Vaisesika Sutra
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The Vaisesika Sutra is an ancient Indian philosophical text that systematizes the Vaisheshika school’s atomistic and realist metaphysics, detailing categories of reality such as substance, quality, and motion.
All labels observed (1)
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| Vaisesika Sutra canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vaisesika Sutra Context triple: [Vaisesika, associatedWithScripture, Vaisesika Sutra]
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Vajrasekhara Sutra
The Vajrasekhara Sutra is a key esoteric Buddhist tantra that, together with the Mahavairocana Sutra, forms a primary doctrinal foundation for Shingon Buddhism’s ritual and cosmological system.
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Lankāvatāra Sutra
The Lankāvatāra Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture known for its teachings on mind-only philosophy, Buddha-nature, and the importance of direct experiential realization over conceptual understanding.
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C.
Lotus Sūtra
The Lotus Sūtra is one of the most influential and revered Mahayana Buddhist scriptures, celebrated for its teachings on universal Buddhahood and the ultimate unity of all Buddhist paths.
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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- 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: Vaisesika Sutra Target entity description: The Vaisesika Sutra is an ancient Indian philosophical text that systematizes the Vaisheshika school’s atomistic and realist metaphysics, detailing categories of reality such as substance, quality, and motion.
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A.
Vajrasekhara Sutra
The Vajrasekhara Sutra is a key esoteric Buddhist tantra that, together with the Mahavairocana Sutra, forms a primary doctrinal foundation for Shingon Buddhism’s ritual and cosmological system.
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B.
Lankāvatāra Sutra
The Lankāvatāra Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture known for its teachings on mind-only philosophy, Buddha-nature, and the importance of direct experiential realization over conceptual understanding.
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C.
Lotus Sūtra
The Lotus Sūtra is one of the most influential and revered Mahayana Buddhist scriptures, celebrated for its teachings on universal Buddhahood and the ultimate unity of all Buddhist paths.
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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Darshana text
ⓘ
Hindu philosophical text ⓘ Vaisheshika scripture ⓘ ancient Indian philosophical work ⓘ |
| affirms |
existence of an external world independent of perception
ⓘ
existence of individual souls ⓘ |
| aimsTo | systematize Vaisheshika doctrine ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hindu philosophy
ⓘ
astika school ⓘ
linked to:
Gautama school
|
| attributedTo | Kanada ⓘ |
| author | Kanada ⓘ |
| commentarialTradition |
Prashastapada’s Padarthadharmasangraha
ⓘ
later sub-commentaries in classical India ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| describes | categories of reality ⓘ |
| detailsConcept |
generality (samanya)
ⓘ
inherence (samavaya) ⓘ motion (karma) ⓘ non-existence (abhava) ⓘ particularity (vishesha) ⓘ quality (guna) ⓘ substance (dravya) ⓘ |
| discusses |
God (Ishvara)
ⓘ
linked to:
Ishvara
mind (manas) ⓘ soul (atman) ⓘ
linked to:
Ātman
space (dik) ⓘ time (kala) ⓘ |
| epistemicSources |
inference (anumana)
ⓘ
perception (pratyaksha) ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
epistemology
ⓘ
metaphysics ⓘ ontology ⓘ |
| holds | all physical objects are composed of atoms (anu) ⓘ |
| influenced |
Nyaya school
ⓘ
later Hindu scholastic philosophy ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| numberOfCategories | seven padarthas in classical Vaisheshika ⓘ |
| oftenStudiedWith |
Nyaya Sutra
ⓘ
linked to:
Nyaya Sutras
|
| philosophicalOrientation |
atomism
ⓘ
realism ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Vaisheshika ⓘ |
| proposes | atomic theory of matter ⓘ |
| region |
Indian subcontinent
ⓘ
linked to:
South Asia
|
| religiousContext | Hinduism ⓘ |
| structure | aphoristic sutra style ⓘ |
| teaches | padarthas (categories) ⓘ |
| timePeriod | ancient India ⓘ |
| tradition | Vaisheshika ⓘ |
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Subject: Vaisesika Sutra Description of subject: The Vaisesika Sutra is an ancient Indian philosophical text that systematizes the Vaisheshika school’s atomistic and realist metaphysics, detailing categories of reality such as substance, quality, and motion.
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