Surya (sun) in Hinduism
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Surya is the Hindu sun god, revered as the radiant source of light, life, and cosmic order, often depicted riding a chariot drawn by seven horses.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Surya (sun) in Hinduism canonical | 1 |
| Surya is the supreme manifestation of the divine | 1 |
| sun god Surya | 1 |
| ‘Surya’ means Sun in Sanskrit | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T859779 — 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: Surya (sun) in Hinduism Context triple: [Swastika, rightFacingAssociatedWith, Surya (sun) in Hinduism]
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Surya Majapahit (sun emblem)
Surya Majapahit is a distinctive sun emblem from the Majapahit Empire, featuring a radiant solar disk often combined with Hindu deities and cosmological symbols, and serving as a key icon of Javanese royal and religious identity.
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B.
Vishnu
Vishnu is a principal Hindu god revered as the preserver and protector of the universe, often depicted with blue skin and four arms and associated with avatars such as Rama and Krishna.
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Hinduism
Hinduism is one of the world’s oldest major religions, originating in the Indian subcontinent and characterized by diverse philosophies, rituals, and traditions centered on concepts like dharma, karma, and moksha.
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D.
Brahman
Brahman is the ultimate, all-pervading reality or absolute principle in Hindu philosophy, understood as the source and essence of everything that exists.
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E.
Shiva
Shiva is a principal Hindu god revered as the destroyer and transformer within the religion’s divine trinity, associated with asceticism, cosmic dance, and the cycle of creation and dissolution.
- 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: Surya (sun) in Hinduism Target entity description: Surya is the Hindu sun god, revered as the radiant source of light, life, and cosmic order, often depicted riding a chariot drawn by seven horses.
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A.
Surya Majapahit (sun emblem)
Surya Majapahit is a distinctive sun emblem from the Majapahit Empire, featuring a radiant solar disk often combined with Hindu deities and cosmological symbols, and serving as a key icon of Javanese royal and religious identity.
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B.
Vishnu
Vishnu is a principal Hindu god revered as the preserver and protector of the universe, often depicted with blue skin and four arms and associated with avatars such as Rama and Krishna.
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C.
Hinduism
Hinduism is one of the world’s oldest major religions, originating in the Indian subcontinent and characterized by diverse philosophies, rituals, and traditions centered on concepts like dharma, karma, and moksha.
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D.
Brahman
Brahman is the ultimate, all-pervading reality or absolute principle in Hindu philosophy, understood as the source and essence of everything that exists.
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E.
Shiva
Shiva is a principal Hindu god revered as the destroyer and transformer within the religion’s divine trinity, associated with asceticism, cosmic dance, and the cycle of creation and dissolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (70)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu deity
ⓘ
Vedic deity ⓘ solar deity ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Aditya
ⓘ
Bhaskara ⓘ
linked to:
Bhaskara I
Mitra (in some Vedic hymns) ⓘ
linked to:
Mitra
Ravi ⓘ Vivasvan ⓘ |
| associatedFestival |
Chhath Puja
ⓘ
Makar Sankranti ⓘ Pongal ⓘ Ratha Saptami ⓘ |
| associatedPlanet |
Sun (Graha)
ⓘ
linked to:
Surya
|
| associatedText |
Aditya Hridayam
ⓘ
Gayatri Mantra (addressed to Savitar, a solar form) ⓘ
linked to:
Gayatri Mantra
|
| associatedWith |
health
ⓘ
heat ⓘ light ⓘ royal power ⓘ time ⓘ |
| charioteer | Aruna ⓘ |
| child |
Ashvins
ⓘ
Revanta ⓘ Shani ⓘ Tapati ⓘ Yama ⓘ Yami ⓘ |
| colorAssociation | golden ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction | giver of prana (vital energy) ⓘ |
| directionAssociation | east ⓘ |
| iconography |
chariot drawn by seven horses
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chariot sometimes drawn by one horse with seven heads ⓘ depicted riding a chariot ⓘ holds two lotuses ⓘ often shown with halo of rays ⓘ |
| lokaAssociation | rules Surya-loka ⓘ |
| majorTemple |
Arasavalli Sun Temple
ⓘ
Konark Sun Temple ⓘ Martand Sun Temple ⓘ Modhera Sun Temple ⓘ |
| memberOf | Adityas ⓘ |
| mythologicalTheme |
travels across the sky daily in his chariot
ⓘ
witness of all actions (Sarva-sakshi) ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Sun ⓘ |
| navagrahaMembership | member of Navagraha ⓘ |
| numberSymbolism |
seven horses symbolize seven colors of light
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seven horses symbolize seven days of the week ⓘ seven horses symbolize seven meters of Vedic hymns ⓘ |
| parent |
Aditi
ⓘ
Kashyapa ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| role |
maintainer of cosmic order
ⓘ
source of life ⓘ source of light ⓘ sun god ⓘ |
| scriptureMention |
Atharvaveda
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Puranas ⓘ Rigveda ⓘ Yajurveda ⓘ |
| spouse |
Chhaya
ⓘ
Sanjna ⓘ Saranyu ⓘ |
| vehicle | chariot ⓘ |
| weapon | noose (pasha) in some depictions ⓘ |
| weekdayAssociation | Sunday ⓘ |
| worshipBenefit |
health and vitality
ⓘ
success and authority ⓘ |
| worshipPractice |
Surya Namaskar
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offering water at sunrise ⓘ |
| zodiacRole | lord of Leo (Simha) ⓘ |
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: Surya (sun) in Hinduism Description of subject: Surya is the Hindu sun god, revered as the radiant source of light, life, and cosmic order, often depicted riding a chariot drawn by seven horses.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Surya (sun) in Hinduism