Nagarjuna
E230793
Indian Buddhist philosopher
Mahayana Buddhist philosopher
founder of a philosophical school
historical person
Nagarjuna was an influential Indian Buddhist philosopher, traditionally regarded as the founder of the Madhyamaka (Middle Way) school of Mahayana Buddhism.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2092088 — 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: Nagarjuna Context triple: [Nagarjuna Sagar Dam, namedAfter, Nagarjuna]
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A.
Somānanda
Somānanda was an early Kashmiri Śaiva philosopher and theologian whose non-dual Trika teachings helped lay the foundations for later thinkers like Abhinavagupta.
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B.
Kapila
Kapila is an ancient Indian sage and philosopher traditionally regarded as the founder of the Samkhya school of Hindu philosophy.
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C.
Jagat Gosain
Jagat Gosain was a Mughal empress and Rajput princess, best known as the wife of Emperor Jahangir and the mother of Shah Jahan.
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D.
Kumārila Bhaṭṭa
Kumārila Bhaṭṭa was a prominent 7th–8th century Indian philosopher and theologian known for his influential defense of Vedic ritualism and development of the Purva Mimamsa school.
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E.
Adi Shankaracharya
Adi Shankaracharya was an 8th-century Indian philosopher and theologian who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta and played a key role in reviving Hinduism through his writings and monastic institutions.
- 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: Nagarjuna Target entity description: Nagarjuna was an influential Indian Buddhist philosopher, traditionally regarded as the founder of the Madhyamaka (Middle Way) school of Mahayana Buddhism.
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A.
Somānanda
Somānanda was an early Kashmiri Śaiva philosopher and theologian whose non-dual Trika teachings helped lay the foundations for later thinkers like Abhinavagupta.
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B.
Kapila
Kapila is an ancient Indian sage and philosopher traditionally regarded as the founder of the Samkhya school of Hindu philosophy.
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C.
Jagat Gosain
Jagat Gosain was a Mughal empress and Rajput princess, best known as the wife of Emperor Jahangir and the mother of Shah Jahan.
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D.
Kumārila Bhaṭṭa
Kumārila Bhaṭṭa was a prominent 7th–8th century Indian philosopher and theologian known for his influential defense of Vedic ritualism and development of the Purva Mimamsa school.
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E.
Adi Shankaracharya
Adi Shankaracharya was an 8th-century Indian philosopher and theologian who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta and played a key role in reviving Hinduism through his writings and monastic institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian Buddhist philosopher
ⓘ
Mahayana Buddhist philosopher ⓘ founder of a philosophical school ⓘ historical person ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mahayana
ⓘ
surface form:
Mahayana Buddhism
|
| doctrine |
all phenomena are empty of inherent existence
ⓘ
conventional truth is the everyday functioning of phenomena ⓘ emptiness is dependent origination ⓘ ultimate truth is the emptiness of all dharmas ⓘ |
| era |
2nd century
ⓘ
3rd century ⓘ |
| founderOf | Madhyamaka ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bhāviveka
ⓘ
Candrakīrti ⓘ Chinese Sanlun school ⓘ Jōjitsu school ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese Sanron school
Tibetan Madhyamaka tradition ⓘ Chan Buddhism ⓘ
surface form:
Zen (Chan) Buddhism
modern Buddhist philosophy ⓘ Śāntideva ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Madhyamaka
ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Way philosophy
critique of essentialism ⓘ doctrine of emptiness (śūnyatā) ⓘ influence on East Asian Buddhism ⓘ influence on Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ influence on later Buddhist logic and epistemology ⓘ reductio ad absurdum style arguments ⓘ two truths doctrine ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| majorWork |
Catuḥstava
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Mūlamadhyamakakārikā ⓘ Ratnāvalī ⓘ Suhṛllekha ⓘ Vigrahavyāvartanī ⓘ Yuktiṣaṣṭikā ⓘ Śūnyatāsaptati ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcept |
Middle Way
ⓘ
dependent origination ⓘ
surface form:
dependent origination (pratītyasamutpāda)
two truths (conventional and ultimate) ⓘ śūnyatā ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Madhyamaka ⓘ |
| philosophicalStance |
Middle Way between eternalism and nihilism
ⓘ
anti-essentialism ⓘ rejection of svabhāva (inherent existence) ⓘ |
| region |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
|
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| traditionallyAssociatedWith |
Andhra
ⓘ
surface form:
Andhra region
Nalanda ⓘ
surface form:
Nālandā monastic university
|
| traditionallyBornIn | South India ⓘ |
| traditionallyRegardedAs | founder of the Madhyamaka school ⓘ |
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