Five Ranks of merit and attainment
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The Five Ranks of merit and attainment is a seminal Chan Buddhist teaching that outlines a progressive framework for realizing and integrating the relationship between absolute and relative reality on the path to enlightenment.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Five Ranks of merit and attainment canonical | 1 |
| Five Ranks of merit and attainment in the Buddha Dharma | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Five Ranks of merit and attainment Context triple: [Dongshan Liangjie, associatedConcept, Five Ranks of merit and attainment]
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The Noble Five
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The Way of Perfection
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C.
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D.
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Siete Leyes
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- 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: Five Ranks of merit and attainment Target entity description: The Five Ranks of merit and attainment is a seminal Chan Buddhist teaching that outlines a progressive framework for realizing and integrating the relationship between absolute and relative reality on the path to enlightenment.
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A.
The Noble Five
The Noble Five was the early incarnation of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd before they adopted their famous name.
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B.
The Way of Perfection
The Way of Perfection is a seminal 16th-century spiritual treatise by Teresa of Ávila that offers practical guidance on prayer and the contemplative life within the Christian mystical tradition.
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C.
Order of Propitious Clouds
The Order of Propitious Clouds is a high-ranking civilian honor of the Republic of China (Taiwan), awarded for outstanding contributions to the nation and society.
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D.
Order of Purities
The Order of Purities is a major division of the Mishnah and Talmud that deals primarily with Jewish laws of ritual purity and impurity.
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E.
Siete Leyes
Siete Leyes were a series of centralist constitutional reforms enacted in Mexico in 1836 that replaced the federal system with a more centralized government structure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chan Buddhist teaching
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Zen doctrinal schema ⓘ framework of spiritual attainment ⓘ |
| addresses |
integration of awakening with ordinary activities
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subtle attachments to emptiness ⓘ subtle attachments to phenomena ⓘ |
| associatedWithSchool |
Caodong school of Chan
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linked to:
Caodong school
Rinzai Zen ⓘ
linked to:
Rinzai
Sōtō Zen ⓘ |
| category |
Buddhist doctrinal system
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non-dual realization teaching ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
integration of emptiness and form
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relationship between absolute and relative reality ⓘ stages of enlightenment ⓘ |
| concerns |
integration of absolute and relative
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realization of absolute truth ⓘ realization of relative truth ⓘ |
| context | Mahāyāna Buddhist philosophy ⓘ |
| describes | progressive framework for realization ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
dynamic interplay of principle and phenomena
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integration of insight into everyday life ⓘ non-duality of absolute and relative ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Five Positions
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Five Ranks ⓘ Five Ranks of merit and attainment in the Buddha Dharma ⓘ
linked to:
Five Ranks of merit and attainment
|
| hasOriginIn |
Chinese Chan Buddhism
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linked to:
Chinese Chan
|
| hasRank |
fifth rank
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first rank ⓘ fourth rank ⓘ second rank ⓘ third rank ⓘ |
| influencedTradition |
Japanese Zen Buddhism
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Rinzai Zen koan introspection ⓘ Sōtō Zen koan and teaching curricula ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| purpose | guiding practitioners toward enlightenment ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
emptiness (śūnyatā)
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practice-realization unity ⓘ suchness (tathatā) ⓘ two truths doctrine ⓘ |
| transmittedThrough |
commentarial literature
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oral instruction ⓘ |
| usedAs | map of meditative and existential maturation ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Chan masters
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Zen teachers ⓘ |
| viewedAs |
advanced framework for practitioners
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seminal teaching in Chan Buddhism ⓘ |
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Subject: Five Ranks of merit and attainment Description of subject: The Five Ranks of merit and attainment is a seminal Chan Buddhist teaching that outlines a progressive framework for realizing and integrating the relationship between absolute and relative reality on the path to enlightenment.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Five Ranks of merit and attainment
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hasAlternativeName
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Five Ranks of merit and attainment in the Buddha Dharma
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linked to: Five Ranks of merit and attainment