Triple
T11673515
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch |
E277435
|
entity |
| Predicate | associatedWith |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Sixth Patriarch of Chan |
E955773
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Sixth Patriarch of Chan | Statement: [Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch, associatedWith, Sixth Patriarch of Chan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sixth Patriarch of Chan Context triple: [Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch, associatedWith, Sixth Patriarch of Chan]
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A.
Fifth Patriarch of Chan
The Fifth Patriarch of Chan, also known as Hongren, was a seminal early Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhist master whose teachings helped shape the development of East Asian Zen.
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B.
Sixth Patriarch of Chan Buddhism
chosen
The Sixth Patriarch of Chan Buddhism is the revered title of Huineng, the influential 7th-century Chinese monk whose teachings and life story, recorded in the Platform Sutra, shaped the development of Zen across East Asia.
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C.
Third Patriarch of Chan
The Third Patriarch of Chan is a key early figure in Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhism, traditionally regarded as a successor in the lineage that shaped the school’s foundational teachings and transmission.
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D.
Second Patriarch of Chan
The Second Patriarch of Chan is the early Chinese Buddhist master who succeeded Bodhidharma and helped establish the foundational lineage and teachings of Chan (Zen) Buddhism.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d6aafd0a448190b44da30af8c6c519 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8a443b6848190a1eb6825fbc49d08 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:18 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f4711f37988190b496640c32c5bc16 |
completed | May 1, 2026, 9:23 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:40 p.m.