Theravada
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Theravada is the oldest surviving school of Buddhism, emphasizing the Pali Canon and the path of individual liberation through monastic discipline and meditation.
All labels observed (22)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T466555 — 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: Theravada Context triple: [Buddhism, majorBranch, Theravada]
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A.
Buddhism
Buddhism is a major world religion and philosophical tradition founded on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha), emphasizing the Four Noble Truths and the path to enlightenment.
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B.
Chan Buddhism
Chan Buddhism is a major school of Chinese Buddhism emphasizing meditation, direct insight into one’s true nature, and the transmission of enlightenment outside of scriptures.
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Jainism
Jainism is an ancient Indian religion that emphasizes non-violence, truth, and asceticism as the path to spiritual liberation.
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D.
Svetambara
Svetambara is one of the two main Jain monastic and lay traditions, distinguished by its white-clad monks and nuns and its emphasis on non-possession and ascetic discipline.
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E.
Buddha
"Buddha" is a biographical and historical study of Siddhartha Gautama by religious historian Karen Armstrong, exploring the life, teachings, and enduring influence of the Buddha.
- 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: Theravada Target entity description: Theravada is the oldest surviving school of Buddhism, emphasizing the Pali Canon and the path of individual liberation through monastic discipline and meditation.
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A.
Buddhism
Buddhism is a major world religion and philosophical tradition founded on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha), emphasizing the Four Noble Truths and the path to enlightenment.
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B.
Chan Buddhism
Chan Buddhism is a major school of Chinese Buddhism emphasizing meditation, direct insight into one’s true nature, and the transmission of enlightenment outside of scriptures.
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C.
Jainism
Jainism is an ancient Indian religion that emphasizes non-violence, truth, and asceticism as the path to spiritual liberation.
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D.
Svetambara
Svetambara is one of the two main Jain monastic and lay traditions, distinguished by its white-clad monks and nuns and its emphasis on non-possession and ascetic discipline.
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E.
Buddha
"Buddha" is a biographical and historical study of Siddhartha Gautama by religious historian Karen Armstrong, exploring the life, teachings, and enduring influence of the Buddha.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist tradition
ⓘ
religious denomination ⓘ school of Buddhism ⓘ |
| associatedPractice |
Samatha
ⓘ
Vipassana ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Mahayana
ⓘ
Vajrayana ⓘ |
| coreTeaching |
dependent origination
ⓘ
surface form:
Dependent Origination
Four Noble Truths ⓘ Eightfold Path ⓘ
surface form:
Noble Eightfold Path
Three Marks of Existence ⓘ |
| cosmology |
karma
ⓘ
rebirth ⓘ |
| emphasisOn |
Tripitaka
ⓘ
surface form:
Pali Canon
ethical conduct ⓘ individual liberation ⓘ insight meditation ⓘ meditation ⓘ mindfulness ⓘ monastic discipline ⓘ |
| ethicalFoundation |
Five Precepts
ⓘ
Ten Precepts ⓘ |
| goal |
Nibbana
ⓘ
arahantship ⓘ liberation from samsara ⓘ |
| hasSubtradition |
Theravada
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Burmese Theravada
Theravada self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Cambodian Theravada
Theravada self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Lao Theravada
Theravada self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Sri Lankan Theravada
Thai Forest Tradition ⓘ |
| historicalRoot |
Sthavira Nikaya
ⓘ
early Buddhism ⓘ |
| languageOfScholarship | Pali ⓘ |
| majorRegion |
Indochinese Peninsula
ⓘ
surface form:
Mainland Southeast Asia
Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| meditationGoal |
insight into impermanence
ⓘ
insight into non-self ⓘ insight into suffering ⓘ |
| monasticCode | Patimokkha ⓘ |
| monasticCommunity | Sangha ⓘ |
| monasticIdeal | renunciation ⓘ |
| originatedIn | India ⓘ |
| primaryScripture |
Abhidhamma Pitaka
ⓘ
Tripitaka ⓘ
surface form:
Sutta Pitaka
Tripitaka ⓘ
surface form:
Tipitaka
Vinaya Pitaka ⓘ |
| regardsAsAuthoritative |
Tripitaka
ⓘ
surface form:
Pali Canon
Tripitaka ⓘ
surface form:
Tipitaka
|
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| ritualLanguage | Pali ⓘ |
| scripturalLanguage | Pali ⓘ |
| spreadTo |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
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surface form:
Bangladesh
Cambodia ⓘ India ⓘ Laos ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ Nepal ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ Thailand ⓘ Western countries ⓘ |
| usesCanon |
Tripitaka
ⓘ
surface form:
Pali Canon
|
| viewOnBodhisattvaIdeal | secondary to arahant ideal ⓘ |
| viewOnBuddha |
fully enlightened being
ⓘ
historical teacher ⓘ |
| viewOnScripture | Pali Canon is earliest complete Buddhist canon ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Theravada Description of subject: Theravada is the oldest surviving school of Buddhism, emphasizing the Pali Canon and the path of individual liberation through monastic discipline and meditation.
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