Sthavira Nikaya
E281271
Sthavira Nikaya was one of the earliest Buddhist monastic schools that emerged after the first schisms in the Buddhist community, forming a major lineage from which several later traditions, including Theravada, developed.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sthavira | 4 |
| Sthavira Nikaya canonical | 2 |
| Sthavira tradition | 2 |
| Dharmaguptaka school | 1 |
| Nikāya | 1 |
| Sthavira (Elders) faction | 1 |
| Sthavira elders | 1 |
| Sthavira lineage | 1 |
| Sthavira nikaya | 1 |
| Sthavira schools | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2609919 — 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: Sthavira Nikaya Context triple: [Theravada, historicalRoot, Sthavira Nikaya]
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A.
Theravada
Theravada is the oldest surviving school of Buddhism, emphasizing the Pali Canon and the path of individual liberation through monastic discipline and meditation.
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B.
Svetambara
Svetambara is one of the two main Jain monastic and lay traditions, distinguished by its white-clad monks and nuns and its emphasis on non-possession and ascetic discipline.
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C.
Nirgranthas
Nirgranthas were the early followers of Mahavira who adhered to a strict ascetic interpretation of what later became Jainism.
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D.
Mahayana
Mahayana is one of the two main branches of Buddhism, emphasizing the bodhisattva path and the aspiration to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings.
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E.
Bhatta school
The Bhatta school is a prominent subtradition of the Mimamsa philosophical system in Hinduism, associated especially with the thinker Kumarila Bhatta and known for its rigorous defense of Vedic ritualism and epistemology.
- 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: Sthavira Nikaya Target entity description: Sthavira Nikaya was one of the earliest Buddhist monastic schools that emerged after the first schisms in the Buddhist community, forming a major lineage from which several later traditions, including Theravada, developed.
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A.
Theravada
Theravada is the oldest surviving school of Buddhism, emphasizing the Pali Canon and the path of individual liberation through monastic discipline and meditation.
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B.
Svetambara
Svetambara is one of the two main Jain monastic and lay traditions, distinguished by its white-clad monks and nuns and its emphasis on non-possession and ascetic discipline.
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C.
Nirgranthas
Nirgranthas were the early followers of Mahavira who adhered to a strict ascetic interpretation of what later became Jainism.
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D.
Mahayana
Mahayana is one of the two main branches of Buddhism, emphasizing the bodhisattva path and the aspiration to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings.
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E.
Bhatta school
The Bhatta school is a prominent subtradition of the Mimamsa philosophical system in Hinduism, associated especially with the thinker Kumarila Bhatta and known for its rigorous defense of Vedic ritualism and epistemology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monastic order
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early Buddhist school ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sthavira elders
ⓘ
linked to:
Sthavira Nikaya
|
| category | early Buddhist school of thought ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Mahasamghika ⓘ |
| coreIdentity | conservative branch of early Buddhism ⓘ |
| doctrinalOrientation | emphasis on preserving early teachings ⓘ |
| emergedAfter | first schisms in the Buddhist community ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | ancient India ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | no longer existing as a distinct school ⓘ |
| influenced |
Dharmaguptaka
ⓘ
Kasyapiya ⓘ Pudgalavada traditions ⓘ Sarvastivada ⓘ
linked to:
Sarvastivada school
Theravada ⓘ Vatsiputriya school ⓘ
linked to:
Kāśyapīya school
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| languageOfName | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| legacy |
ancestor of Theravada tradition
ⓘ
source of several later Nikaya schools ⓘ |
| lineageType | monastic lineage ⓘ |
| monasticFocus | Vinaya discipline ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | School of the Elders ⓘ |
| positionInHistory | one of the earliest Buddhist monastic schools ⓘ |
| relatedPaliForm | Thera ⓘ |
| relatedPaliName | Theriya Nikaya ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| roleInBuddhism | major early Buddhist lineage ⓘ |
| schismContext | post-parinirvana Buddhist community divisions ⓘ |
| scripturalFocus | early Buddhist sutras and Vinaya ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early centuries after the Buddha ⓘ |
| tradition | Nikaya Buddhism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sthavira Nikaya Description of subject: Sthavira Nikaya was one of the earliest Buddhist monastic schools that emerged after the first schisms in the Buddhist community, forming a major lineage from which several later traditions, including Theravada, developed.
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