Yanguan Qi'an
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Yanguan Qi'an was a prominent Tang dynasty Chan (Zen) Buddhist master known for his role in the development of the Hongzhou school’s iconoclastic and unconventional teaching style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yanguan Qi'an canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11673396 — 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: Yanguan Qi'an Context triple: [Hongzhou school, associatedWith, Yanguan Qi'an]
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A.
Huangjin Qiyi
Huangjin Qiyi is the Chinese name for the Yellow Turban Rebellion, a major peasant uprising that helped trigger the collapse of the Eastern Han dynasty in the late 2nd century CE.
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B.
Qiang Ji
Qiang Ji is a paleontologist known for his work on early mammalian fossils, including the description of the Cretaceous mammal Eomaia.
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C.
Guan Xing
Guan Xing was a military officer of the Shu Han state during China’s Three Kingdoms period, best known as one of the sons and successors of the famed general Guan Yu.
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D.
Qianyuan
Qianyuan was the reign era name used by Emperor Suzong during part of the Tang dynasty in China.
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E.
Qianyuan
Qianyuan was a historical era name used during the reign of Emperor Jing of the Western Han dynasty in ancient China.
- 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: Yanguan Qi'an Target entity description: Yanguan Qi'an was a prominent Tang dynasty Chan (Zen) Buddhist master known for his role in the development of the Hongzhou school’s iconoclastic and unconventional teaching style.
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A.
Huangjin Qiyi
Huangjin Qiyi is the Chinese name for the Yellow Turban Rebellion, a major peasant uprising that helped trigger the collapse of the Eastern Han dynasty in the late 2nd century CE.
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B.
Qiang Ji
Qiang Ji is a paleontologist known for his work on early mammalian fossils, including the description of the Cretaceous mammal Eomaia.
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C.
Guan Xing
Guan Xing was a military officer of the Shu Han state during China’s Three Kingdoms period, best known as one of the sons and successors of the famed general Guan Yu.
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D.
Qianyuan
Qianyuan was the reign era name used by Emperor Suzong during part of the Tang dynasty in China.
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E.
Qianyuan
Qianyuan was a historical era name used during the reign of Emperor Jing of the Western Han dynasty in ancient China.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chan Buddhist master
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Tang dynasty Buddhist monk ⓘ Zen master ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hongzhou lineage
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linked to:
Hongzhou school of Chan
Mazu Daoyi ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Chinese Buddhist monastic community ⓘ |
| coreDoctrine |
direct realization of Buddha-nature
ⓘ
mind itself is Buddha ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Chinese Buddhism ⓘ |
| dynasty | Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| emphasized |
everyday activities as expression of awakening
ⓘ
freedom from dualistic thinking ⓘ non-attachment to scriptures ⓘ |
| era |
8th century
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9th century ⓘ |
| historicalContext | mature phase of Tang dynasty Chan ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Chinese Chan pedagogy
ⓘ
later Chan masters in the Hongzhou tradition ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| legacy |
contributed to formation of classic Chan style later inherited by Zen
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remembered as an iconoclastic Hongzhou master ⓘ |
| movement | Hongzhou Chan ⓘ |
| notableFor |
iconoclastic teaching style
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role in development of the Hongzhou school ⓘ unconventional teaching methods ⓘ |
| philosophicalFocus |
non-conceptual realization
ⓘ
sudden enlightenment ⓘ |
| region | southern China ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| role |
lineage holder in Hongzhou Chan
ⓘ
teacher ⓘ |
| school | Hongzhou school ⓘ |
| spiritualGoalTaught | awakening in this very life ⓘ |
| teachingFocus | practice in ordinary life situations ⓘ |
| teachingMethod |
challenging students’ conceptual understanding
ⓘ
use of shouts and gestures ⓘ use of unconventional actions ⓘ |
| teachingStyle |
direct pointing to mind
ⓘ
iconoclastic ⓘ paradoxical ⓘ |
| tradition |
Chan Buddhism
ⓘ
Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Zen
|
| viewOnPractice | non-reliance on fixed methods ⓘ |
| viewOnScripture | scriptures as secondary to direct experience ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yanguan Qi'an Description of subject: Yanguan Qi'an was a prominent Tang dynasty Chan (Zen) Buddhist master known for his role in the development of the Hongzhou school’s iconoclastic and unconventional teaching style.
Referenced by (1)
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