Nyorai class of Buddhas
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The Nyorai class of Buddhas comprises the highest, fully enlightened Buddhas in Mahayana Buddhism, embodying ultimate truth and wisdom beyond the realm of ordinary beings and bodhisattvas.
All labels observed (1)
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| Nyorai class of Buddhas canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19683028 — 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: Nyorai class of Buddhas Context triple: [Shaka Nyorai, belongsToCategory, Nyorai class of Buddhas]
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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.
Eternal Shakyamuni Buddha
Eternal Shakyamuni Buddha is the timeless, ever-present form of the historical Buddha revealed in the Lotus Sutra as the original, primordial Buddha who continually guides all beings to enlightenment.
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C.
Dainichi Nyorai
Dainichi Nyorai is the cosmic Buddha of light and truth in Esoteric Buddhism, regarded as the central, all-encompassing Buddha from whom all other Buddhas emanate.
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D.
Kannon Bosatsu
Kannon Bosatsu is the Japanese name for the bodhisattva of compassion (Avalokiteśvara), a central figure in Mahayana Buddhism widely revered for merciful aid to all beings.
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E.
Five Wisdom Buddhas
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.
- 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: Nyorai class of Buddhas Target entity description: The Nyorai class of Buddhas comprises the highest, fully enlightened Buddhas in Mahayana Buddhism, embodying ultimate truth and wisdom beyond the realm of ordinary beings and bodhisattvas.
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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.
Eternal Shakyamuni Buddha
Eternal Shakyamuni Buddha is the timeless, ever-present form of the historical Buddha revealed in the Lotus Sutra as the original, primordial Buddha who continually guides all beings to enlightenment.
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C.
Dainichi Nyorai
Dainichi Nyorai is the cosmic Buddha of light and truth in Esoteric Buddhism, regarded as the central, all-encompassing Buddha from whom all other Buddhas emanate.
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D.
Kannon Bosatsu
Kannon Bosatsu is the Japanese name for the bodhisattva of compassion (Avalokiteśvara), a central figure in Mahayana Buddhism widely revered for merciful aid to all beings.
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E.
Five Wisdom Buddhas
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.