Dharma
E126526
Dharma is a key concept in Indian religions signifying the moral order, righteous duty, and cosmic law that sustains and guides ethical life.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dharma canonical | 24 |
| Dhamma (Dharma) | 2 |
| asha (truth and order) | 2 |
| Dhamma (moral law) | 1 |
| Dharma (in the Mahabharata) | 1 |
| Dharma (ritual duty) | 1 |
| Dharmo Rakshati Rakshitah | 1 |
| dharma | 1 |
| dharmaAndAdharma | 1 |
| the Dharma | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1106007 — 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: Dharma Context triple: [Lion Capital of Ashoka, associatedWith, Dharma]
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A.
Apad dharma
Apad dharma is a Hindu ethical concept, discussed in the Mahabharata, that outlines special moral duties and exceptions that apply in times of crisis or extreme distress.
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B.
Buddhi
Buddhi is a personification of intellect and wisdom in Hindu tradition, revered as one of the spiritual qualities or consorts associated with the deity Ganesha.
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C.
Karma
"Karma" is a Grammy-winning R&B song by Alicia Keys, known for its soulful vocals and themes of romantic betrayal and retribution.
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D.
Brahman
Brahman is the ultimate, all-pervading reality or absolute principle in Hindu philosophy, understood as the source and essence of everything that exists.
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E.
Acharya
Acharya is a Sanskrit honorific title traditionally bestowed upon revered spiritual teachers and scholars in Indian religious and philosophical traditions.
- 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: Dharma Target entity description: Dharma is a key concept in Indian religions signifying the moral order, righteous duty, and cosmic law that sustains and guides ethical life.
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A.
Apad dharma
Apad dharma is a Hindu ethical concept, discussed in the Mahabharata, that outlines special moral duties and exceptions that apply in times of crisis or extreme distress.
-
B.
Buddhi
Buddhi is a personification of intellect and wisdom in Hindu tradition, revered as one of the spiritual qualities or consorts associated with the deity Ganesha.
-
C.
Karma
"Karma" is a Grammy-winning R&B song by Alicia Keys, known for its soulful vocals and themes of romantic betrayal and retribution.
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D.
Brahman
Brahman is the ultimate, all-pervading reality or absolute principle in Hindu philosophy, understood as the source and essence of everything that exists.
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E.
Acharya
Acharya is a Sanskrit honorific title traditionally bestowed upon revered spiritual teachers and scholars in Indian religious and philosophical traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sanskrit term
ⓘ
ethical principle ⓘ philosophical concept ⓘ religious concept ⓘ |
| aimsToMaintain |
cosmic harmony
ⓘ
social harmony ⓘ |
| guides |
moral decision-making
ⓘ
religious observance ⓘ social behavior ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
individual duty
ⓘ
religious duty ⓘ social duty ⓘ universal moral law ⓘ |
| hasMeaning |
cosmic law
ⓘ
law ⓘ moral order ⓘ right conduct ⓘ righteous duty ⓘ truth ⓘ |
| hasOriginLanguage | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| isCentralToReligion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ Jainism ⓘ Sikhism ⓘ |
| isContrastedWith |
Adharma
ⓘ
linked to:
Apad dharma
|
| isCoreConceptInText |
Bhagavad Gita
ⓘ
Buddhist sutras ⓘ Dharmashastra ⓘ Jain Agamas ⓘ
linked to:
Jain literature
Manusmriti ⓘ |
| isDescribedAs | that which upholds or supports the universe ⓘ |
| isGoalOf | ethical life ⓘ |
| isKeyConceptIn | Indian religions ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Purusharthas ⓘ |
| isRelatedConcept |
Artha
ⓘ
Kama ⓘ Karma ⓘ Moksha ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
cosmic order
ⓘ
duty ⓘ ethics ⓘ justice ⓘ law ⓘ personal conduct ⓘ religious practice ⓘ social order ⓘ |
| variesBy |
caste
ⓘ
life stage ⓘ social role ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Dharma Description of subject: Dharma is a key concept in Indian religions signifying the moral order, righteous duty, and cosmic law that sustains and guides ethical life.
Referenced by (35)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Dharma
linked to: Dharma
linked to: Dharma
linked to: Dharma
subject linked to:
Yudhishthira and Draupadi
subject linked to:
Yudhishthira and Draupadi
linked to: Dharma
linked to: Dharma
linked to: Dharma
subject linked to:
Subhadrangi (traditional identification as Ashoka’s mother)
subject linked to:
triratna
linked to: Dharma
linked to: Dharma