Shodashi
E449594
Shodashi is a revered Hindu goddess, considered a youthful and radiant form of Tripura Sundari associated with beauty, wisdom, and supreme cosmic power in the Shakta tradition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shodashi canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4523186 — 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: Shodashi Context triple: [Tripura Sundari, otherName, Shodashi]
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A.
Kalki
Kalki is the prophesied future incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu who is foretold to appear at the end of the current age to restore righteousness and cosmic order.
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B.
Vaisesika
Vaisesika is one of the six classical schools of Indian philosophy, known for its atomistic metaphysics and detailed categorization of reality.
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C.
Surya Shashti
Surya Shashti is a Hindu festival dedicated to the worship of the Sun God, observed with rigorous fasting and ritual offerings at sunrise and sunset, especially in parts of northern and eastern India.
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D.
Sahastradhara
Sahastradhara is a popular scenic spot near Dehradun in Uttarakhand, India, known for its waterfalls, caves, and sulfur-rich springs believed to have therapeutic properties.
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E.
Vaishvanara
Vaishvanara is a Vedic epithet of the fire god Agni, emphasizing his universal, all-pervading aspect as the cosmic fire present in all beings.
- 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: Shodashi Target entity description: Shodashi is a revered Hindu goddess, considered a youthful and radiant form of Tripura Sundari associated with beauty, wisdom, and supreme cosmic power in the Shakta tradition.
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A.
Kalki
Kalki is the prophesied future incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu who is foretold to appear at the end of the current age to restore righteousness and cosmic order.
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B.
Vaisesika
Vaisesika is one of the six classical schools of Indian philosophy, known for its atomistic metaphysics and detailed categorization of reality.
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C.
Surya Shashti
Surya Shashti is a Hindu festival dedicated to the worship of the Sun God, observed with rigorous fasting and ritual offerings at sunrise and sunset, especially in parts of northern and eastern India.
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D.
Sahastradhara
Sahastradhara is a popular scenic spot near Dehradun in Uttarakhand, India, known for its waterfalls, caves, and sulfur-rich springs believed to have therapeutic properties.
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E.
Vaishvanara
Vaishvanara is a Vedic epithet of the fire god Agni, emphasizing his universal, all-pervading aspect as the cosmic fire present in all beings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu goddess
ⓘ
Mahavidya ⓘ form of Tripura Sundari ⓘ |
| abode | Sri Nagara ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kadi Vidya mantra tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Vidya
Lalita Sahasranama ⓘ Shri Vidya upasana ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Vidya
Sri Chakra worship ⓘ Sri Vidya ⓘ Tripura Sundari ⓘ beauty ⓘ supreme cosmic power ⓘ wisdom ⓘ |
| attribute |
eternal youth
ⓘ
radiance ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup |
Dasha Mahavidya
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahavidyas
|
| consort | Shiva ⓘ |
| cosmicRole |
embodiment of Sri Chakra
ⓘ
supreme goddess ⓘ |
| deityType |
Tantric goddess
ⓘ
benign goddess ⓘ |
| epithet |
Lalita
ⓘ
Rajarajeshwari ⓘ
linked to:
Rajrajeshwari
Tripurasundari ⓘ
linked to:
Lalita Tripurasundari
|
| iconographicAttribute |
four-armed form
ⓘ
seated on a lotus ⓘ seated on a throne ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | the sixteen-year-old ⓘ |
| philosophicalAspect |
non-dual consciousness
ⓘ
unity of Shiva and Shakti ⓘ |
| regionOfCult |
Bengal
ⓘ
South India ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
complete manifestation of beauty
ⓘ
fullness of the moon ⓘ perfection of the sixteen kalas ⓘ sovereign power ⓘ |
| textualSource |
Lalita Tripura Sundari-related Agamas
ⓘ
Tantric texts of Sri Vidya ⓘ |
| tradition | Shakta tradition ⓘ |
| weapon |
flower arrows
ⓘ
goad ⓘ noose ⓘ sugarcane bow ⓘ |
| worshippedAs | Parabrahman in Shakta theology ⓘ |
| worshippedIn |
Sri Vidya temples
ⓘ
Tantric rituals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Shodashi Description of subject: Shodashi is a revered Hindu goddess, considered a youthful and radiant form of Tripura Sundari associated with beauty, wisdom, and supreme cosmic power in the Shakta tradition.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.