Jain cosmology
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Jain cosmology is the religious-philosophical system in Jainism that explains the structure, cycles, and functioning of the universe and the souls within it.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jain cosmology canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22104337 — 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: Jain cosmology Context triple: [Nandyavarta, associatedWith, Jain cosmology]
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Hindu cosmology
Hindu cosmology is the traditional Hindu understanding of the universe’s origin, structure, cycles of creation and destruction, and multiple realms of existence, as described in texts like the Vedas and Puranas.
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Buddhist cosmology
Buddhist cosmology is the traditional Buddhist understanding of the structure, realms, and cycles of the universe, encompassing multiple planes of existence and vast temporal eons shaped by karma and rebirth.
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C.
Manichaean cosmology
Manichaean cosmology is the dualistic religious worldview of Manichaeism, depicting an eternal struggle between the spiritual realm of light and the material realm of darkness.
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Jainism
Jainism is an ancient Indian religion that emphasizes non-violence, truth, and asceticism as the path to spiritual liberation.
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E.
Jewish cosmology
Jewish cosmology is the traditional Jewish understanding of the structure, origins, and workings of the universe as derived from the Hebrew Bible, rabbinic literature, and later mystical teachings.
- 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: Jain cosmology Target entity description: Jain cosmology is the religious-philosophical system in Jainism that explains the structure, cycles, and functioning of the universe and the souls within it.
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A.
Hindu cosmology
Hindu cosmology is the traditional Hindu understanding of the universe’s origin, structure, cycles of creation and destruction, and multiple realms of existence, as described in texts like the Vedas and Puranas.
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B.
Buddhist cosmology
Buddhist cosmology is the traditional Buddhist understanding of the structure, realms, and cycles of the universe, encompassing multiple planes of existence and vast temporal eons shaped by karma and rebirth.
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C.
Manichaean cosmology
Manichaean cosmology is the dualistic religious worldview of Manichaeism, depicting an eternal struggle between the spiritual realm of light and the material realm of darkness.
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D.
Jainism
Jainism is an ancient Indian religion that emphasizes non-violence, truth, and asceticism as the path to spiritual liberation.
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E.
Jewish cosmology
Jewish cosmology is the traditional Jewish understanding of the structure, origins, and workings of the universe as derived from the Hebrew Bible, rabbinic literature, and later mystical teachings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.