A. T. Ariyaratne
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A. T. Ariyaratne is a Sri Lankan Buddhist leader and social reformer best known as the founder of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement, which applies Buddhist principles to grassroots community development and peacebuilding.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A. T. Ariyaratne canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A. T. Ariyaratne Context triple: [socially engaged Buddhism, hasKeyFigure, A. T. Ariyaratne]
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A.
W. Dahanayake
W. Dahanayake was a Sri Lankan politician who briefly served as Prime Minister of Ceylon in the late 1950s.
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B.
Anura Bandaranaike
Anura Bandaranaike was a prominent Sri Lankan politician and member of the influential Bandaranaike family, who held several key ministerial and parliamentary positions during his career.
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C.
Molly Dunuwila Senanayake
Molly Dunuwila Senanayake was a Sri Lankan woman best known as the mother of Dudley Senanayake, who served multiple terms as Prime Minister of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
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D.
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike was a prominent Sri Lankan statesman and founder of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party who served as prime minister in the 1950s and was assassinated while in office.
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E.
Sir John Kotelawala
Sir John Kotelawala was a Sri Lankan statesman and military officer who served as the country’s third Prime Minister in the 1950s.
- 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: A. T. Ariyaratne Target entity description: A. T. Ariyaratne is a Sri Lankan Buddhist leader and social reformer best known as the founder of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement, which applies Buddhist principles to grassroots community development and peacebuilding.
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A.
W. Dahanayake
W. Dahanayake was a Sri Lankan politician who briefly served as Prime Minister of Ceylon in the late 1950s.
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B.
Anura Bandaranaike
Anura Bandaranaike was a prominent Sri Lankan politician and member of the influential Bandaranaike family, who held several key ministerial and parliamentary positions during his career.
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C.
Molly Dunuwila Senanayake
Molly Dunuwila Senanayake was a Sri Lankan woman best known as the mother of Dudley Senanayake, who served multiple terms as Prime Minister of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
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D.
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike was a prominent Sri Lankan statesman and founder of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party who served as prime minister in the 1950s and was assassinated while in office.
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E.
Sir John Kotelawala
Sir John Kotelawala was a Sri Lankan statesman and military officer who served as the country’s third Prime Minister in the 1950s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist leader
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founder ⓘ human ⓘ social reformer ⓘ |
| advocates |
grassroots participation in development
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nonviolent social change ⓘ self-reliant village communities ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
South Asian development discourse
ⓘ
Sri Lankan villages ⓘ |
| basedIn | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Sinhalese ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
applied Buddhism
ⓘ
community development ⓘ peacebuilding ⓘ social reform ⓘ |
| founderOf |
Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement
ⓘ
linked to:
Sarvodaya
|
| hasActivity |
conducting peace and reconciliation programs
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organizing village-level self-help projects ⓘ promoting inter-ethnic and inter-religious harmony in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
building a no-poverty, no-affluence society
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eradication of poverty in rural Sri Lanka ⓘ peaceful coexistence among Sri Lanka’s communities ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophy |
Sarvodaya (awakening of all)
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linked to:
Sarvodaya
|
| influenced |
community development practice in Sri Lanka
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faith-based development movements ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Buddhist ethics
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Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ |
| knownFor |
applying Buddhist principles to grassroots development
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mobilizing voluntary community labor (shramadana) ⓘ promoting nonviolence and peace in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Sinhala ⓘ |
| movement |
Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement
ⓘ
linked to:
Sarvodaya
|
| movementInspiredBy |
Buddhist principles
ⓘ
Gandhian Sarvodaya ideals ⓘ |
| name | A. T. Ariyaratne ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement
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linked to:
Sarvodaya
|
| placeOfBirth | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| positionHeld | leader of Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| typeOfLeader |
grassroots leader
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spiritual leader ⓘ |
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Subject: A. T. Ariyaratne Description of subject: A. T. Ariyaratne is a Sri Lankan Buddhist leader and social reformer best known as the founder of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement, which applies Buddhist principles to grassroots community development and peacebuilding.
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