Mahāniśītha
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Mahāniśītha is a key Jain canonical text within the disciplinary literature, focusing on monastic conduct, rules, and ethical regulations for ascetics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mahāniśītha canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10576133 — 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: Mahāniśītha Context triple: [Chedasutras, hasPart, Mahāniśītha]
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A.
Halayudha
Halayudha is an epithet of the Hindu deity Balarama, highlighting his association with the plough as his characteristic weapon.
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B.
Priyadarshana
Priyadarshana is traditionally regarded as one of the children of Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara in Jainism.
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C.
Karunashtakas
Karunashtakas is a devotional Marathi composition attributed to the 17th-century saint-poet Samarth Ramdas, expressing intense pleas for divine compassion and grace.
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D.
Tattvacintāmaṇi
Tattvacintāmaṇi is a foundational work of Indian logic and epistemology that systematizes the Navya-Nyāya school’s analysis of knowledge and inference.
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E.
Sāyaṇa
Sāyaṇa was a 14th-century South Indian Vedic scholar and minister renowned for his extensive and influential Sanskrit commentaries on the Vedas.
- 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: Mahāniśītha Target entity description: Mahāniśītha is a key Jain canonical text within the disciplinary literature, focusing on monastic conduct, rules, and ethical regulations for ascetics.
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A.
Halayudha
Halayudha is an epithet of the Hindu deity Balarama, highlighting his association with the plough as his characteristic weapon.
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B.
Priyadarshana
Priyadarshana is traditionally regarded as one of the children of Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara in Jainism.
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C.
Karunashtakas
Karunashtakas is a devotional Marathi composition attributed to the 17th-century saint-poet Samarth Ramdas, expressing intense pleas for divine compassion and grace.
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D.
Tattvacintāmaṇi
Tattvacintāmaṇi is a foundational work of Indian logic and epistemology that systematizes the Navya-Nyāya school’s analysis of knowledge and inference.
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E.
Sāyaṇa
Sāyaṇa was a 14th-century South Indian Vedic scholar and minister renowned for his extensive and influential Sanskrit commentaries on the Vedas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jain canonical text
ⓘ
disciplinary text ⓘ monastic code ⓘ |
| aimsTo | regulate behavior of Jain ascetics ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Śvetāmbara Jain tradition
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linked to:
Svetambara
|
| concerns |
penances for rule-breaking
ⓘ
transgressions of monastic rules ⓘ |
| ethicalOrientation | ascetic ethics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
ethical regulations for ascetics
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monastic conduct ⓘ rules for ascetics ⓘ |
| genre | religious law text ⓘ |
| language | Prakrit ⓘ |
| partOf |
Jain Āgama literature
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linked to:
Jain Agamas
|
| relatedTo |
Cheda-sūtras
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linked to:
Chedasutras
Niśītha ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | codification of monastic discipline ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Jainism ⓘ |
| scripturalCategory | disciplinary literature ⓘ |
| subject |
ascetic discipline
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regulation of monastic life ⓘ vows and observances of monks ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Jain monastic communities
ⓘ
linked to:
Jain monks
|
| usedFor |
guidance in ethical conduct
ⓘ
training of monks ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mahāniśītha Description of subject: Mahāniśītha is a key Jain canonical text within the disciplinary literature, focusing on monastic conduct, rules, and ethical regulations for ascetics.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.