Jangchok Cheonwang
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Jangchok Cheonwang is the Korean name for Virūḍhaka, one of the Four Heavenly Kings in Buddhist tradition who guards the southern direction.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jangchok Cheonwang canonical | 2 |
| Jeungjang Cheonwang | 1 |
| Jiguk Cheonwang | 1 |
| Sacheonwang | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11860986 — 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: Jangchok Cheonwang Context triple: [Virūḍhaka, KoreanName, Jangchok Cheonwang]
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A.
Gwanaksan
Gwanaksan is a prominent mountain in the Seoul metropolitan area of South Korea, known for its hiking trails, rocky peaks, and scenic views over the surrounding cities.
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B.
Donggureung
Donggureung is a large royal burial complex in Guri, South Korea, containing multiple tombs of Joseon Dynasty kings and queens and recognized as part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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C.
Seokbosangjeol
Seokbosangjeol is a 15th-century Korean Buddhist text, written in the then-new Hangul script, that compiles and explains stories from the life and teachings of the Buddha.
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D.
Sinseongbong
Sinseongbong is a prominent mountain peak located within the Gyeryongsan mountain range in South Korea.
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E.
Yeongdodaegyo
Yeongdodaegyo is a bascule bridge in Busan, South Korea, known as the city’s first mainland–island bridge and a local historical landmark.
- 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: Jangchok Cheonwang Target entity description: Jangchok Cheonwang is the Korean name for Virūḍhaka, one of the Four Heavenly Kings in Buddhist tradition who guards the southern direction.
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A.
Gwanaksan
Gwanaksan is a prominent mountain in the Seoul metropolitan area of South Korea, known for its hiking trails, rocky peaks, and scenic views over the surrounding cities.
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B.
Donggureung
Donggureung is a large royal burial complex in Guri, South Korea, containing multiple tombs of Joseon Dynasty kings and queens and recognized as part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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C.
Seokbosangjeol
Seokbosangjeol is a 15th-century Korean Buddhist text, written in the then-new Hangul script, that compiles and explains stories from the life and teachings of the Buddha.
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D.
Sinseongbong
Sinseongbong is a prominent mountain peak located within the Gyeryongsan mountain range in South Korea.
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E.
Yeongdodaegyo
Yeongdodaegyo is a bascule bridge in Busan, South Korea, known as the city’s first mainland–island bridge and a local historical landmark.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist deity
ⓘ
Dharmapala ⓘ Heavenly King ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Buddhist cosmology
ⓘ
guardian deities of the cardinal directions ⓘ protecting the Dharma ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition |
Mahayana Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahayana
Vajrayana-influenced East Asian practices ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRealm | Cāturmahārājika heaven ⓘ |
| culture | Korean Buddhism ⓘ |
| domain | Buddhist temples ⓘ |
| equivalentInChinese | Zēngzhǎng Tiānwáng ⓘ |
| equivalentInJapanese | Zōchō-ten ⓘ |
| equivalentInSanskrit | Virūḍhaka ⓘ |
| function |
protecting Buddhist practitioners
ⓘ
warding off evil influences ⓘ |
| guardOfDirection | south ⓘ |
| hasCounterpart | other Three Heavenly Kings ⓘ |
| iconographicRole | standing guard at temple gates ⓘ |
| KoreanNameOf | Virūḍhaka ⓘ |
| linguisticOriginOfName | Korean language ⓘ |
| memberOf | Four Heavenly Kings ⓘ |
| positionAmongFourHeavenlyKings | guardian of the south ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| role |
guardian of the world
ⓘ
protector of the southern quarter ⓘ |
| title |
Heavenly King of the South
ⓘ
linked to:
Heavenly King
|
| typeOfDeity | protective deity ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | guardian king ⓘ |
| worshippedIn |
East Asian Buddhism
ⓘ
Korean Buddhist temples ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jangchok Cheonwang Description of subject: Jangchok Cheonwang is the Korean name for Virūḍhaka, one of the Four Heavenly Kings in Buddhist tradition who guards the southern direction.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Jangchok Cheonwang
linked to: Jangchok Cheonwang
linked to: Jangchok Cheonwang