Diamond Sutra
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The Diamond Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture renowned for its profound teaching on emptiness and the illusory nature of phenomena, and is also one of the oldest known printed books in the world.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Diamond Sutra canonical | 3 |
| Prajñāpāramitā sūtras | 2 |
| Diamond Cutter Perfection of Wisdom Sutra | 1 |
| Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra | 1 |
| Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra (Diamond Sutra) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2624308 — 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: Diamond Sutra Context triple: [Mahayana sutras, includesText, Diamond Sutra]
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A.
Heart Sutra
The Heart Sutra is a brief but foundational Mahayana Buddhist scripture that distills the doctrine of emptiness and is widely chanted and studied across East Asian and Tibetan Buddhist traditions.
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B.
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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C.
Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch
The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch is a foundational Chan Buddhist scripture attributed to Huineng that expounds the doctrine of sudden enlightenment and the nature of mind.
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D.
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma refers to the Buddha’s first sermon at Sarnath, which inaugurated the formal teaching of Buddhism and set in motion the core doctrines of the Dharma.
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E.
Tripitaka
Tripitaka is the traditional Buddhist canon, comprising three collections of teachings that form the foundational scriptures of the Buddhist religion.
- 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: Diamond Sutra Target entity description: The Diamond Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture renowned for its profound teaching on emptiness and the illusory nature of phenomena, and is also one of the oldest known printed books in the world.
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A.
Heart Sutra
The Heart Sutra is a brief but foundational Mahayana Buddhist scripture that distills the doctrine of emptiness and is widely chanted and studied across East Asian and Tibetan Buddhist traditions.
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B.
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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C.
Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch
The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch is a foundational Chan Buddhist scripture attributed to Huineng that expounds the doctrine of sudden enlightenment and the nature of mind.
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D.
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma refers to the Buddha’s first sermon at Sarnath, which inaugurated the formal teaching of Buddhism and set in motion the core doctrines of the Dharma.
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E.
Tripitaka
Tripitaka is the traditional Buddhist canon, comprising three collections of teachings that form the foundational scriptures of the Buddhist religion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist sutra
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Mahayana Buddhist scripture ⓘ canonical Buddhist text ⓘ religious text ⓘ |
| aimsTo | cut through delusion like a diamond cuts through hard substances ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Prajñāpāramitā sūtras
ⓘ
surface form:
Vajracchedika Sutra
Diamond Sutra ⓘ
surface form:
Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra
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| associatedWith | Prajnaparamita literature ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
emptiness of all dharmas
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non-self of persons and phenomena ⓘ transcending conceptual thought ⓘ |
| dateOfFamousPrintedEdition | 868 CE ⓘ |
| emphasizesPractice |
giving without attachment
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letting go of views ⓘ non-abiding mind ⓘ |
| genre |
Prajñāpāramitā sūtras
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surface form:
Prajnaparamita sutra
|
| historicalSignificance |
earliest complete survival of a dated printed book
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one of the oldest known printed books ⓘ |
| importantIn |
Chinese Buddhism
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Japanese Buddhism ⓘ Korean Buddhism ⓘ Vietnamese Buddhism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chan Buddhism
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East Asian Buddhism ⓘ Zen ⓘ
surface form:
Zen Buddhism
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| keyConcept |
illusoriness of all compounded things
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inconceivability of ultimate reality ⓘ no fixed self ⓘ non-abiding ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| mainInterlocutor | Subhuti ⓘ |
| mainSpeaker |
Shakyamuni Buddha
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surface form:
Gautama Buddha
|
| namedAfter | vajra (diamond or thunderbolt) ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| partOf |
Prajñāpāramitā sūtras
ⓘ
surface form:
Prajnaparamita sutras
|
| philosophicalSchool | Madhyamaka ⓘ |
| placeOfFamousPrintedEditionDiscovery |
Dunhuang
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Mogao Caves ⓘ |
| preservedAt | British Library (Dunhuang printed copy) ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin |
South Asia
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surface form:
Indian subcontinent
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| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| script | Chinese characters ⓘ |
| setting |
Jetavana Monastery
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Śrāvastī ⓘ |
| structure | dialogue between Buddha and Subhuti ⓘ |
| teaches |
emptiness (śūnyatā)
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illusory nature of phenomena ⓘ non-attachment ⓘ perfection of wisdom ⓘ |
| titleMeaning |
Diamond Sutra
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Diamond Cutter Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
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| tradition |
Mahayana
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surface form:
Mahayana Buddhism
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Diamond Sutra Description of subject: The Diamond Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture renowned for its profound teaching on emptiness and the illusory nature of phenomena, and is also one of the oldest known printed books in the world.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Prajñāpāramitā sūtras
this entity surface form:
Prajñāpāramitā sūtras
subject surface form:
Perfection of wisdom (prajñāpāramitā)
subject surface form:
Perfection of wisdom (prajñāpāramitā)
this entity surface form:
Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra (Diamond Sutra)
this entity surface form:
Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra
this entity surface form:
Diamond Cutter Perfection of Wisdom Sutra