Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
E163753
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma refers to the Buddha’s first sermon at Sarnath, which inaugurated the formal teaching of Buddhism and set in motion the core doctrines of the Dharma.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1431567 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Turning of the Wheel of Dharma Context triple: [Sarnath, associatedWithConcept, Turning of the Wheel of Dharma]
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A.
The Wheel of Life
The Wheel of Life is a prominent bronze sculpture by Gustav Vigeland symbolizing the human life cycle, located in Oslo’s Vigeland Sculpture Park.
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B.
The Buddha and His Dhamma
The Buddha and His Dhamma is a seminal 1957 book by B. R. Ambedkar that presents a rationalist, socially engaged reinterpretation of Buddhism, especially focused on its relevance for the oppressed in modern India.
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Tripitaka
Tripitaka is the traditional Buddhist canon, comprising three collections of teachings that form the foundational scriptures of the Buddhist religion.
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D.
Tattva Samkhyana
Tattva Samkhyana is a key philosophical treatise in the Dvaita Vedanta tradition that systematically outlines its dualistic metaphysics and theology.
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E.
Footsteps of the Master
Footsteps of the Master is a religious and devotional work by Harriet Beecher Stowe that reflects on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
- 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: Turning of the Wheel of Dharma Target entity description: Turning of the Wheel of Dharma refers to the Buddha’s first sermon at Sarnath, which inaugurated the formal teaching of Buddhism and set in motion the core doctrines of the Dharma.
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A.
The Wheel of Life
The Wheel of Life is a prominent bronze sculpture by Gustav Vigeland symbolizing the human life cycle, located in Oslo’s Vigeland Sculpture Park.
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B.
The Buddha and His Dhamma
The Buddha and His Dhamma is a seminal 1957 book by B. R. Ambedkar that presents a rationalist, socially engaged reinterpretation of Buddhism, especially focused on its relevance for the oppressed in modern India.
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C.
Tripitaka
Tripitaka is the traditional Buddhist canon, comprising three collections of teachings that form the foundational scriptures of the Buddhist religion.
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D.
Tattva Samkhyana
Tattva Samkhyana is a key philosophical treatise in the Dvaita Vedanta tradition that systematically outlines its dualistic metaphysics and theology.
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E.
Footsteps of the Master
Footsteps of the Master is a religious and devotional work by Harriet Beecher Stowe that reflects on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist doctrinal concept
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Buddhist event ⓘ religious sermon ⓘ |
| associatedNumberOfSpokes | eight spokes symbolizing the Noble Eightfold Path ⓘ |
| associatedSymbol |
Dharma Chakra
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surface form:
Dharma wheel
|
| audience | five ascetics ⓘ |
| audienceMember |
Ashvajit
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Bhadrika ⓘ Kaundinya ⓘ Mahanama ⓘ Vashpa ⓘ |
| category | Buddhist sermon of the Buddha ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Buddhist festivals at Sarnath ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn |
Asalha Puja
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surface form:
Asalha Puja in Theravada Buddhism
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| cosmologicalMeaning | beginning of the turning of the Dharma wheel in the world ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| doctrinalRole | foundation of early Buddhist doctrine ⓘ |
| givenBy |
Shakyamuni Buddha
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surface form:
Gautama Buddha
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| hasAlternativeName |
First Sermon
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Turning of the Wheel of Dharma ⓘ
surface form:
First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma ⓘ
surface form:
Setting in Motion the Wheel of Dharma
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| hasPaliName |
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Dhammacakkappavattana
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| hasSanskritName |
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Dharmacakrapravartana
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| languageOfOriginalTeaching |
Magadhi Prakrit
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surface form:
Magadhi Prakrit (traditionally assumed)
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| location |
Deer Park at Sarnath
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Sarnath ⓘ |
| near | Varanasi ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Lankāvatāra Sutra
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surface form:
Second Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
Third Turning of the Wheel of Dharma ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Buddhism ⓘ |
| result |
conversion of the five ascetics to the Buddha’s teaching
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establishment of the first Buddhist sangha ⓘ |
| scripturalCollection |
Sutta Pitaka
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surface form:
Samyutta Nikaya
Sutta Pitaka ⓘ |
| scripturalSource |
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta
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| significance |
inaugurated the formal teaching of Buddhism
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set in motion the core doctrines of the Dharma ⓘ |
| speaker |
Shakyamuni Buddha
ⓘ
surface form:
Gautama Buddha
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| teachesDoctrine |
Four Noble Truths
ⓘ
Middle Way ⓘ Eightfold Path ⓘ
surface form:
Noble Eightfold Path
cessation of suffering ⓘ origin of suffering ⓘ path leading to the cessation of suffering ⓘ truth of suffering ⓘ |
| timeAfterEnlightenment | shortly after the Buddha’s enlightenment at Bodh Gaya ⓘ |
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Subject: Turning of the Wheel of Dharma Description of subject: Turning of the Wheel of Dharma refers to the Buddha’s first sermon at Sarnath, which inaugurated the formal teaching of Buddhism and set in motion the core doctrines of the Dharma.
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First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
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First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
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Buddha’s first sermon to the five ascetics
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Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta
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Deer Park, Sarnath
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Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta
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Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta
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