Brahma-kāṇḍa
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Brahma-kāṇḍa is the first section of Bhartṛhari’s Vākyapadīya, dealing primarily with the metaphysical and philosophical foundations of language and ultimate reality (Brahman).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Brahma-kāṇḍa canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20236895 — 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: Brahma-kāṇḍa Context triple: [Vākyapadīya, hasPart, Brahma-kāṇḍa]
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Brahma Khanda
Brahma Khanda is a major section of the Skanda Purana that focuses on cosmology, creation myths, and the role of the god Brahma within Hindu tradition.
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Brahmanda Purana
The Brahmanda Purana is one of the major eighteen Mahapuranas of Hinduism, notable for its cosmological narratives, genealogies, and the embedded Adhyatma Ramayana.
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C.
Brahma Purana
The Brahma Purana is one of the major eighteen Hindu Puranas, a Sanskrit text traditionally attributed to the creator god Brahma that covers cosmology, mythology, and sacred geography.
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D.
Brahma-vamsa
Brahma-vamsa is a mythological lineage in Hindu cosmology tracing descent from the creator god Brahma through sages such as Marichi.
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E.
Brahma Vaivarta Purana
The Brahma Vaivarta Purana is a major Hindu scripture of the Puranic corpus, especially revered in Vaishnavism for its detailed glorification of Krishna, Radha, and devotional theology.
- 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: Brahma-kāṇḍa Target entity description: Brahma-kāṇḍa is the first section of Bhartṛhari’s Vākyapadīya, dealing primarily with the metaphysical and philosophical foundations of language and ultimate reality (Brahman).
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A.
Brahma Khanda
Brahma Khanda is a major section of the Skanda Purana that focuses on cosmology, creation myths, and the role of the god Brahma within Hindu tradition.
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B.
Brahmanda Purana
The Brahmanda Purana is one of the major eighteen Mahapuranas of Hinduism, notable for its cosmological narratives, genealogies, and the embedded Adhyatma Ramayana.
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C.
Brahma Purana
The Brahma Purana is one of the major eighteen Hindu Puranas, a Sanskrit text traditionally attributed to the creator god Brahma that covers cosmology, mythology, and sacred geography.
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D.
Brahma-vamsa
Brahma-vamsa is a mythological lineage in Hindu cosmology tracing descent from the creator god Brahma through sages such as Marichi.
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E.
Brahma Vaivarta Purana
The Brahma Vaivarta Purana is a major Hindu scripture of the Puranic corpus, especially revered in Vaishnavism for its detailed glorification of Krishna, Radha, and devotional theology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.