Light on the Tantras
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Light on the Tantras is the English rendering of the title of Abhinavagupta’s seminal Kashmiri Shaiva philosophical and tantric treatise, the Tantrāloka.
All labels observed (1)
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| Light on the Tantras canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19988062 — 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: Light on the Tantras Context triple: [Tantrāloka, titleMeaning, Light on the Tantras]
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A.
Kularnava Tantra
Kularnava Tantra is a foundational medieval Sanskrit scripture of the Shakta and Kaula traditions, detailing esoteric rituals, philosophy, and practices centered on the worship of the Divine Mother.
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B.
Mahanirvana Tantra
The Mahanirvana Tantra is a key Sanskrit scripture of the Shakta tradition that expounds nondual philosophy, ritual worship of the Divine Mother, and social and ethical codes.
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C.
Tantravārttika
Tantravārttika is a foundational Sanskrit commentary on Jaimini’s Mīmāṃsā Sūtras that systematically develops the ritualistic and epistemological doctrines of the Pūrvamīmāṃsā school.
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D.
Anuttarayoga Tantra
Anuttarayoga Tantra is the highest and most esoteric class of Buddhist tantra in Tibetan Vajrayana, emphasizing advanced meditative and yogic practices aimed at rapid enlightenment.
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E.
Kalachakra tantra
The Kalachakra tantra is an advanced Buddhist tantric system centered on complex cosmology, time cycles, and esoteric meditation practices, especially prominent in Tibetan Buddhism.
- 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: Light on the Tantras Target entity description: Light on the Tantras is the English rendering of the title of Abhinavagupta’s seminal Kashmiri Shaiva philosophical and tantric treatise, the Tantrāloka.
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A.
Kularnava Tantra
Kularnava Tantra is a foundational medieval Sanskrit scripture of the Shakta and Kaula traditions, detailing esoteric rituals, philosophy, and practices centered on the worship of the Divine Mother.
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B.
Mahanirvana Tantra
The Mahanirvana Tantra is a key Sanskrit scripture of the Shakta tradition that expounds nondual philosophy, ritual worship of the Divine Mother, and social and ethical codes.
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C.
Tantravārttika
Tantravārttika is a foundational Sanskrit commentary on Jaimini’s Mīmāṃsā Sūtras that systematically develops the ritualistic and epistemological doctrines of the Pūrvamīmāṃsā school.
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D.
Anuttarayoga Tantra
Anuttarayoga Tantra is the highest and most esoteric class of Buddhist tantra in Tibetan Vajrayana, emphasizing advanced meditative and yogic practices aimed at rapid enlightenment.
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E.
Kalachakra tantra
The Kalachakra tantra is an advanced Buddhist tantric system centered on complex cosmology, time cycles, and esoteric meditation practices, especially prominent in Tibetan Buddhism.
- F. None of above. chosen
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