Wumen Huikai
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Wumen Huikai was a 13th-century Chinese Chan (Zen) master best known for compiling and commenting on the influential koan collection "The Gateless Gate."
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wumen Huikai canonical | 8 |
| Wu-men Hui-k’ai | 1 |
| Wumen Guan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11673657 — 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: Wumen Huikai Context triple: [Gateless Gate, compiledBy, Wumen Huikai]
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A.
Lin-chi I-hsüan
Lin-chi I-hsüan was a seminal 9th-century Chinese Chan (Zen) master and founder of the Linji school, renowned for his abrupt, iconoclastic teaching style using shouts and blows to provoke enlightenment.
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B.
Shenxiu
Shenxiu was a prominent early Chan (Zen) Buddhist monk of the 7th century, known as a leading figure of the so-called Northern School and a key rival to Huineng in later Chan tradition.
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C.
Dahui Zonggao
Dahui Zonggao was a prominent 12th-century Chinese Chan (Zen) master of the Linji school, best known for popularizing the practice of kanhua meditation focused on critical phrases (hua tou) from koans.
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D.
Huineng
Huineng was the influential Sixth Patriarch of Chan (Zen) Buddhism in China, renowned for his teachings on sudden enlightenment and non-dual awareness.
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E.
Ma Lin
Ma Lin is a retired Chinese table tennis player renowned for his Olympic gold medals and exceptional skill in doubles and penhold play.
- 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: Wumen Huikai Target entity description: Wumen Huikai was a 13th-century Chinese Chan (Zen) master best known for compiling and commenting on the influential koan collection "The Gateless Gate."
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A.
Lin-chi I-hsüan
Lin-chi I-hsüan was a seminal 9th-century Chinese Chan (Zen) master and founder of the Linji school, renowned for his abrupt, iconoclastic teaching style using shouts and blows to provoke enlightenment.
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B.
Shenxiu
Shenxiu was a prominent early Chan (Zen) Buddhist monk of the 7th century, known as a leading figure of the so-called Northern School and a key rival to Huineng in later Chan tradition.
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C.
Dahui Zonggao
Dahui Zonggao was a prominent 12th-century Chinese Chan (Zen) master of the Linji school, best known for popularizing the practice of kanhua meditation focused on critical phrases (hua tou) from koans.
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D.
Huineng
Huineng was the influential Sixth Patriarch of Chan (Zen) Buddhism in China, renowned for his teachings on sudden enlightenment and non-dual awareness.
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E.
Ma Lin
Ma Lin is a retired Chinese table tennis player renowned for his Olympic gold medals and exceptional skill in doubles and penhold play.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Wumen Huikai
linked to: Wumen Huikai