Taran Panth
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Taran Panth is a reformist subsect of Digambara Jainism founded in the 16th century by Taran Svami, emphasizing scriptural study, inner devotion, and non-ritualistic worship.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Taran Svami | 3 |
| Taran Panth canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10576039 — 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: Taran Panth Context triple: [Digambara Jains, majorSubsect, Taran Panth]
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A.
Taran
Taran is the young, idealistic Assistant Pig-Keeper and main protagonist of Lloyd Alexander’s fantasy novel "The Black Cauldron," who dreams of becoming a great hero.
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B.
Taran mac Ainftech
Taran mac Ainftech was a 7th-century king of the Picts in what is now Scotland, known primarily from early medieval king lists and chronicles.
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C.
Taran Noah Smith
Taran Noah Smith is an American former child actor best known for playing youngest son Mark Taylor on the 1990s sitcom "Home Improvement."
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D.
Kian Talan
Kian Talan is a Filipino-American actor best known for his role as Alex Tennant on the television series NCIS: Hawaiʻi.
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E.
Drostan of Deer
Drostan of Deer is an early Scottish saint traditionally associated with monastic foundations in Aberdeenshire and venerated as a local holy figure in the region of Deer.
- 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: Taran Panth Target entity description: Taran Panth is a reformist subsect of Digambara Jainism founded in the 16th century by Taran Svami, emphasizing scriptural study, inner devotion, and non-ritualistic worship.
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A.
Taran
Taran is the young, idealistic Assistant Pig-Keeper and main protagonist of Lloyd Alexander’s fantasy novel "The Black Cauldron," who dreams of becoming a great hero.
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B.
Taran mac Ainftech
Taran mac Ainftech was a 7th-century king of the Picts in what is now Scotland, known primarily from early medieval king lists and chronicles.
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C.
Taran Noah Smith
Taran Noah Smith is an American former child actor best known for playing youngest son Mark Taylor on the 1990s sitcom "Home Improvement."
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D.
Kian Talan
Kian Talan is a Filipino-American actor best known for his role as Alex Tennant on the television series NCIS: Hawaiʻi.
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E.
Drostan of Deer
Drostan of Deer is an early Scottish saint traditionally associated with monastic foundations in Aberdeenshire and venerated as a local holy figure in the region of Deer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jain sect
ⓘ
religious movement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Taran Svami
ⓘ
linked to:
Taran Panth
|
| branchOf |
Digambara tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Digambara Jains
|
| contrastsWith | ritual-centric Jain practices ⓘ |
| corePractice |
congregational scriptural reading
ⓘ
contemplation on inner purity ⓘ recitation of Jain texts ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| doctrine |
downplaying external ritual
ⓘ
emphasis on inner spiritual transformation ⓘ |
| emphasis |
meditative practice
ⓘ
non-idolatry in worship ⓘ study of Jain scriptures ⓘ |
| ethicalEmphasis |
non-possession (aparigraha)
ⓘ
non-violence (ahimsa) ⓘ truthfulness (satya) ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Taran Svami
ⓘ
linked to:
Taran Panth
|
| founder |
Taran Svami
ⓘ
linked to:
Taran Panth
|
| foundingCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| goal | liberation of the soul (moksha) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early modern period in India ⓘ |
| languageOfScripture | vernacular north Indian languages ⓘ |
| orientation | devotional and intellectual ⓘ |
| region |
Bundelkhand area
ⓘ
linked to:
Bundelkhand
Central India ⓘ |
| rejects |
elaborate temple rituals
ⓘ
ritualistic worship ⓘ |
| religiousClassification | non-ritualistic Jain sect ⓘ |
| religiousDenominationOf | Jainism ⓘ |
| religiousFocus |
inner devotion
ⓘ
non-ritualistic worship ⓘ scriptural study ⓘ |
| religiousMeetings | collective study of Taran Svami’s texts ⓘ |
| religiousTextType | Jain philosophical texts ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Jainism ⓘ |
| scripturalAuthority |
Digambara Jain canonical tradition
ⓘ
writings attributed to Taran Svami ⓘ |
| selfIdentification | path of inner realization ⓘ |
| spiritualIdeal |
inner detachment
ⓘ
realization of true self (jiva) ⓘ |
| spiritualLineage |
Digambara Jain acharyas
ⓘ
linked to:
Digambara Jains
|
| subtraditionOf |
Digambara Jainism
ⓘ
linked to:
Digambara Jains
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| theologicalOrientation | reformist ⓘ |
| viewsOnIdolatry | minimizes image worship ⓘ |
| worshipStyle |
focus on texts rather than images
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simple congregational gatherings ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Taran Panth Description of subject: Taran Panth is a reformist subsect of Digambara Jainism founded in the 16th century by Taran Svami, emphasizing scriptural study, inner devotion, and non-ritualistic worship.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Taran Panth