Ramayana
E19476
The Ramayana is an ancient Indian epic poem that narrates the life, exile, and heroic exploits of Prince Rama, serving as a foundational cultural and religious text across much of South and Southeast Asia.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ramayana canonical | 126 |
| Valmiki Ramayana | 24 |
| Ramayana tradition | 3 |
| Adhyatma Ramayana | 1 |
| Hindu epic Ramayana | 1 |
| Indian Ramayana | 1 |
| Indian epic Ramayana | 1 |
| Kakawin Ramayana | 1 |
| Kamba Ramayanam | 1 |
| Ramayana universe | 1 |
| Rāmāyaṇa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T152479 — 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: Ramayana Context triple: [Hinduism, hasScripture, Ramayana]
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A.
Mahabharata
The Mahabharata is an ancient Indian epic poem that narrates the dynastic struggle between the Pandavas and Kauravas and serves as a foundational text of Hindu philosophy, ethics, and mythology.
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B.
Bhagavad Gita
The Bhagavad Gita is a foundational Hindu scripture in the form of a philosophical dialogue that explores duty, righteousness, and spiritual wisdom, and has profoundly shaped Indian thought and leaders.
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C.
Vedas
The Vedas are a collection of ancient sacred texts composed in Sanskrit that form the foundational spiritual and philosophical scriptures of Hinduism.
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D.
Puranas
The Puranas are a genre of ancient and medieval Hindu texts that narrate cosmology, myths, legends of gods and heroes, and traditional religious practices and teachings.
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E.
Rigveda
The Rigveda is the oldest of the four Vedas, a foundational collection of ancient Sanskrit hymns that form a core sacred text of Hinduism.
- 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: Ramayana Target entity description: The Ramayana is an ancient Indian epic poem that narrates the life, exile, and heroic exploits of Prince Rama, serving as a foundational cultural and religious text across much of South and Southeast Asia.
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A.
Mahabharata
The Mahabharata is an ancient Indian epic poem that narrates the dynastic struggle between the Pandavas and Kauravas and serves as a foundational text of Hindu philosophy, ethics, and mythology.
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B.
Bhagavad Gita
The Bhagavad Gita is a foundational Hindu scripture in the form of a philosophical dialogue that explores duty, righteousness, and spiritual wisdom, and has profoundly shaped Indian thought and leaders.
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C.
Vedas
The Vedas are a collection of ancient sacred texts composed in Sanskrit that form the foundational spiritual and philosophical scriptures of Hinduism.
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D.
Puranas
The Puranas are a genre of ancient and medieval Hindu texts that narrate cosmology, myths, legends of gods and heroes, and traditional religious practices and teachings.
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E.
Rigveda
The Rigveda is the oldest of the four Vedas, a foundational collection of ancient Sanskrit hymns that form a core sacred text of Hinduism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (93)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu scripture
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Itihasa ⓘ Sanskrit epic ⓘ ancient Indian epic poem ⓘ |
| approximateVerses | about 24,000 shlokas ⓘ |
| associatedFestival |
Diwali
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Dussehra ⓘ Rama Navami ⓘ |
| author | Valmiki ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
devotion
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dharma ⓘ exile and return ⓘ good versus evil ⓘ righteous kingship ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
foundational text of Hindu culture
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moral and ethical guide ⓘ source of devotional practice ⓘ |
| featuresDeity |
Agni
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Brahma ⓘ Indra ⓘ Shiva ⓘ Vishnu ⓘ |
| genre |
epic poetry
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religious literature ⓘ |
| hasCharacterGroup |
Devas
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Rakshasas ⓘ Rishis ⓘ Vanaras ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Aranya Kanda
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Ayodhya Kanda ⓘ Bala Kanda ⓘ Kishkindha Kanda ⓘ Sundara Kanda ⓘ Uttara Kanda ⓘ Yuddha Kanda ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
Ramayana
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Adhyatma Ramayana
Ananda Ramayana ⓘ Javanese Kakawin Ramayana ⓘ Ramcharitmanas ⓘ
surface form:
Kamba Ramayanam
Khmer Reamker ⓘ Lao Phra Lak Phra Lam ⓘ Malay Hikayat Seri Rama ⓘ Ramcharitmanas ⓘ Thai Ramakien ⓘ |
| influenced |
Indian classical dance
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Indian classical drama ⓘ South Asian literature ⓘ Southeast Asian literature ⓘ temple art in South Asia ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Bharata
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Dasharatha ⓘ Hanuman ⓘ Indrajit ⓘ Jatayu ⓘ Kaikeyi ⓘ Kausalya ⓘ Kumbhakarna ⓘ Lakshmana ⓘ Rama ⓘ Ravana ⓘ Shatrughna ⓘ Sita ⓘ Sugriva ⓘ Sumitra ⓘ Vali ⓘ Vibhishana ⓘ Vishvamitra ⓘ |
| meter | shloka meter ⓘ |
| moralIdeal |
Hanuman as ideal devotee
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Lakshmana as ideal brother ⓘ Rama as ideal king ⓘ Sita as ideal wife ⓘ |
| narratesEvent |
Rama’s coronation
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Rama’s exile ⓘ abduction of Sita ⓘ battle in Lanka ⓘ birth of Rama ⓘ return to Ayodhya ⓘ search for Sita ⓘ |
| narrativeFrame | story told by Valmiki to Rama’s sons ⓘ |
| portraysCharacterAs |
Rama as avatar of Vishnu
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Sita as avatar of Lakshmi ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| religiousStatus | smriti text in Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari (in many modern editions) ⓘ |
| setting |
Ayodhya
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Dandaka forest ⓘ Kishkindha ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ
surface form:
Lanka
|
| structure | 7 kandas ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfComposition | ancient India ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ramayana Description of subject: The Ramayana is an ancient Indian epic poem that narrates the life, exile, and heroic exploits of Prince Rama, serving as a foundational cultural and religious text across much of South and Southeast Asia.
Referenced by (161)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Adhyatma Ramayana
this entity surface form:
Kamba Ramayanam
this entity surface form:
Kakawin Ramayana
subject surface form:
Ancient India
this entity surface form:
Valmiki Ramayana
this entity surface form:
Valmiki Ramayana
this entity surface form:
Valmiki Ramayana
this entity surface form:
Valmiki Ramayana