Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra)
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The Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra) is a monumental Mahayana Buddhist scripture renowned for its vast, visionary depiction of the cosmos and the interpenetration of all phenomena, especially influential in East Asian Buddhism.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra) canonical | 1 |
| Avataṃsaka Sūtra (Flower Garland Sūtra) | 1 |
| Flower Adornment Sutra | 1 |
| Flower Garland Sutra | 1 |
| Flower Ornament Sutra | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2624309 — 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: Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra) Context triple: [Mahayana sutras, includesText, Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra)]
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A.
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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B.
Diamond Sutra
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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C.
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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D.
Pure Land sutras
The Pure Land sutras are a group of influential Mahayana Buddhist scriptures that describe the vows of Amitābha Buddha and the path to rebirth in his blissful Pure Land through faith and devotional practice.
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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: Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra) Target entity description: The Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra) is a monumental Mahayana Buddhist scripture renowned for its vast, visionary depiction of the cosmos and the interpenetration of all phenomena, especially influential in East Asian Buddhism.
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A.
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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B.
Diamond Sutra
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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C.
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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D.
Pure Land sutras
The Pure Land sutras are a group of influential Mahayana Buddhist scriptures that describe the vows of Amitābha Buddha and the path to rebirth in his blissful Pure Land through faith and devotional practice.
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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 (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist scripture
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Mahayana Buddhist sutra ⓘ canonical text in East Asian Buddhism ⓘ |
| associatedBuddha |
Mahavairocana
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surface form:
Vairocana Buddha
Shakyamuni Buddha ⓘ
surface form:
Śākyamuni Buddha
|
| associatedSchool |
Huayan / Kegon
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surface form:
Huayan school
Korean Hwaeom school ⓘ
surface form:
Hwaeom school
Kegon school ⓘ |
| associatedTradition |
Chinese Buddhism
ⓘ
Japanese Buddhism ⓘ Korean Buddhism ⓘ Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ |
| centralDoctrine |
Buddha’s omniscient wisdom
ⓘ
Mahavairocana ⓘ
surface form:
cosmic Buddhahood of Vairocana
interpenetration of all phenomena ⓘ mutual containment of all dharmas ⓘ non-obstruction between phenomena and phenomena ⓘ non-obstruction between principle and phenomena ⓘ |
| containsSection |
Chapter on the Manifestation of the Tathāgata
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Avatamsaka Sutra ⓘ
surface form:
Gaṇḍavyūha Sutra
Samantabhadra’s Practices and Vows ⓘ Ten Stages chapter (Daśabhūmika) ⓘ |
| featuresBodhisattva |
Avalokiteśvara
ⓘ
Manjushri ⓘ
surface form:
Mañjuśrī
Samantabhadra ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Sudhana ⓘ |
| geographicInfluence |
China
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Japan ⓘ Korea ⓘ Tibet Autonomous Region ⓘ
surface form:
Tibet
Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
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| hasAlternativeName |
Da Fangguang Fo Huayan Jing
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Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra) ⓘ
surface form:
Flower Adornment Sutra
Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra) ⓘ
surface form:
Flower Ornament Sutra
Huayan jing ⓘ
surface form:
Huayan Jing
Hwaeomgyeong ⓘ Kegon school ⓘ
surface form:
Kegonkyō
|
| hasLanguage |
Classical Chinese
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English (translation) ⓘ Japanese (translation) ⓘ Korean (translation) ⓘ Sanskrit (partially preserved) ⓘ Tibetan (translation) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | compiled between 1st and 4th centuries CE (approximate) ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chan Buddhism
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Pure Land thought in East Asia ⓘ Tiantai school ⓘ Zen ⓘ
surface form:
Zen Buddhism
|
| keyTheme |
bodhisattva path and stages
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cosmic vision of the Buddha’s realm ⓘ infinite worlds in a single atom ⓘ ornamentation of the Buddha’s wisdom ⓘ universal interdependence ⓘ |
| majorChineseTranslator |
Buddhabhadra
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Bodhi ⓘ
surface form:
Prajñā
Śikṣānanda ⓘ |
| regardedAs |
one of the longest Mahayana sutras
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scriptural foundation of the Huayan school ⓘ visionary depiction of the Buddhist cosmos ⓘ |
| scripturalCollection |
part of the Chinese Buddhist canon
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part of the Tibetan Kangyur (in translated form) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra) Description of subject: The Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra) is a monumental Mahayana Buddhist scripture renowned for its vast, visionary depiction of the cosmos and the interpenetration of all phenomena, especially influential in East Asian Buddhism.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Avataṃsaka Sūtra (Flower Garland Sūtra)
subject surface form:
Huayan
this entity surface form:
Flower Garland Sutra
Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra)
→
hasAlternativeName
→
Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra)
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subject surface form:
Avataṃsaka Sutra
this entity surface form:
Flower Ornament Sutra
Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra)
→
hasAlternativeName
→
Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra)
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subject surface form:
Avataṃsaka Sutra
this entity surface form:
Flower Adornment Sutra