Guhyasamāja
E834092
Buddhist practice system
Buddhist tantra system
highest yoga tantra
meditational deity
tantric deity
yidam
Guhyasamāja is a central highest yoga tantra deity and practice system in Tibetan Buddhism, especially emphasized in the Gelug tradition as a foundational framework for advanced tantric meditation and realization.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guhyasamāja canonical | 2 |
| Guhyasamāja Tantra | 2 |
| Five Dhyāni Buddhas in Vajrayāna interpretations | 1 |
| Guhyamantrayana | 1 |
| Guhyasamaja cycle of tantras | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9979431 — 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: Guhyasamāja Context triple: [Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, primaryTantricDeitySystems, Guhyasamāja]
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Padmapada
Padmapada was a prominent 8th-century disciple of Adi Shankaracharya and an influential early expositor of Advaita Vedanta, known especially for his work "Panchapadika."
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B.
Samayasara
Samayasara is a foundational Jain philosophical text by Acharya Kundakunda that expounds the nature of the soul and the path to liberation.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Tattvacintāmaṇi
Tattvacintāmaṇi is a foundational work of Indian logic and epistemology that systematizes the Navya-Nyāya school’s analysis of knowledge and inference.
- 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: Guhyasamāja Target entity description: Guhyasamāja is a central highest yoga tantra deity and practice system in Tibetan Buddhism, especially emphasized in the Gelug tradition as a foundational framework for advanced tantric meditation and realization.
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A.
Padmapada
Padmapada was a prominent 8th-century disciple of Adi Shankaracharya and an influential early expositor of Advaita Vedanta, known especially for his work "Panchapadika."
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B.
Samayasara
Samayasara is a foundational Jain philosophical text by Acharya Kundakunda that expounds the nature of the soul and the path to liberation.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Tattvacintāmaṇi
Tattvacintāmaṇi is a foundational work of Indian logic and epistemology that systematizes the Navya-Nyāya school’s analysis of knowledge and inference.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist practice system
ⓘ
Buddhist tantra system ⓘ highest yoga tantra ⓘ meditational deity ⓘ tantric deity ⓘ yidam ⓘ |
| associatedLineage |
Jñānapāda tradition
ⓘ
Marpa Kagyu transmission ⓘ Ārya tradition ⓘ |
| associatedPractice |
mandala offering
ⓘ
sadhana recitation ⓘ self-generation as deity ⓘ yoga with signs and without signs ⓘ |
| associatedSchool |
Gelug
ⓘ
linked to:
Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism
Kagyu ⓘ
linked to:
Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism
Nyingma ⓘ
linked to:
Nyingma school
Sakya ⓘ |
| category | father tantra ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
completion stage yogas
ⓘ
transformation of desire into the path ⓘ union of method and wisdom ⓘ |
| completionStageFeatures |
clear light realization
ⓘ
illusory body practice ⓘ six yogas of the vajra body ⓘ |
| focus | method aspect of enlightenment ⓘ |
| geographicSpread |
Himalayan regions
ⓘ
India ⓘ Mongolia ⓘ Tibet ⓘ |
| goal |
attainment of buddhahood in one lifetime
ⓘ
realization of emptiness with great bliss ⓘ |
| importanceInGelug |
foundational framework for all highest yoga tantra practice
ⓘ
principal generation and completion stage system ⓘ standard model for tantric hermeneutics ⓘ |
| influence |
basis for Gelug presentation of completion stage
ⓘ
framework for interpreting other highest yoga tantras ⓘ |
| keyCommentator |
Candrakīrti
ⓘ
Je Sherab Senge ⓘ Jetsun Chokyi Gyaltsen ⓘ Nāgārjuna ⓘ
linked to:
Nagarjuna
Tsongkhapa ⓘ
linked to:
Je Tsongkhapa
Āryadeva ⓘ |
| mandalaType |
eighteen deity mandala
ⓘ
thirty-two deity mandala ⓘ |
| practiceStages |
completion stage
ⓘ
generation stage ⓘ |
| principalDeityForm |
Akshobhya
ⓘ
Vajradhara ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Mahayana Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahayana
Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ Vajrayana Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Vajrayana
|
| requires |
empowerment from qualified guru
ⓘ
observance of bodhisattva vows ⓘ observance of tantric vows ⓘ |
| sanskritName | Guhyasamāja ⓘ |
| tantraClass |
anuttarayoga tantra
ⓘ
linked to:
Anuttarayoga Tantra
|
| textualSource |
Guhyasamāja Tantra
ⓘ
linked to:
Guhyasamāja
|
| tibetanName | gsang ba ’dus pa ⓘ |
| translation | Secret Assembly ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Guhyasamāja Description of subject: Guhyasamāja is a central highest yoga tantra deity and practice system in Tibetan Buddhism, especially emphasized in the Gelug tradition as a foundational framework for advanced tantric meditation and realization.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Guhyasamāja