Buddhist texts
E601746
Buddhist texts are the sacred scriptures of Buddhism, encompassing teachings of the Buddha, monastic rules, philosophical treatises, and later commentarial literature preserved in various canons such as the Pali, Chinese, and Tibetan collections.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Buddhist texts canonical | 2 |
| Buddhist canon | 1 |
| Buddhist sutras | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6604502 — 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: Buddhist texts Context triple: [Pataliputra, mentionedInSource, Buddhist texts]
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A.
Mahayana sutras
The Mahayana sutras are a broad collection of later Buddhist scriptures that present the philosophical foundations, cosmology, and bodhisattva-centered ideals of Mahayana Buddhism.
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B.
Chinese Buddhist Canon
The Chinese Buddhist Canon is the comprehensive collection of Buddhist scriptures translated into Chinese over many centuries, encompassing sutras, vinaya texts, and commentaries that shaped East Asian Buddhism.
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C.
Buddha’s discourses
Buddha’s discourses are the foundational teachings and sermons attributed to the historical Buddha, forming the core scriptural basis of Buddhist doctrine and practice.
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D.
Pure Land sutras
The Pure Land sutras are a group of influential Mahayana Buddhist scriptures that describe the vows of Amitābha Buddha and the path to rebirth in his blissful Pure Land through faith and devotional practice.
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E.
Āgamas
Āgamas are early Buddhist scriptural collections preserving discourses attributed to the historical Buddha, closely paralleling the Pali Nikāyas in content and structure.
- 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: Buddhist texts Target entity description: Buddhist texts are the sacred scriptures of Buddhism, encompassing teachings of the Buddha, monastic rules, philosophical treatises, and later commentarial literature preserved in various canons such as the Pali, Chinese, and Tibetan collections.
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A.
Mahayana sutras
The Mahayana sutras are a broad collection of later Buddhist scriptures that present the philosophical foundations, cosmology, and bodhisattva-centered ideals of Mahayana Buddhism.
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B.
Chinese Buddhist Canon
The Chinese Buddhist Canon is the comprehensive collection of Buddhist scriptures translated into Chinese over many centuries, encompassing sutras, vinaya texts, and commentaries that shaped East Asian Buddhism.
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C.
Buddha’s discourses
Buddha’s discourses are the foundational teachings and sermons attributed to the historical Buddha, forming the core scriptural basis of Buddhist doctrine and practice.
-
D.
Pure Land sutras
The Pure Land sutras are a group of influential Mahayana Buddhist scriptures that describe the vows of Amitābha Buddha and the path to rebirth in his blissful Pure Land through faith and devotional practice.
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E.
Āgamas
Āgamas are early Buddhist scriptural collections preserving discourses attributed to the historical Buddha, closely paralleling the Pali Nikāyas in content and structure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (77)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist literature
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religious text corpus ⓘ scripture ⓘ |
| contains |
Four Noble Truths
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Noble Eightfold Path NERFINISHED ⓘ doctrine of dependent origination ⓘ monastic discipline rules ⓘ teachings on compassion ⓘ teachings on emptiness ⓘ teachings on karma ⓘ teachings on mindfulness ⓘ teachings on nirvana ⓘ teachings on rebirth ⓘ |
| containsTeachingsOf | Gautama Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
basis for monastic law
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guide to Buddhist practice ⓘ object of recitation ⓘ object of ritual use ⓘ object of study ⓘ source of Buddhist doctrine ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Abhidharma literature
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Bodhisattva biographies ⓘ Buddhist doctrinal summaries ⓘ Buddhist epics ⓘ Buddhist law codes ⓘ Buddhist narrative literature ⓘ Buddhist scholastic handbooks ⓘ Chinese Buddhist Canon NERFINISHED ⓘ Gandhari Buddhist texts NERFINISHED ⓘ Jataka tales NERFINISHED ⓘ Pali Canon NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanskrit Buddhist texts ⓘ Sutra literature ⓘ Tantric texts ⓘ Tibetan Buddhist Canon NERFINISHED ⓘ Vinaya literature ⓘ commentarial literature ⓘ dharani collections ⓘ didactic poetry ⓘ ethical treatises ⓘ hagiographies ⓘ liturgical texts ⓘ mantra collections ⓘ meditation manuals ⓘ monastic codes ⓘ philosophical treatises ⓘ prayer texts ⓘ ritual manuals ⓘ scholastic commentaries ⓘ subcommentaries ⓘ |
| language |
Burmese
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Classical Chinese ⓘ Gandhari NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese ⓘ Korean ⓘ Mongolian ⓘ Pali NERFINISHED ⓘ Prakrits ⓘ Sanskrit ⓘ Sinhala NERFINISHED ⓘ Thai ⓘ Tibetan ⓘ |
| majorCollection |
Agama collections
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Kangyur NERFINISHED ⓘ Tengyur NERFINISHED ⓘ Tipitaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedIn | Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| preservedAs |
digital editions
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palm-leaf manuscripts ⓘ paper manuscripts ⓘ stone inscriptions ⓘ woodblock prints ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 5th century BCE and later ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Mahayana Buddhism
NERFINISHED
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Theravada Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Vajrayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Buddhist texts Description of subject: Buddhist texts are the sacred scriptures of Buddhism, encompassing teachings of the Buddha, monastic rules, philosophical treatises, and later commentarial literature preserved in various canons such as the Pali, Chinese, and Tibetan collections.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Buddhist canon
this entity surface form:
Buddhist sutras