Nibbana
E281268
Nibbana is the ultimate liberation in Buddhism, a state of complete freedom from suffering, craving, and the cycle of rebirth.
All labels observed (3)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2609904 — 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: Nibbana Context triple: [Theravada, goal, Nibbana]
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Ānanda
Ānanda was one of the Buddha’s principal disciples, renowned for his exceptional memory and for reciting the Buddha’s teachings that formed much of the early Buddhist canon.
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Videha
Videha was an ancient Indo-Aryan kingdom in the eastern Indian subcontinent, centered in the Mithila region and known from Vedic and later religious traditions.
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Buddhi
Buddhi is a personification of intellect and wisdom in Hindu tradition, revered as one of the spiritual qualities or consorts associated with the deity Ganesha.
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Bồ Đề
Bồ Đề is an urban ward of Long Biên District in Hanoi, Vietnam, known for its dense residential areas and proximity to central Hanoi across the Red River.
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Saravanabhava
Saravanabhava is an epithet of the Hindu god Kartikeya (Murugan), highlighting his mythological birth in the reeds of the Saravana lake.
- 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: Nibbana Target entity description: Nibbana is the ultimate liberation in Buddhism, a state of complete freedom from suffering, craving, and the cycle of rebirth.
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A.
Ānanda
Ānanda was one of the Buddha’s principal disciples, renowned for his exceptional memory and for reciting the Buddha’s teachings that formed much of the early Buddhist canon.
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B.
Videha
Videha was an ancient Indo-Aryan kingdom in the eastern Indian subcontinent, centered in the Mithila region and known from Vedic and later religious traditions.
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C.
Buddhi
Buddhi is a personification of intellect and wisdom in Hindu tradition, revered as one of the spiritual qualities or consorts associated with the deity Ganesha.
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D.
Bồ Đề
Bồ Đề is an urban ward of Long Biên District in Hanoi, Vietnam, known for its dense residential areas and proximity to central Hanoi across the Red River.
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E.
Saravanabhava
Saravanabhava is an epithet of the Hindu god Kartikeya (Murugan), highlighting his mythological birth in the reeds of the Saravana lake.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist concept
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soteriological goal ⓘ spiritual attainment ⓘ ultimate liberation ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Four Noble Truths
ⓘ
Eightfold Path ⓘ
surface form:
Noble Eightfold Path
|
| attainedBy |
Shakyamuni Buddha
ⓘ
surface form:
Buddha
arahant ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
cessation of craving (tanhā)
ⓘ
cessation of dukkha ⓘ cessation of ignorance (avijjā) ⓘ deathless state ⓘ freedom from greed, hatred, and delusion ⓘ unborn and unbecome ⓘ unconditioned state ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
conditioned phenomena
ⓘ
saṃsāra ⓘ |
| coreDoctrineOf |
Indian Buddhism
ⓘ
surface form:
Early Buddhism
Theravada ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
many Buddhist traditions ⓘ |
| describedAs |
cessation of suffering
ⓘ
freedom from craving ⓘ freedom from the cycle of rebirth ⓘ ultimate liberation in Buddhism ⓘ |
| goalOf |
Buddhist practice
ⓘ
Eightfold Path ⓘ
surface form:
Noble Eightfold Path
ethical conduct in Buddhism ⓘ meditation in Buddhism ⓘ wisdom cultivation in Buddhism ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Pali ⓘ |
| metaphysicalStatus | unconditioned dhamma ⓘ |
| not |
a heaven
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a place ⓘ annihilation of the person in a nihilistic sense ⓘ |
| PaliSpelling | Nibbāna ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | nirvana in Mahayana Buddhism ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| requires |
eradication of all mental defilements
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insight into impermanence (anicca) ⓘ insight into non-self (anattā) ⓘ insight into suffering (dukkha) ⓘ realization of the Four Noble Truths ⓘ |
| SanskritEquivalent |
Nibbana
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Nirvāṇa
|
| scripturallyAttestedIn |
Abhidhamma Pitaka
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the Pali Canon ⓘ
surface form:
Pali Canon
Sutta Pitaka ⓘ |
| ultimateGoalFor |
Theravada practitioners
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many Buddhist monastics and lay followers ⓘ |
| understoodAs | extinguishing of the fires of greed, hatred, and delusion ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nibbana Description of subject: Nibbana is the ultimate liberation in Buddhism, a state of complete freedom from suffering, craving, and the cycle of rebirth.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Nirvana
this entity surface form:
Moksha
this entity surface form:
Moksha
this entity surface form:
Nirvāṇa