Chinese name for Bodhidharma, the semi-legendary Buddhist monk credited with bringing Chan (Zen) Buddhism to China and associated with the Shaolin Monastery.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Damo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11672669 — 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: Damo Context triple: [Bodhidharma, knownAs, Damo]
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A.
Damo
Damo is a diminutive or nickname commonly used for the given name Damian.
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B.
Dumarao
Dumarao is a municipality in the province of Capiz in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines, known for its predominantly agricultural economy and rural communities.
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C.
Dambal
Dambal is a historic town in Karnataka, India, renowned for its medieval temples and architectural heritage from the Western Chalukya era.
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D.
Dunda
Dunda is a village located in the Uttarkashi district of the Indian state of Uttarakhand, in the Himalayan region of northern India.
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E.
Dara
Dara is a given name most prominently associated with Dara Khosrowshahi, the Iranian-American businessman and CEO of Uber.
- 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: Damo Target entity description: Damo is the Chinese name for Bodhidharma, the semi-legendary Buddhist monk credited with bringing Chan (Zen) Buddhism to China and associated with the Shaolin Monastery.
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A.
Damo
Damo is a diminutive or nickname commonly used for the given name Damian.
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B.
Dumarao
Dumarao is a municipality in the province of Capiz in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines, known for its predominantly agricultural economy and rural communities.
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C.
Dambal
Dambal is a historic town in Karnataka, India, renowned for its medieval temples and architectural heritage from the Western Chalukya era.
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D.
Dunda
Dunda is a village located in the Uttarkashi district of the Indian state of Uttarakhand, in the Himalayan region of northern India.
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E.
Dara
Dara is a given name most prominently associated with Dara Khosrowshahi, the Iranian-American businessman and CEO of Uber.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monk
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historical figure ⓘ religious teacher ⓘ semi-legendary figure ⓘ |
| activityPeriod | 5th–6th century ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bodhidharma
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Da Mo ⓘ Pu Ti Da Mo ⓘ |
| associatedLegend |
crossing the Yangtze River on a reed
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meditating in a cave for nine years ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chan patriarch lineage
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Shaolin Monastery ⓘ Songshan Shaolin Temple ⓘ
linked to:
Shaolin Monastery
meditation practice ⓘ wall-gazing meditation ⓘ |
| ChineseNameOf | Bodhidharma ⓘ |
| coreTeaching |
direct transmission outside scriptures
ⓘ
seeing one’s true nature and becoming Buddha ⓘ |
| creditedWith |
bringing Chan Buddhism to China
ⓘ
transmitting Zen teachings from India to China ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
bearded monk with intense gaze
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seated in meditation facing a wall ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Indian ⓘ |
| fieldOfActivity |
meditation
ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ religion ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Patriarch Bodhidharma
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linked to:
Bodhidharma
|
| influenced |
development of Chinese Chan Buddhism
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later Zen traditions in East Asia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
emphasis on meditation over scripture
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strict meditation practice ⓘ teaching direct insight into Buddha-nature ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Chinese ⓘ |
| nameDerivedFrom | transliteration of Sanskrit "Bodhidharma" ⓘ |
| origin | India ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
China’s Buddhist communities
ⓘ
East Asia ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| role | first patriarch of Chan Buddhism in China ⓘ |
| scriptOfName | Chinese characters ⓘ |
| tradition |
Chan Buddhism
ⓘ
Mahayana Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Mahayana
Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Zen
|
| veneratedIn |
China
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ Korea ⓘ Vietnam ⓘ
linked to:
Viet Nam
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Damo Description of subject: Damo is the Chinese name for Bodhidharma, the semi-legendary Buddhist monk credited with bringing Chan (Zen) Buddhism to China and associated with the Shaolin Monastery.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.