Demchok
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Demchok is a wrathful tantric deity in Tibetan Buddhism, often identified with the enlightened mind of bliss and emptiness and closely linked to the sacred geography around Mount Kailash.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Demchok canonical | 1 |
| Khorlo Demchok | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4644054 — 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: Demchok Context triple: [Mount Kailash, associatedDeity, Demchok]
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A.
Dhala
Dhala is a town and district in southwestern Yemen, historically part of the British-era protectorate structures that later formed the Federation of South Arabia.
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B.
Yangchenma
Yangchenma is a Tibetan Buddhist goddess of music, learning, and the arts, regarded as the Tibetan counterpart of the Indian deity Saraswati.
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C.
Gyali
Gyali is a small volcanic Greek island in the Dodecanese known for its pumice and obsidian deposits.
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D.
Dzong-Ka
Dzong-Ka is an alternative transliteration of Dzongkha, the national language of Bhutan belonging to the Tibeto-Burman language family.
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E.
Pho Chhu
Pho Chhu is a major river in Bhutan that flows through the Punakha Valley, known for its scenic beauty and the Punakha Dzong situated at its confluence with another river.
- 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: Demchok Target entity description: Demchok is a wrathful tantric deity in Tibetan Buddhism, often identified with the enlightened mind of bliss and emptiness and closely linked to the sacred geography around Mount Kailash.
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A.
Dhala
Dhala is a town and district in southwestern Yemen, historically part of the British-era protectorate structures that later formed the Federation of South Arabia.
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B.
Yangchenma
Yangchenma is a Tibetan Buddhist goddess of music, learning, and the arts, regarded as the Tibetan counterpart of the Indian deity Saraswati.
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C.
Gyali
Gyali is a small volcanic Greek island in the Dodecanese known for its pumice and obsidian deposits.
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D.
Dzong-Ka
Dzong-Ka is an alternative transliteration of Dzongkha, the national language of Bhutan belonging to the Tibeto-Burman language family.
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E.
Pho Chhu
Pho Chhu is a major river in Bhutan that flows through the Punakha Valley, known for its scenic beauty and the Punakha Dzong situated at its confluence with another river.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
deity in Tibetan Buddhism
ⓘ
wrathful tantric deity ⓘ yidam ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cakrasaṃvara cycle of tantras
ⓘ
linked to:
Chakrasamvara tantra
Guhyasamaja cycle of tantras ⓘ
linked to:
Guhyasamāja
Hevajra cycle of tantras ⓘ
linked to:
Hevajra tantra
Mount Kailash ⓘ Vajrayana Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Vajrayana
bliss and emptiness ⓘ channels, winds, and drops in subtle body yoga ⓘ charnel grounds iconography ⓘ mandala of Cakrasaṃvara ⓘ sacred geography around Mount Kailash ⓘ subjugation of negative forces ⓘ tantric vows and samaya ⓘ |
| color | dark blue ⓘ |
| consort |
Vajravarahi
ⓘ
Vajrayogini ⓘ
linked to:
Vajravarahi
|
| cultCenter | Demchok region near Mount Kailash ⓘ |
| directionalAssociation | west in some mandala systems ⓘ |
| equivalentTo |
Chakrasamvara
ⓘ
linked to:
Chakrasamvara tantra
|
| function |
bestower of siddhis (spiritual attainments)
ⓘ
destroyer of inner and outer obstacles ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| holds |
bell
ⓘ
khatvanga staff ⓘ |
| iconographicFeature |
embrace with consort in yab-yum union
ⓘ
multiple arms ⓘ wrathful expression ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Bön and Buddhist sacred landscape of Kailash region
ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Kailasa region
|
| practiceType |
completion stage (niṣpannakrama) practice
ⓘ
generation stage (utpattikrama) practice ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | meditational deity for advanced tantric practice ⓘ |
| realm | tantric meditation mandala ⓘ |
| religion | Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ |
| represents | enlightened mind of bliss and emptiness ⓘ |
| sanskritName | Cakrasaṃvara ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
great bliss inseparable from emptiness
ⓘ
transformation of desire into the path ⓘ union of wisdom and method ⓘ |
| tantricSystem | Anuttarayoga Tantra ⓘ |
| weapon | vajra ⓘ |
| worshippedBy |
Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism
ⓘ
Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ Nyingma practitioners of Vajrayana ⓘ Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Sakya school
|
| wrathfulAspectOf |
Chakrasamvara
ⓘ
linked to:
Chakrasamvara tantra
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Demchok Description of subject: Demchok is a wrathful tantric deity in Tibetan Buddhism, often identified with the enlightened mind of bliss and emptiness and closely linked to the sacred geography around Mount Kailash.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Demchok