The Mother (Mirra Alfassa)
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French-Indian spiritual figure
founder
mystic
philosopher
spiritual collaborator
spiritual leader
yogi
The Mother (Mirra Alfassa) was a spiritual collaborator of Sri Aurobindo and the co-founder and central guiding figure of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram and Auroville, revered by followers as an embodiment of the Divine Mother.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Mother (Mirra Alfassa) canonical | 13 |
| Mirra Alfassa | 12 |
| Blanche Rachel Mirra Alfassa | 1 |
| Mira Alfassa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T860846 — 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: The Mother (Mirra Alfassa) Context triple: [Sri Aurobindo, influenced, The Mother (Mirra Alfassa)]
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Nana Sahib
Nana Sahib was a prominent Indian aristocrat and leader who played a key role in directing rebel forces against British rule during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun and missionary renowned for her lifelong service to the poor and sick, particularly in Kolkata, India, and is widely regarded as a global symbol of compassion and charity.
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Besant
Besant is the surname most famously associated with Annie Besant, the British socialist, women's rights activist, and theosophist who became a prominent leader in both the Theosophical Society and the Indian independence movement.
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Gyanadanandini Devi
Gyanadanandini Devi was a pioneering Bengali social reformer and member of the Tagore family, known for modernizing women's attire and advocating for women's emancipation in 19th-century India.
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Miriam
Miriam is a prominent biblical figure known as the sister of Moses and Aaron and as a prophetess during the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.
- 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: The Mother (Mirra Alfassa) Target entity description: The Mother (Mirra Alfassa) was a spiritual collaborator of Sri Aurobindo and the co-founder and central guiding figure of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram and Auroville, revered by followers as an embodiment of the Divine Mother.
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A.
Nana Sahib
Nana Sahib was a prominent Indian aristocrat and leader who played a key role in directing rebel forces against British rule during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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B.
Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun and missionary renowned for her lifelong service to the poor and sick, particularly in Kolkata, India, and is widely regarded as a global symbol of compassion and charity.
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C.
Besant
Besant is the surname most famously associated with Annie Besant, the British socialist, women's rights activist, and theosophist who became a prominent leader in both the Theosophical Society and the Indian independence movement.
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D.
Gyanadanandini Devi
Gyanadanandini Devi was a pioneering Bengali social reformer and member of the Tagore family, known for modernizing women's attire and advocating for women's emancipation in 19th-century India.
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E.
Miriam
Miriam is a prominent biblical figure known as the sister of Moses and Aaron and as a prophetess during the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Mother (Mirra Alfassa) Description of subject: The Mother (Mirra Alfassa) was a spiritual collaborator of Sri Aurobindo and the co-founder and central guiding figure of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram and Auroville, revered by followers as an embodiment of the Divine Mother.
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Auroville community
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Ashram press
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International Zone
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