Tripura (three worlds)
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Tripura (three worlds) is a concept in Hindu philosophy and Shakta tradition referring to the three realms of existence—often interpreted as the physical, subtle, and causal worlds—over which the goddess Lalita Tripurasundari presides.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tripura (in some traditions) | 1 |
| Tripura (three cities or three states of consciousness) | 1 |
| Tripura (three worlds) canonical | 1 |
| Tripurā | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5469817 — 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: Tripura (three worlds) Context triple: [Lalita, associatedWith, Tripura (three worlds)]
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A.
Manipura
Manipura is an ancient kingdom in the Indian epic Mahabharata, known as the realm ruled by Babruvahana, the son of Arjuna.
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B.
Virpur State
Virpur State was a former princely state in western India historically governed by the Jadeja Rajput dynasty.
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Pandua
Pandua is a historic city in present-day West Bengal, India, that served as an important political and cultural center during the medieval Bengal Sultanate.
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Morvi State
Morvi State was a former princely state in western India, historically governed by the Jadeja Rajput dynasty.
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Tripura
Tripura is a small, hilly state in northeastern India known for its diverse tribal cultures, historical palaces, and dense forests.
- 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: Tripura (three worlds) Target entity description: Tripura (three worlds) is a concept in Hindu philosophy and Shakta tradition referring to the three realms of existence—often interpreted as the physical, subtle, and causal worlds—over which the goddess Lalita Tripurasundari presides.
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A.
Manipura
Manipura is an ancient kingdom in the Indian epic Mahabharata, known as the realm ruled by Babruvahana, the son of Arjuna.
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B.
Virpur State
Virpur State was a former princely state in western India historically governed by the Jadeja Rajput dynasty.
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C.
Pandua
Pandua is a historic city in present-day West Bengal, India, that served as an important political and cultural center during the medieval Bengal Sultanate.
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D.
Morvi State
Morvi State was a former princely state in western India, historically governed by the Jadeja Rajput dynasty.
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E.
Tripura
Tripura is a small, hilly state in northeastern India known for its diverse tribal cultures, historical palaces, and dense forests.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu philosophical concept
ⓘ
Shakta theological concept ⓘ metaphysical concept ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Lalita Tripurasundari
ⓘ
Sri Vidya Devi ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Mata
Tripurasundari ⓘ
linked to:
Lalita Tripurasundari
|
| associatedWithTradition |
Hinduism
ⓘ
Shaktism ⓘ |
| centralInSchool | Sri Vidya tradition ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | absolute non-dual Brahman beyond three worlds ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction | framework for understanding manifestation ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole | division of manifested reality ⓘ |
| describes | three realms of existence ⓘ |
| epithetOf |
Tripurasundari
ⓘ
linked to:
Lalita Tripurasundari
|
| epithetRelation |
Tripurasundari as beauty of the three worlds
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linked to:
Lalita Tripurasundari
|
| goalOfRealization | transcendence of three worlds in awareness of goddess ⓘ |
| hasLiteralMeaning |
three cities
ⓘ
three worlds ⓘ |
| hasName | Tripura ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
causal world
ⓘ
physical world ⓘ subtle world ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mapsTo |
causal plane
ⓘ
gross plane ⓘ subtle plane ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Lalita Sahasranama commentarial traditions
ⓘ
Shakta Tantras ⓘ |
| ontologicalStatus | relative reality within non-dual consciousness ⓘ |
| philosophicalContext |
Advaita-influenced Shaktism
ⓘ
non-dual Shakta philosophy ⓘ |
| presidingDeity | Lalita Tripurasundari ⓘ |
| presidingDeityAspect | supreme goddess ruling three worlds ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
deep sleep state
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dream state ⓘ karana sharira ⓘ sthula sharira ⓘ sukshma sharira ⓘ three bodies doctrine ⓘ three states of consciousness ⓘ waking state ⓘ |
| relatedMythicTheme | goddess ruling all three worlds ⓘ |
| symbolizedBy |
Sri Chakra
ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Yantra
Sri Yantra ⓘ |
| usedInPractice |
Shakta meditation on three levels of being
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Sri Vidya upasana ⓘ |
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Subject: Tripura (three worlds) Description of subject: Tripura (three worlds) is a concept in Hindu philosophy and Shakta tradition referring to the three realms of existence—often interpreted as the physical, subtle, and causal worlds—over which the goddess Lalita Tripurasundari presides.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Tripura (three worlds)
linked to: Tripura (three worlds)