Mahakala
E110362
Mahakala is a fierce, time-devouring form of the Hindu god Shiva, associated with destruction, protection, and the transcendence of temporal existence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mahakala canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T923545 — 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: Mahakala Context triple: [Shiva, epithet, Mahakala]
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A.
Annapurna
Annapurna is a prominent massif in north-central Nepal renowned for its towering peaks, including one of the world’s highest mountains, and its challenging trekking and climbing routes.
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B.
Kailash
Kailash is an Indian social reformer and Nobel Peace Prize laureate renowned for his decades-long campaign against child labor and exploitation.
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C.
Manaslu
Manaslu is the eighth-highest mountain in the world, a prominent 8,000-meter peak in the Nepalese Himalayas renowned for its challenging climbing routes and dramatic ridgelines.
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D.
Dhaulagiri
Dhaulagiri is one of the world’s highest and most prominent peaks, a massive Himalayan mountain in north-central Nepal renowned for its steep slopes and challenging climbing routes.
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E.
Broad Peak
Broad Peak is one of the world’s highest mountains, an 8,000-meter-class peak in the Karakoram range on the border of Pakistan and China, renowned for its broad, extended summit ridge.
- 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: Mahakala Target entity description: Mahakala is a fierce, time-devouring form of the Hindu god Shiva, associated with destruction, protection, and the transcendence of temporal existence.
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A.
Annapurna
Annapurna is a prominent massif in north-central Nepal renowned for its towering peaks, including one of the world’s highest mountains, and its challenging trekking and climbing routes.
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B.
Kailash
Kailash is an Indian social reformer and Nobel Peace Prize laureate renowned for his decades-long campaign against child labor and exploitation.
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C.
Manaslu
Manaslu is the eighth-highest mountain in the world, a prominent 8,000-meter peak in the Nepalese Himalayas renowned for its challenging climbing routes and dramatic ridgelines.
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D.
Dhaulagiri
Dhaulagiri is one of the world’s highest and most prominent peaks, a massive Himalayan mountain in north-central Nepal renowned for its steep slopes and challenging climbing routes.
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E.
Broad Peak
Broad Peak is one of the world’s highest mountains, an 8,000-meter-class peak in the Karakoram range on the border of Pakistan and China, renowned for its broad, extended summit ridge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu deity
ⓘ
form of Shiva ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
annihilation of time
ⓘ
cosmic dissolution ⓘ death ⓘ destruction ⓘ impermanence ⓘ kala (time/death) ⓘ protection ⓘ time ⓘ transcendence of time ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Shiva ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Ujjain Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga
ⓘ
linked to:
Ujjain
cremation grounds ⓘ |
| associatedWithText |
Puranic literature
ⓘ
Tantric texts ⓘ Tibetan Buddhist ritual manuals ⓘ |
| epithetOf | Shiva ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Great Black One
ⓘ
Great Time ⓘ Mahākāla ⓘ
linked to:
Shiva
|
| hasAttribute |
fierce form
ⓘ
protector aspect ⓘ terrifying appearance ⓘ wrathful deity ⓘ |
| hasRole |
cosmic regulator of time
ⓘ
destroyer of evil ⓘ dharmapala ⓘ guardian of sacred spaces ⓘ protector of devotees ⓘ time-devouring deity ⓘ |
| iconographicFeature |
crown of skulls
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dark or black body color ⓘ garland of severed heads in some forms ⓘ multiple arms in many depictions ⓘ skull cup (kapala) ⓘ standing or dancing on a corpse ⓘ trident (trishula) ⓘ |
| isFormOf | Shiva ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
destruction of ignorance
ⓘ
overcoming attachment to time ⓘ ultimate reality beyond time ⓘ |
| tradition |
Shaivism
ⓘ
Tantric Hinduism ⓘ
linked to:
Tantra
Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ Vajrayana Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Vajrayana
|
| worshipedIn |
Bhutan
ⓘ
India ⓘ Mongolia ⓘ Nepal ⓘ Tibet ⓘ
linked to:
Tibet Autonomous Region
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mahakala Description of subject: Mahakala is a fierce, time-devouring form of the Hindu god Shiva, associated with destruction, protection, and the transcendence of temporal existence.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.