Mahaparinirvana Sutra
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The Mahaparinirvana Sutra is a major Mahayana Buddhist scripture that expounds on the Buddha’s final teachings, emphasizing the concepts of Buddha-nature, permanence, and ultimate liberation.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mahaparinirvana Sutra canonical | 2 |
| Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra | 1 |
| Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra (Mahayana) | 1 |
| Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra (Mahāyāna) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20567322 — 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: Mahaparinirvana Sutra Context triple: [Tiantai school, majorText, Mahaparinirvana Sutra]
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A.
Dharmacakrapravartana Sūtra
The Dharmacakrapravartana Sūtra is a foundational Buddhist discourse traditionally regarded as the Buddha’s first sermon, in which he sets in motion the “Wheel of Dharma” by presenting core teachings that inaugurate his public ministry.
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B.
Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra
The Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture that presents profound teachings on non-duality and emptiness through the figure of the enlightened layman Vimalakīrti.
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C.
Avatamsaka Sutra
The Avatamsaka Sutra is a monumental Mahayana Buddhist scripture renowned for its vast, visionary depiction of the interpenetrating cosmos and the path of the bodhisattva.
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D.
Mahavairocana Sutra
The Mahavairocana Sutra is a foundational esoteric Buddhist text of the Shingon and related Vajrayana traditions, presenting rituals, mandalas, and doctrines centered on the cosmic Buddha Mahavairocana.
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E.
Saṃdhinirmocana Sūtra
The Saṃdhinirmocana Sūtra is a foundational Mahāyāna Buddhist scripture that systematically expounds Yogācāra doctrines such as consciousness-only, the three natures, and the three turnings of the Dharma wheel.
- 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: Mahaparinirvana Sutra Target entity description: The Mahaparinirvana Sutra is a major Mahayana Buddhist scripture that expounds on the Buddha’s final teachings, emphasizing the concepts of Buddha-nature, permanence, and ultimate liberation.
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A.
Dharmacakrapravartana Sūtra
The Dharmacakrapravartana Sūtra is a foundational Buddhist discourse traditionally regarded as the Buddha’s first sermon, in which he sets in motion the “Wheel of Dharma” by presenting core teachings that inaugurate his public ministry.
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B.
Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra
The Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture that presents profound teachings on non-duality and emptiness through the figure of the enlightened layman Vimalakīrti.
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C.
Avatamsaka Sutra
The Avatamsaka Sutra is a monumental Mahayana Buddhist scripture renowned for its vast, visionary depiction of the interpenetrating cosmos and the path of the bodhisattva.
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D.
Mahavairocana Sutra
The Mahavairocana Sutra is a foundational esoteric Buddhist text of the Shingon and related Vajrayana traditions, presenting rituals, mandalas, and doctrines centered on the cosmic Buddha Mahavairocana.
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E.
Saṃdhinirmocana Sūtra
The Saṃdhinirmocana Sūtra is a foundational Mahāyāna Buddhist scripture that systematically expounds Yogācāra doctrines such as consciousness-only, the three natures, and the three turnings of the Dharma wheel.
- F. None of above. chosen
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