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 (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kirat Mundhum canonical | 38 |
| Kirant Mundhum | 1 |
| Kirat Mundhum cosmology | 1 |
| Kirat Mundhum tradition | 1 |
| Kirat_Mundhum | 1 |
| 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 people ⓘ
linked to:
Rai peoples
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 people
ⓘ
linked to:
Kirati peoples
|
| practicedIn | Himalayas ⓘ |
| practicedInCountry |
India
ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ |
| practicedInRegion |
Darjeeling Hills
ⓘ
linked to:
Darjeeling Himalayan region
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 (43)
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