East Mountain (Huangmei, Hubei)
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East Mountain in Huangmei, Hubei is a historically significant Buddhist site best known as the mountain monastery associated with the Fifth Patriarch Hongren and the early development of Chan (Zen) Buddhism.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| East Mountain (Huangmei) | 1 |
| East Mountain (Huangmei, Hubei) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11672844 — 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: East Mountain (Huangmei, Hubei) Context triple: [Hongren, residence, East Mountain (Huangmei, Hubei)]
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A.
Xuedou Mountain
Xuedou Mountain is a scenic and historically significant mountain area in Zhejiang Province, China, known for its Buddhist temples, waterfalls, and natural beauty.
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B.
Huaying Mountain
Huaying Mountain is a scenic mountainous area in Sichuan Province, China, known for its natural landscapes, red tourism sites, and cultural significance.
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C.
Wutong Mountain
Wutong Mountain is a prominent scenic peak in Shenzhen, China, known for its hiking trails, lush forests, and panoramic views over the city and coastline.
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D.
Mingshan Hill
Mingshan Hill is a scenic and culturally significant hill in Fengdu County, China, known for its temples, legends, and views associated with the area’s traditional “ghost city” heritage.
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E.
Lushan Mountain
Lushan Mountain is a famous scenic and cultural mountain area in southeastern China, renowned for its dramatic cliffs, misty landscapes, and historical significance as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- 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: East Mountain (Huangmei, Hubei) Target entity description: East Mountain in Huangmei, Hubei is a historically significant Buddhist site best known as the mountain monastery associated with the Fifth Patriarch Hongren and the early development of Chan (Zen) Buddhism.
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A.
Xuedou Mountain
Xuedou Mountain is a scenic and historically significant mountain area in Zhejiang Province, China, known for its Buddhist temples, waterfalls, and natural beauty.
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B.
Huaying Mountain
Huaying Mountain is a scenic mountainous area in Sichuan Province, China, known for its natural landscapes, red tourism sites, and cultural significance.
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C.
Wutong Mountain
Wutong Mountain is a prominent scenic peak in Shenzhen, China, known for its hiking trails, lush forests, and panoramic views over the city and coastline.
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D.
Mingshan Hill
Mingshan Hill is a scenic and culturally significant hill in Fengdu County, China, known for its temples, legends, and views associated with the area’s traditional “ghost city” heritage.
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E.
Lushan Mountain
Lushan Mountain is a famous scenic and cultural mountain area in southeastern China, renowned for its dramatic cliffs, misty landscapes, and historical significance as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist sacred site
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Chan Buddhism site ⓘ mountain ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
monastic community (sangha)
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patriarchal transmission of Chan ⓘ |
| associatedSchool | East Mountain school of Chan ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Daoxin
ⓘ
Fifth Patriarch of Chan ⓘ Hongren ⓘ Huineng ⓘ Shenxiu ⓘ Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Zen
early Chan Buddhism ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important site in Chinese Buddhist history
ⓘ
pilgrimage destination for Chan Buddhists ⓘ |
| eraOfProminence | Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
monastic meditation halls
ⓘ
mountain monastery complex ⓘ temple buildings ⓘ |
| hasHeritageType | religious heritage site ⓘ |
| hasMonastery | East Mountain Monastery ⓘ |
| hasNameInChinese |
东山
ⓘ
東山 ⓘ |
| hasNotableResident |
Hongren
ⓘ
Shenxiu ⓘ |
| hasNotableVisitor | Huineng ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
center of early Chan practice
ⓘ
training site for Chan monks ⓘ |
| knownFor |
East Mountain teaching lineage
ⓘ
influence on later Zen schools ⓘ monastery of the Fifth Patriarch ⓘ
linked to:
Yunmen Monastery
|
| languageOfLocalTradition | Chinese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
China
ⓘ
Huanggang ⓘ Huangmei County ⓘ Hubei Province ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Yangtze River region
ⓘ
linked to:
Yangtze River basin
|
| partOf |
Buddhist sacred geography of China
ⓘ
linked to:
Four Sacred Buddhist Mountains of China
|
| region | central China ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Chan Buddhism ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
religious tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Buddhist rituals
ⓘ
meditation practice ⓘ monastic training ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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: East Mountain (Huangmei, Hubei) Description of subject: East Mountain in Huangmei, Hubei is a historically significant Buddhist site best known as the mountain monastery associated with the Fifth Patriarch Hongren and the early development of Chan (Zen) Buddhism.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: East Mountain (Huangmei, Hubei)