Great Perfection
E1040558
Great Perfection is a central Dzogchen teaching in Tibetan Buddhism that presents the innate, primordial perfection of mind as the direct path to enlightenment.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Perfection canonical | 2 |
| Great Perfection realization | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13429997 — 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: Great Perfection Context triple: [Nyingma school, hasDoctrine, Great Perfection]
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A.
The Way of Perfection
The Way of Perfection is a seminal 16th-century spiritual treatise by Teresa of Ávila that offers practical guidance on prayer and the contemplative life within the Christian mystical tradition.
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B.
The Perfection
The Perfection is a psychological horror-thriller film starring Allison Williams that follows a twisted, suspenseful story set in the world of elite classical musicians.
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C.
Way of Supreme Peace
The Way of Supreme Peace was a millenarian Taoist religious movement in late Eastern Han China that inspired and led the Yellow Turban Rebellion against imperial authority.
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D.
Tusita Heaven
Tusita Heaven is a celestial realm in Buddhist cosmology where future Buddhas, including Maitreya, dwell before their final rebirth and enlightenment.
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E.
The Divine Order
The Divine Order is a 2017 Swiss drama film about the women’s suffrage movement in 1970s Switzerland.
- 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: Great Perfection Target entity description: Great Perfection is a central Dzogchen teaching in Tibetan Buddhism that presents the innate, primordial perfection of mind as the direct path to enlightenment.
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A.
The Way of Perfection
The Way of Perfection is a seminal 16th-century spiritual treatise by Teresa of Ávila that offers practical guidance on prayer and the contemplative life within the Christian mystical tradition.
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B.
The Perfection
The Perfection is a psychological horror-thriller film starring Allison Williams that follows a twisted, suspenseful story set in the world of elite classical musicians.
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C.
Way of Supreme Peace
The Way of Supreme Peace was a millenarian Taoist religious movement in late Eastern Han China that inspired and led the Yellow Turban Rebellion against imperial authority.
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D.
Tusita Heaven
Tusita Heaven is a celestial realm in Buddhist cosmology where future Buddhas, including Maitreya, dwell before their final rebirth and enlightenment.
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E.
The Divine Order
The Divine Order is a 2017 Swiss drama film about the women’s suffrage movement in 1970s Switzerland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist doctrine
ⓘ
Dzogchen teaching ⓘ spiritual path ⓘ |
| aimsAt | direct realization in this lifetime ⓘ |
| alsoPracticedIn | Bon tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWithSchool |
Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism
|
| contrastsWith | gradual path approaches ⓘ |
| coreTeaching |
direct path to enlightenment
ⓘ
innate primordial perfection of mind ⓘ |
| definesRigpaAs | pristine non-dual awareness ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
direct introduction by a qualified teacher
ⓘ
non-dual awareness ⓘ recognition of the nature of mind ⓘ spontaneous presence ⓘ |
| goal | realization of rigpa ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Garab Dorje
ⓘ
Jigme Lingpa ⓘ Longchen Rabjam ⓘ Namkhai Norbu ⓘ Padmasambhava ⓘ |
| hasNameInSanskrit |
Ati Yoga
ⓘ
Mahāsandhi ⓘ |
| hasNameInTibetan | Dzogchen ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Indian Mahāyāna Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Buddhism
Tantric Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Vajrayana
|
| languageOfPrimarySources | Classical Tibetan ⓘ |
| method |
direct contemplation of the nature of mind
ⓘ
non-conceptual meditation ⓘ trekchö practice ⓘ tögal practice ⓘ |
| philosophicalView |
emptiness inseparable from luminosity
ⓘ
non-dualism ⓘ |
| practiceLevel | advanced ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Buddha-nature
ⓘ
linked to:
Tathagatagarbha
Mahamudra ⓘ
linked to:
Mahamudra meditation
|
| requires | empowerment and transmission from a lineage holder ⓘ |
| requiresPrerequisite | foundational Buddhist practices ⓘ |
| teaches |
all phenomena are expressions of primordial awareness
ⓘ
samsara and nirvana are inseparable in their essence ⓘ |
| textualCategory |
esoteric instruction series (man ngag sde)
ⓘ
mind series (sems sde) ⓘ seventeen tantras of Dzogchen ⓘ space series (klong sde) ⓘ |
| tradition | Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ |
| viewsMindAs |
already enlightened in its essence
ⓘ
primordially pure ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Great Perfection Description of subject: Great Perfection is a central Dzogchen teaching in Tibetan Buddhism that presents the innate, primordial perfection of mind as the direct path to enlightenment.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Great Perfection