Sutra of the Rhinoceros Horn
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The Sutra of the Rhinoceros Horn is an early Buddhist text that extols the virtues of solitary practice and renunciation, using the image of a rhinoceros wandering alone as its central metaphor.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rhinoceros Horn Sutta | 1 |
| Sutra of the Rhinoceros Horn canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5460174 — 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: Sutra of the Rhinoceros Horn Context triple: [Gandhari birch-bark manuscripts, containsTextOf, Sutra of the Rhinoceros Horn]
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A.
Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch
The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch is a foundational Chan Buddhist scripture attributed to Huineng that expounds the doctrine of sudden enlightenment and the nature of mind.
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B.
La Koro Sutro
La Koro Sutro is a choral and instrumental composition by American composer Lou Harrison that sets an Esperanto translation of the Buddhist Heart Sutra, blending Western and non-Western musical influences.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra
The Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture that presents profound teachings on non-duality and emptiness through the figure of the enlightened layman Vimalakīrti.
- 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: Sutra of the Rhinoceros Horn Target entity description: The Sutra of the Rhinoceros Horn is an early Buddhist text that extols the virtues of solitary practice and renunciation, using the image of a rhinoceros wandering alone as its central metaphor.
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A.
Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch
The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch is a foundational Chan Buddhist scripture attributed to Huineng that expounds the doctrine of sudden enlightenment and the nature of mind.
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B.
La Koro Sutro
La Koro Sutro is a choral and instrumental composition by American composer Lou Harrison that sets an Esperanto translation of the Buddhist Heart Sutra, blending Western and non-Western musical influences.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra
The Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture that presents profound teachings on non-duality and emptiness through the figure of the enlightened layman Vimalakīrti.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist scripture
ⓘ
Pali Canon text ⓘ sutta ⓘ |
| associatedWith | early Buddhist monastic ideal of the forest renunciant ⓘ |
| category | Buddhist renunciation literature ⓘ |
| centralMetaphor | rhinoceros wandering alone ⓘ |
| circulatesIn |
Theravada countries
ⓘ
linked to:
Theravada
|
| emphasizes |
avoidance of entangling social ties
ⓘ
freedom from worldly obligations ⓘ personal effort on the path to awakening ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
detachment from family and society
ⓘ
individual liberation ⓘ |
| genre | verse discourse ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Khaggavisana Sutta
ⓘ
Rhinoceros Horn Sutta ⓘ
linked to:
Sutra of the Rhinoceros Horn
|
| hasAudience |
monastics
ⓘ
serious lay practitioners ⓘ |
| hasKeyImage | single-pointed rhinoceros horn ⓘ |
| hasNameInPali |
Khaggavisāna Sutta
ⓘ
linked to:
Khaggavisana Sutta
|
| historicalPeriod | early Buddhism ⓘ |
| influenced | later Buddhist reflections on solitude ⓘ |
| language | Pali ⓘ |
| partOf |
Khuddaka Nikaya
ⓘ
Pali Canon ⓘ
linked to:
the Pali Canon
Sutta Nipata ⓘ
linked to:
Khuddaka Nikaya
|
| preservedIn |
Pali Canon
ⓘ
linked to:
the Pali Canon
various modern translations ⓘ |
| relatedWork | other suttas in the Sutta Nipata ⓘ |
| studiedBy | scholars of early Buddhism ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Buddhist studies ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
going forth alone
ⓘ
unified, undistracted practice ⓘ |
| teaches | benefits of living alone like a rhinoceros horn ⓘ |
| theme |
non-attachment
ⓘ
renunciation ⓘ seclusion ⓘ solitary practice ⓘ spiritual independence ⓘ |
| tradition |
Theravada Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Theravada
|
| usedFor |
contemplation of renunciation
ⓘ
monastic instruction ⓘ |
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linked to: Sutra of the Rhinoceros Horn