Samantabhadra
E510618
Samantabhadra is a major bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism, especially revered in East Asia as the embodiment of Buddhist practice, vows, and meditation, often depicted riding a white elephant.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Samantabhadra canonical | 7 |
| Bodhisattva Samantabhadra | 4 |
| Samantabhadra Bodhisattva | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5233194 — 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: Samantabhadra Context triple: [Chinese Buddhism, hasBodhisattva, Samantabhadra]
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A.
Manjushri
Manjushri is a revered bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism, especially associated with transcendent wisdom and often depicted wielding a flaming sword that cuts through ignorance.
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B.
Maitreya
Maitreya is the future Buddha in Buddhist tradition, prophesied to appear on Earth, achieve complete enlightenment, and teach the pure dharma.
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C.
Amitābha Buddha
Amitābha Buddha is a celestial buddha revered in Mahayana Buddhism as the embodiment of infinite light and compassion who presides over the Western Pure Land, a realm of bliss and salvation.
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D.
Mahavairocana
Mahavairocana is the cosmic Buddha of esoteric Mahayana traditions, revered as the universal, primordial Buddha embodying ultimate truth and enlightenment.
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E.
Bhaisajyaguru
Bhaisajyaguru, also known as the Medicine Buddha, is a revered Mahayana Buddhist deity associated with healing, medicine, and the alleviation of suffering.
- 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: Samantabhadra Target entity description: Samantabhadra is a major bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism, especially revered in East Asia as the embodiment of Buddhist practice, vows, and meditation, often depicted riding a white elephant.
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A.
Manjushri
Manjushri is a revered bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism, especially associated with transcendent wisdom and often depicted wielding a flaming sword that cuts through ignorance.
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B.
Maitreya
Maitreya is the future Buddha in Buddhist tradition, prophesied to appear on Earth, achieve complete enlightenment, and teach the pure dharma.
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C.
Amitābha Buddha
Amitābha Buddha is a celestial buddha revered in Mahayana Buddhism as the embodiment of infinite light and compassion who presides over the Western Pure Land, a realm of bliss and salvation.
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D.
Mahavairocana
Mahavairocana is the cosmic Buddha of esoteric Mahayana traditions, revered as the universal, primordial Buddha embodying ultimate truth and enlightenment.
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E.
Bhaisajyaguru
Bhaisajyaguru, also known as the Medicine Buddha, is a revered Mahayana Buddhist deity associated with healing, medicine, and the alleviation of suffering.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist deity
ⓘ
bodhisattva ⓘ |
| associatedPractice |
Samantabhadra’s Ten Great Vows
ⓘ
linked to:
Samantabhadra’s Practices and Vows
dedication of merit ⓘ repentance rituals ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Avatamsaka (Huayan) school
ⓘ
linked to:
Huayan / Kegon
Chan Buddhism ⓘ Shakyamuni Buddha ⓘ Tendai school ⓘ
linked to:
Tendai Buddhism
Tiantai school ⓘ Zen Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Zen
meditative concentration ⓘ practice ⓘ vows ⓘ |
| ChineseName | Puxian ⓘ |
| embodies |
Bodhisattva vows
ⓘ
Buddhist practice ⓘ meditation ⓘ |
| formsTriadWith |
Manjushri
ⓘ
Shakyamuni Buddha ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| iconographicAttribute |
multiple-tusked elephant
ⓘ
white elephant ⓘ |
| importantTextualSource |
Avatamsaka Sutra
ⓘ
Gandavyuha Sutra ⓘ Lotus Sutra ⓘ
linked to:
Lotus Sūtra
Samantabhadra-carya-pranidhana (Samantabhadra’s Vows) ⓘ
linked to:
Samantabhadra’s Practices and Vows
|
| JapaneseName | Fugen ⓘ |
| KoreanName | Bohyeon ⓘ |
| meaningOfName |
All-Pervading Good
ⓘ
linked to:
Dharmakaya
Universally Worthy ⓘ |
| oftenDepictedAs | riding a white elephant ⓘ |
| positionInTrikayaContext | associated with Dharmakaya ⓘ |
| religion |
East Asian Buddhism
ⓘ
Mahayana Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Mahayana
|
| role |
embodiment of practice and vows
ⓘ
patron of meditation ⓘ protector of Buddhist teachings ⓘ |
| sanskritName | Samantabhadra ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
practice
ⓘ
vows ⓘ |
| vehicleSymbolism | white elephant symbolizes strength and purity ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
China
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ Korea ⓘ Vietnam ⓘ
linked to:
Viet Nam
|
| VietnameseName |
Phổ Hiền
ⓘ
linked to:
Manjushri
|
| worshipType | subject of devotional practices in East Asia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Samantabhadra Description of subject: Samantabhadra is a major bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism, especially revered in East Asia as the embodiment of Buddhist practice, vows, and meditation, often depicted riding a white elephant.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Samantabhadra
linked to: Samantabhadra
subject linked to:
Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra)
subject linked to:
Bodhisattvas
subject linked to:
Four Sacred Buddhist Mountains of China
linked to: Samantabhadra
linked to: Samantabhadra
linked to: Samantabhadra
linked to: Samantabhadra