Buddhist Dhammaraja
E1001275
Buddhist Dhammaraja was a royal title signifying a righteous Buddhist monarch who ruled in accordance with the Dharma, particularly associated with Southeast Asian Theravada Buddhist kingdoms.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Buddhist Dhammaraja canonical | 1 |
| Dharma King | 1 |
| Ramathibodi means "Lord Rama" or "Rama as chief" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12749163 — 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: Buddhist Dhammaraja Context triple: [Kingdom of Mrauk U, usedTitle, Buddhist Dhammaraja]
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A.
Dharmapāla
Dharmapāla was a prominent 6th-century Buddhist philosopher and commentator of the Yogācāra school, known for refining its idealist and epistemological doctrines.
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B.
Buddhapālita
Buddhapālita was an early Indian Buddhist philosopher and commentator renowned for articulating a subtle, non-assertive interpretation of Madhyamaka thought that strongly influenced later Prāsaṅgika traditions.
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C.
Dharma-raja
Dharma-raja is a title of the Hindu god Yama in his role as the divine judge who upholds cosmic law and moral order.
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D.
Dharmaputra
Dharmaputra is another name for Yudhishthira, the eldest Pandava prince in the Indian epic Mahabharata, renowned for his righteousness and adherence to dharma.
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E.
Kshemaraja
Kshemaraja was an influential 11th-century Kashmiri philosopher and disciple of Abhinavagupta, renowned for his seminal commentaries and systematization of non-dual Kashmir Shaivism.
- 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: Buddhist Dhammaraja Target entity description: Buddhist Dhammaraja was a royal title signifying a righteous Buddhist monarch who ruled in accordance with the Dharma, particularly associated with Southeast Asian Theravada Buddhist kingdoms.
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A.
Dharmapāla
Dharmapāla was a prominent 6th-century Buddhist philosopher and commentator of the Yogācāra school, known for refining its idealist and epistemological doctrines.
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B.
Buddhapālita
Buddhapālita was an early Indian Buddhist philosopher and commentator renowned for articulating a subtle, non-assertive interpretation of Madhyamaka thought that strongly influenced later Prāsaṅgika traditions.
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C.
Dharma-raja
Dharma-raja is a title of the Hindu god Yama in his role as the divine judge who upholds cosmic law and moral order.
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D.
Dharmaputra
Dharmaputra is another name for Yudhishthira, the eldest Pandava prince in the Indian epic Mahabharata, renowned for his righteousness and adherence to dharma.
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E.
Kshemaraja
Kshemaraja was an influential 11th-century Kashmiri philosopher and disciple of Abhinavagupta, renowned for his seminal commentaries and systematization of non-dual Kashmir Shaivism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist concept
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political-religious ideal ⓘ royal title ⓘ |
| associatedWithCountry |
Cambodia
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Laos ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ Thailand ⓘ |
| associatedWithKingdomType | Theravada Buddhist kingdoms ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | worldly king lacking Dharma ⓘ |
| corePrinciple |
protection and promotion of the Buddhist Sangha
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rule in accordance with Dharma ⓘ support of Buddhist institutions ⓘ upholding Buddhist moral law ⓘ |
| etymologyComponent |
dhamma (Dharma, law, righteousness)
ⓘ
raja (king) ⓘ |
| goalOfRule |
maintenance of peace and order
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promotion of merit-making in the kingdom ⓘ welfare and happiness of subjects ⓘ |
| hasMeaning |
king who rules according to the Dharma
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righteous Buddhist monarch ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
title adopted by Southeast Asian monarchs
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used in Theravada court ideology ⓘ |
| ideologicalFunction |
legitimization of royal authority
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model of ideal Buddhist ruler ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Pali canonical and commentarial literature ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Pali ⓘ |
| linkedConcept |
Buddhist kingship
ⓘ
Dharmaraja ⓘ
linked to:
Dharma-raja
righteous king (dhammaraja) in Pali texts ⓘ |
| moralExpectation |
generosity (dana)
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morality (sila) ⓘ non-violence as far as possible ⓘ personal virtue of the king ⓘ self-restraint ⓘ |
| normativeSource | Theravada Buddhist political thought ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Theravada Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Theravada
|
| requires |
just and compassionate governance
ⓘ
observance of Buddhist precepts by the ruler ⓘ |
| roleOfKing |
ensurer of social and cosmic order
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patron of Buddhist monastic community ⓘ protector of the Dharma ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Buddhist Dhammaraja Description of subject: Buddhist Dhammaraja was a royal title signifying a righteous Buddhist monarch who ruled in accordance with the Dharma, particularly associated with Southeast Asian Theravada Buddhist kingdoms.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Buddhist Dhammaraja
linked to: Buddhist Dhammaraja