The Light of Asia
E687184
The Light of Asia is a 1925 silent film adaptation of Edwin Arnold’s poem about the life of the Buddha, co-directed by Franz Osten and Himansu Rai and notable as an early Indo-European cinematic collaboration.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Light of Asia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7766084 — 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: The Light of Asia Context triple: [Niranjan Pal, notableWork, The Light of Asia]
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A.
Kalpa Sutra
The Kalpa Sutra is a foundational Jain scripture, traditionally recited during the Paryushana festival, that details the lives of the Tirthankaras—especially Mahavira—as well as monastic rules and rituals.
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B.
The Buddha and His Dhamma
The Buddha and His Dhamma is a seminal 1957 book by B. R. Ambedkar that presents a rationalist, socially engaged reinterpretation of Buddhism, especially focused on its relevance for the oppressed in modern India.
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C.
Manucharitra
Manucharitra is a celebrated Telugu poetic work renowned for its classical style and narrative richness, traditionally attributed to the eminent poet Allasani Peddana.
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D.
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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E.
Panchadasi
Panchadasi is a classic 15-chapter philosophical treatise that systematically expounds the non-dualistic teachings of Advaita Vedanta.
- 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: The Light of Asia Target entity description: The Light of Asia is a 1925 silent film adaptation of Edwin Arnold’s poem about the life of the Buddha, co-directed by Franz Osten and Himansu Rai and notable as an early Indo-European cinematic collaboration.
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A.
Kalpa Sutra
The Kalpa Sutra is a foundational Jain scripture, traditionally recited during the Paryushana festival, that details the lives of the Tirthankaras—especially Mahavira—as well as monastic rules and rituals.
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B.
The Buddha and His Dhamma
The Buddha and His Dhamma is a seminal 1957 book by B. R. Ambedkar that presents a rationalist, socially engaged reinterpretation of Buddhism, especially focused on its relevance for the oppressed in modern India.
-
C.
Manucharitra
Manucharitra is a celebrated Telugu poetic work renowned for its classical style and narrative richness, traditionally attributed to the eminent poet Allasani Peddana.
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D.
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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E.
Panchadasi
Panchadasi is a classic 15-chapter philosophical treatise that systematically expounds the non-dualistic teachings of Advaita Vedanta.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | silent film ⓘ |
| alternateTitle | Prem Sanyas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Light of Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Edwin Arnold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Josef Wirsching NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coProductionBetween | Indian filmmakers and German filmmakers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Germany
ⓘ
India ⓘ |
| director |
Franz Osten
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Himansu Rai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | UFA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical film
ⓘ
historical film ⓘ religious film ⓘ |
| hasOriginalIntertitlesLanguage | English ⓘ |
| language | silent ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early Indo-European cinematic collaboration
ⓘ
one of the earliest international co-productions involving Indian cinema ⓘ |
| portrays | life of the Buddha ⓘ |
| producer | Himansu Rai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Great Eastern Film Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1925 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1925 ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | ancient India ⓘ |
| soundFilm | false ⓘ |
| subject | Gautama Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleLanguageOfAlternateTitle | Hindi ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Light of Asia Description of subject: The Light of Asia is a 1925 silent film adaptation of Edwin Arnold’s poem about the life of the Buddha, co-directed by Franz Osten and Himansu Rai and notable as an early Indo-European cinematic collaboration.
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