Pramāṇavāda
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Pramāṇavāda is a Buddhist philosophical tradition that systematically analyzes valid means of knowledge and inference, forming a core part of classical Buddhist logic and epistemology.
All labels observed (1)
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| Pramāṇavāda canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14385888 — 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: Pramāṇavāda Context triple: [Buddhist logic, associatedSchool, Pramāṇavāda]
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Vijñānavāda
Vijñānavāda is a major Mahayana Buddhist philosophical school that emphasizes consciousness-only (mind-only) as the basis of experience and reality.
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B.
Prabhakara school
The Prabhakara school is a major subtradition of the Mimamsa branch of Hindu philosophy, known for its distinctive theories of language, epistemology, and Vedic ritual exegesis.
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C.
Māturīdism
Māturīdism is a major Sunni theological school that emphasizes the use of reason in understanding Islamic creed while upholding the authority of revelation.
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D.
Mīmāṃsā school
The Mīmāṃsā school is an orthodox Hindu philosophical tradition best known for its rigorous analysis of Vedic ritual, language, and epistemology, especially its influential theories of knowledge and scriptural authority.
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E.
Madhyamaka
Madhyamaka is a major Buddhist philosophical school, founded by Nāgārjuna, that analyzes all phenomena as empty of inherent existence to illuminate the middle way between eternalism and nihilism.
- 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: Pramāṇavāda Target entity description: Pramāṇavāda is a Buddhist philosophical tradition that systematically analyzes valid means of knowledge and inference, forming a core part of classical Buddhist logic and epistemology.
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A.
Vijñānavāda
Vijñānavāda is a major Mahayana Buddhist philosophical school that emphasizes consciousness-only (mind-only) as the basis of experience and reality.
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B.
Prabhakara school
The Prabhakara school is a major subtradition of the Mimamsa branch of Hindu philosophy, known for its distinctive theories of language, epistemology, and Vedic ritual exegesis.
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C.
Māturīdism
Māturīdism is a major Sunni theological school that emphasizes the use of reason in understanding Islamic creed while upholding the authority of revelation.
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D.
Mīmāṃsā school
The Mīmāṃsā school is an orthodox Hindu philosophical tradition best known for its rigorous analysis of Vedic ritual, language, and epistemology, especially its influential theories of knowledge and scriptural authority.
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E.
Madhyamaka
Madhyamaka is a major Buddhist philosophical school, founded by Nāgārjuna, that analyzes all phenomena as empty of inherent existence to illuminate the middle way between eternalism and nihilism.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.