Five Wisdom Buddhas
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The Five Wisdom Buddhas are a group of transcendent, primordial Buddhas in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism that personify different aspects of enlightened wisdom and preside over the five directions of the mandala.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Five Wisdom Buddhas canonical | 2 |
| Bodhisattvas of wisdom | 1 |
| Five Dhyani Buddhas | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16059051 — 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: Five Wisdom Buddhas Context triple: [Mahavairocana, associatedWith, Five Wisdom Buddhas]
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Bodhisattvas
Bodhisattvas are enlightened beings in Mahayana Buddhism who compassionately delay their own final nirvana in order to help all sentient beings attain liberation.
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Prabhūtaratna (Many Treasures Buddha)
Prabhūtaratna (Many Treasures Buddha) is a celestial Buddha in Mahāyāna Buddhism who appears in the Lotus Sūtra to attest to the truth of its teachings and share a jeweled stūpa with Śākyamuni Buddha.
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Vajrasattva
Vajrasattva is a central bodhisattva in Vajrayana Buddhism revered for purification practices and the cleansing of negative karma.
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Three Jewels of Buddhism
The Three Jewels of Buddhism are the central objects of refuge in Buddhist practice, comprising the Buddha, the Dharma (his teachings), and the Sangha (the community of practitioners).
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E.
Maitreya
Maitreya is the future Buddha in Buddhist tradition, prophesied to appear on Earth, achieve complete enlightenment, and teach the pure dharma.
- 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: Five Wisdom Buddhas Target entity description: The Five Wisdom Buddhas are a group of transcendent, primordial Buddhas in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism that personify different aspects of enlightened wisdom and preside over the five directions of the mandala.
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A.
Bodhisattvas
Bodhisattvas are enlightened beings in Mahayana Buddhism who compassionately delay their own final nirvana in order to help all sentient beings attain liberation.
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B.
Prabhūtaratna (Many Treasures Buddha)
Prabhūtaratna (Many Treasures Buddha) is a celestial Buddha in Mahāyāna Buddhism who appears in the Lotus Sūtra to attest to the truth of its teachings and share a jeweled stūpa with Śākyamuni Buddha.
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C.
Vajrasattva
Vajrasattva is a central bodhisattva in Vajrayana Buddhism revered for purification practices and the cleansing of negative karma.
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D.
Three Jewels of Buddhism
The Three Jewels of Buddhism are the central objects of refuge in Buddhist practice, comprising the Buddha, the Dharma (his teachings), and the Sangha (the community of practitioners).
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E.
Maitreya
Maitreya is the future Buddha in Buddhist tradition, prophesied to appear on Earth, achieve complete enlightenment, and teach the pure dharma.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.