Abhidharma
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Abhidharma is a collection of early Buddhist scholastic texts that systematically analyze the nature of reality, mind, and phenomena into fundamental categories and processes.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abhidharma canonical | 9 |
| Abhidharma Buddhism | 1 |
| Abhidharma literature | 1 |
| Abhidharma schools | 1 |
| Abhidharma texts | 1 |
| Sarvāstivāda Abhidharma | 1 |
| highlights importance of Abhidhamma | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21136855 — 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 Context triple: [Sarvastivada Buddhism, associatedWithText, Abhidharma]
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Yogācāra
Yogācāra is a major Mahayana Buddhist philosophical school that emphasizes the primacy of consciousness and the idea that all experiences are constructions of the mind.
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Madhyamaka
Madhyamaka is a major Buddhist philosophical school, founded by Nāgārjuna, that analyzes all phenomena as empty of inherent existence to illuminate the middle way between eternalism and nihilism.
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Abhidharma Mahavibhasa Shastra
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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Madhyamavyayoga
Madhyamavyayoga is a Sanskrit play traditionally attributed to the ancient Indian dramatist Bhāsa, known for its depiction of a poignant encounter between the Pandava prince Bhima and his son Ghatotkacha.
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E.
Abhidhamma Pitaka
The Abhidhamma Pitaka is a key canonical collection in Theravada Buddhism that systematically analyzes mind, matter, and mental processes into detailed doctrinal categories.
- 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 Target entity description: Abhidharma is a collection of early Buddhist scholastic texts that systematically analyze the nature of reality, mind, and phenomena into fundamental categories and processes.
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A.
Yogācāra
Yogācāra is a major Mahayana Buddhist philosophical school that emphasizes the primacy of consciousness and the idea that all experiences are constructions of the mind.
-
B.
Madhyamaka
Madhyamaka is a major Buddhist philosophical school, founded by Nāgārjuna, that analyzes all phenomena as empty of inherent existence to illuminate the middle way between eternalism and nihilism.
-
C.
Abhidharma Mahavibhasa Shastra
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.
-
D.
Madhyamavyayoga
Madhyamavyayoga is a Sanskrit play traditionally attributed to the ancient Indian dramatist Bhāsa, known for its depiction of a poignant encounter between the Pandava prince Bhima and his son Ghatotkacha.
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E.
Abhidhamma Pitaka
The Abhidhamma Pitaka is a key canonical collection in Theravada Buddhism that systematically analyzes mind, matter, and mental processes into detailed doctrinal categories.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Buddha’s descent from Tavatimsa heaven
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doctrinalSignificance
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highlights importance of Abhidhamma
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