Kirat Mundhum
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Kirat Mundhum is an indigenous animistic and shamanistic religious tradition of the Kirati people of the Himalayas, centered on nature worship, ancestral veneration, and oral scriptures.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kirat Mundhum canonical | 4 |
| Kirati Mundhum | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2127327 — 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: Kirat Mundhum Context triple: [Nepali American, religion, Kirat Mundhum]
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A.
Har Ki Pauri
Har Ki Pauri is a renowned and sacred riverfront ghat on the Ganges in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, famous for its evening Ganga Aarti and as a major Hindu pilgrimage site.
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B.
Sarbloh Granth
The Sarbloh Granth is a Sikh religious scripture traditionally attributed to Guru Gobind Singh and revered particularly within the Nihang Sikh tradition.
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C.
Jangnama
Jangnama is a notable Punjabi poetic work, traditionally composed as a war ballad that narrates and reflects on historical battles and conflicts.
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D.
Shesher Kobita
Shesher Kobita is a celebrated Bengali novel by Rabindranath Tagore, renowned for its lyrical prose and exploration of modern love and individuality.
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E.
Apur Sansar
Apur Sansar is a landmark 1959 Bengali drama film directed by Satyajit Ray, serving as the final installment of the acclaimed Apu Trilogy and renowned for its humanistic storytelling and cinematic craftsmanship.
- 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: Kirat Mundhum Target entity description: Kirat Mundhum is an indigenous animistic and shamanistic religious tradition of the Kirati people of the Himalayas, centered on nature worship, ancestral veneration, and oral scriptures.
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A.
Har Ki Pauri
Har Ki Pauri is a renowned and sacred riverfront ghat on the Ganges in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, famous for its evening Ganga Aarti and as a major Hindu pilgrimage site.
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B.
Sarbloh Granth
The Sarbloh Granth is a Sikh religious scripture traditionally attributed to Guru Gobind Singh and revered particularly within the Nihang Sikh tradition.
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C.
Jangnama
Jangnama is a notable Punjabi poetic work, traditionally composed as a war ballad that narrates and reflects on historical battles and conflicts.
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D.
Shesher Kobita
Shesher Kobita is a celebrated Bengali novel by Rabindranath Tagore, renowned for its lyrical prose and exploration of modern love and individuality.
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E.
Apur Sansar
Apur Sansar is a landmark 1959 Bengali drama film directed by Satyajit Ray, serving as the final installment of the acclaimed Apu Trilogy and renowned for its humanistic storytelling and cinematic craftsmanship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animistic religion
ⓘ
indigenous religion ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ shamanistic religion ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicGroup |
Limbu people
ⓘ
Rai peoples ⓘ
surface form:
Rai people
Sunuwar people ⓘ Yakkha people ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
ancestral veneration
ⓘ
nature worship ⓘ |
| cosmologyFeature |
ancestral land of the dead
ⓘ
multiple spirit realms ⓘ |
| follows | Mundhum scriptures ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
ancestor propitiation
ⓘ
animism ⓘ oral transmission of myths and rituals ⓘ ritual chanting of Mundhum texts ⓘ ritual sacrifices ⓘ seasonal festivals ⓘ shamanism ⓘ |
| hasDeityType |
ancestral spirits
ⓘ
local tutelary deities ⓘ nature spirits ⓘ |
| hasMoralCode |
respect for ancestors
ⓘ
respect for nature ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
agricultural rituals
ⓘ
healing rituals ⓘ life-cycle rituals ⓘ protective rituals ⓘ |
| practicedBy |
Kirati peoples
ⓘ
surface form:
Kirati people
|
| practicedIn | Himalayas ⓘ |
| practicedInCountry |
India
ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ |
| practicedInRegion |
Darjeeling Himalayan region
ⓘ
surface form:
Darjeeling Hills
Sikkim ⓘ eastern Nepal ⓘ |
| ritualFocus |
ancestors
ⓘ
forests ⓘ mountains ⓘ rivers ⓘ |
| sacredText | Mundhum ⓘ |
| sacredTextForm | oral scripture ⓘ |
| transmissionMethod | oral recitation by ritual specialists ⓘ |
| usesRitualSpecialist |
Nakchhong
ⓘ
Phedangma ⓘ Yeba ⓘ Yema ⓘ |
| worldview | humans, nature, and spirits are interconnected ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Kirat Mundhum Description of subject: Kirat Mundhum is an indigenous animistic and shamanistic religious tradition of the Kirati people of the Himalayas, centered on nature worship, ancestral veneration, and oral scriptures.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kirati Mundhum