Mucalinda
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Mucalinda is a serpent king in Buddhist tradition best known for sheltering the Buddha from a storm by coiling around him and spreading his hood over him.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mucalinda canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19596857 — 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: Mucalinda Context triple: [Nagas, notableMember, Mucalinda]
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A.
Bakasura
Bakasura is a fearsome demon from Hindu mythology, known for his immense strength, cannibalistic nature, and defeat at the hands of the Pandava hero Bhima in the Mahabharata.
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B.
Sadyojata
Sadyojata is one of the five faces of Lord Shiva, symbolizing creation and the westward aspect of the deity in Shaivite tradition.
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C.
Mahākāśyapa
Mahākāśyapa was one of the Buddha’s foremost disciples, revered in early Buddhism and Zen as the primary heir to the Buddha’s teaching and the first patriarch of the Zen lineage.
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D.
Yamāntaka
Yamāntaka is a wrathful tantric deity in Tibetan Buddhism, especially revered in the Gelug tradition as a fierce manifestation of Manjushri who conquers death and ignorance.
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E.
Bhurishravas
Bhurishravas is a warrior prince from the Mahabharata epic, known as a formidable Kaurava ally who meets his end on the battlefield of Kurukshetra.
- 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: Mucalinda Target entity description: Mucalinda is a serpent king in Buddhist tradition best known for sheltering the Buddha from a storm by coiling around him and spreading his hood over him.
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A.
Bakasura
Bakasura is a fearsome demon from Hindu mythology, known for his immense strength, cannibalistic nature, and defeat at the hands of the Pandava hero Bhima in the Mahabharata.
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B.
Sadyojata
Sadyojata is one of the five faces of Lord Shiva, symbolizing creation and the westward aspect of the deity in Shaivite tradition.
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C.
Mahākāśyapa
Mahākāśyapa was one of the Buddha’s foremost disciples, revered in early Buddhism and Zen as the primary heir to the Buddha’s teaching and the first patriarch of the Zen lineage.
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D.
Yamāntaka
Yamāntaka is a wrathful tantric deity in Tibetan Buddhism, especially revered in the Gelug tradition as a fierce manifestation of Manjushri who conquers death and ignorance.
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E.
Bhurishravas
Bhurishravas is a warrior prince from the Mahabharata epic, known as a formidable Kaurava ally who meets his end on the battlefield of Kurukshetra.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.