Vinaya Pitaka
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The Vinaya Pitaka is the canonical Buddhist text that lays down the monastic rules and disciplinary code for monks and nuns, especially central in the Theravada tradition.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vinaya Pitaka canonical | 9 |
| Vinaya Piṭaka | 6 |
| Vinaya | 3 |
| Theravada Vinaya | 1 |
| Theravada monastic law | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2609895 — 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: Vinaya Pitaka Context triple: [Theravada, primaryScripture, Vinaya Pitaka]
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A.
Patimokkha
Patimokkha is the foundational code of monastic discipline in Theravada Buddhism, outlining the rules and ethical conduct for monks and nuns.
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B.
Āgamas
Āgamas are early Buddhist scriptural collections preserving discourses attributed to the historical Buddha, closely paralleling the Pali Nikāyas in content and structure.
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C.
Tathāgatagarbha sutras
The Tathāgatagarbha sutras are a group of Mahayana Buddhist scriptures that teach all beings possess an innate Buddha-nature, emphasizing the inherent potential for enlightenment.
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D.
Culikasutras
Culikasutras are a set of Jain Āgama scriptures that form part of the canonical religious literature of Jainism.
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E.
Mahayana sutras
The Mahayana sutras are a broad collection of later Buddhist scriptures that present the philosophical foundations, cosmology, and bodhisattva-centered ideals of Mahayana Buddhism.
- 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: Vinaya Pitaka Target entity description: The Vinaya Pitaka is the canonical Buddhist text that lays down the monastic rules and disciplinary code for monks and nuns, especially central in the Theravada tradition.
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A.
Patimokkha
Patimokkha is the foundational code of monastic discipline in Theravada Buddhism, outlining the rules and ethical conduct for monks and nuns.
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B.
Āgamas
Āgamas are early Buddhist scriptural collections preserving discourses attributed to the historical Buddha, closely paralleling the Pali Nikāyas in content and structure.
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C.
Tathāgatagarbha sutras
The Tathāgatagarbha sutras are a group of Mahayana Buddhist scriptures that teach all beings possess an innate Buddha-nature, emphasizing the inherent potential for enlightenment.
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D.
Culikasutras
Culikasutras are a set of Jain Āgama scriptures that form part of the canonical religious literature of Jainism.
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E.
Mahayana sutras
The Mahayana sutras are a broad collection of later Buddhist scriptures that present the philosophical foundations, cosmology, and bodhisattva-centered ideals of Mahayana Buddhism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist scripture
ⓘ
Pali Canon text ⓘ canonical text ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Buddhist monks
ⓘ
Buddhist nuns ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Shakyamuni Buddha
ⓘ
surface form:
Gautama Buddha
|
| canonicalStatus |
one of the three baskets of the Tipitaka
ⓘ
part of Theravada canon ⓘ |
| contains |
Patimokkha
ⓘ
surface form:
Patimokkha rules
|
| describes |
offences and penalties
ⓘ
procedures for communal acts ⓘ rules of conduct for monks ⓘ rules of conduct for nuns ⓘ |
| focusesOn | monastic discipline (vinaya) ⓘ |
| genre |
legal text
ⓘ
monastic code ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Khandhaka
ⓘ
Parivara ⓘ Sutta Vibhanga (as commentary and explanation) ⓘ
surface form:
Suttavibhanga
|
| hasTranslation |
Burmese
ⓘ
Chinese (partial) ⓘ English ⓘ Sinhala ⓘ Thai ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early Indian Buddhism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Buddhist monastic traditions in Southeast Asia
ⓘ
Buddhist monastic traditions in Sri Lanka ⓘ Vinaya Pitaka self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada monastic law
|
| language | Pali ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
monastic discipline
ⓘ
monastic rules ⓘ |
| partOf |
the Pali Canon
ⓘ
surface form:
Pali Canon
Tripitaka ⓘ
surface form:
Tipitaka
|
| positionInCanon | first basket of the Tipitaka ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
Burmese Theravada tradition
ⓘ
Sri Lankan Theravada tradition ⓘ Thai Theravada tradition ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Abhidhamma Pitaka
ⓘ
Sutta Pitaka ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Theravada ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
|
| subjectOf | Buddhist studies scholarship ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo | early Buddhist community ⓘ |
| usedBy | Theravada monastic communities ⓘ |
| usedFor |
disciplinary procedures
ⓘ
ordination procedures ⓘ regulating monastic life ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Vinaya Pitaka Description of subject: The Vinaya Pitaka is the canonical Buddhist text that lays down the monastic rules and disciplinary code for monks and nuns, especially central in the Theravada tradition.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Vinaya
this entity surface form:
Vinaya Piṭaka
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Vinaya Piṭaka
this entity surface form:
Vinaya Piṭaka
this entity surface form:
Vinaya Piṭaka
this entity surface form:
Vinaya
this entity surface form:
Vinaya Piṭaka
this entity surface form:
Vinaya
this entity surface form:
Theravada Vinaya
this entity surface form:
Theravada monastic law