Abhidharma Mahavibhasa Shastra
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The Abhidharma Mahavibhasa Shastra is a monumental encyclopedic treatise that systematizes and defends the doctrinal and philosophical positions of the Sarvastivada school of early Buddhism.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abhidharma Mahavibhasa Shastra canonical | 1 |
| Sarvastivada Abhidharma | 1 |
| Sarvāstivāda Abhidharma | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21136859 — 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: Abhidharma Mahavibhasa Shastra Context triple: [Sarvastivada Buddhism, associatedWithText, Abhidharma Mahavibhasa Shastra]
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A.
Yogācārabhūmi Śāstra
The Yogācārabhūmi Śāstra is a massive and foundational Mahāyāna Buddhist treatise that systematically presents the doctrines and practices of the Yogācāra (Mind-Only) school.
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B.
Mahāyānasaṃgraha
Mahāyānasaṃgraha is a foundational Yogācāra Buddhist treatise, traditionally attributed to Asaṅga, that systematically presents and defends key doctrines of the Mahāyāna mind-only school.
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C.
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā is a foundational Buddhist philosophical treatise that systematically expounds the Madhyamaka doctrine of emptiness and the middle way.
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D.
Sarvatathagatatattvasamgraha
Sarvatathagatatattvasamgraha is an important early esoteric Buddhist tantra that systematizes Vajrayana ritual and doctrine, particularly focusing on mandala practice and the worship of the cosmic Buddha Vairocana.
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E.
Tattvasaṅgraha
Tattvasaṅgraha is an influential 8th-century Buddhist philosophical treatise by Śāntarakṣita that systematically critiques and analyzes a wide range of non-Buddhist and Buddhist doctrines, especially in the field of logic and epistemology.
- 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: Abhidharma Mahavibhasa Shastra Target entity description: The Abhidharma Mahavibhasa Shastra is a monumental encyclopedic treatise that systematizes and defends the doctrinal and philosophical positions of the Sarvastivada school of early Buddhism.
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A.
Yogācārabhūmi Śāstra
The Yogācārabhūmi Śāstra is a massive and foundational Mahāyāna Buddhist treatise that systematically presents the doctrines and practices of the Yogācāra (Mind-Only) school.
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B.
Mahāyānasaṃgraha
Mahāyānasaṃgraha is a foundational Yogācāra Buddhist treatise, traditionally attributed to Asaṅga, that systematically presents and defends key doctrines of the Mahāyāna mind-only school.
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C.
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā is a foundational Buddhist philosophical treatise that systematically expounds the Madhyamaka doctrine of emptiness and the middle way.
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D.
Sarvatathagatatattvasamgraha
Sarvatathagatatattvasamgraha is an important early esoteric Buddhist tantra that systematizes Vajrayana ritual and doctrine, particularly focusing on mandala practice and the worship of the cosmic Buddha Vairocana.
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E.
Tattvasaṅgraha
Tattvasaṅgraha is an influential 8th-century Buddhist philosophical treatise by Śāntarakṣita that systematically critiques and analyzes a wide range of non-Buddhist and Buddhist doctrines, especially in the field of logic and epistemology.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Abhidharma Mahavibhasa Shastra