Jain tirtha
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A Jain tirtha is a sacred pilgrimage site in Jainism, typically associated with important events in the lives of Tirthankaras and revered for its temples and spiritual significance.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jain geography | 1 |
| Jain tirtha canonical | 1 |
| Jain tirthas | 1 |
| Jain tīrtha | 1 |
| tirtha kshetra | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10576708 — 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: Jain tirtha Context triple: [Kundagrama, pilgrimageType, Jain tirtha]
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Prabhasa-tirtha
Prabhasa-tirtha is a sacred pilgrimage site in Indian tradition, renowned as the place where the Yadava dynasty, including Krishna, met its end.
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Neminath Jain Temple
Neminath Jain Temple is a prominent Jain pilgrimage shrine on Mount Girnar in Gujarat, India, dedicated to the 22nd Tirthankara, Neminath.
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Bawangaja Jain temple
Bawangaja Jain temple is a prominent Jain pilgrimage site in Madhya Pradesh, India, renowned for its towering monolithic statue of Lord Adinath.
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Parshvanath Jain Temple
Parshvanath Jain Temple is a prominent Jain pilgrimage shrine dedicated to Lord Parshvanath, located on the sacred Girnar hill in Gujarat, India.
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E.
Jyotirlinga
Jyotirlinga refers to one of the twelve sacred shrines in India where Lord Shiva is worshipped in the form of a radiant, self-manifested lingam, considered especially powerful and holy in Hinduism.
- 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: Jain tirtha Target entity description: A Jain tirtha is a sacred pilgrimage site in Jainism, typically associated with important events in the lives of Tirthankaras and revered for its temples and spiritual significance.
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A.
Prabhasa-tirtha
Prabhasa-tirtha is a sacred pilgrimage site in Indian tradition, renowned as the place where the Yadava dynasty, including Krishna, met its end.
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B.
Neminath Jain Temple
Neminath Jain Temple is a prominent Jain pilgrimage shrine on Mount Girnar in Gujarat, India, dedicated to the 22nd Tirthankara, Neminath.
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C.
Bawangaja Jain temple
Bawangaja Jain temple is a prominent Jain pilgrimage site in Madhya Pradesh, India, renowned for its towering monolithic statue of Lord Adinath.
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D.
Parshvanath Jain Temple
Parshvanath Jain Temple is a prominent Jain pilgrimage shrine dedicated to Lord Parshvanath, located on the sacred Girnar hill in Gujarat, India.
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E.
Jyotirlinga
Jyotirlinga refers to one of the twelve sacred shrines in India where Lord Shiva is worshipped in the form of a radiant, self-manifested lingam, considered especially powerful and holy in Hinduism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
religious pilgrimage site
ⓘ
sacred place in Jainism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jain lay devotees
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Jain monks ⓘ Tirthankara ⓘ
linked to:
Tirthankaras
|
| culturalRole |
preservation of Jain architecture
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preservation of Jain art ⓘ preservation of Jain scriptures ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Sanskrit word "tirtha" meaning ford or crossing place ⓘ |
| function |
enable collective worship
ⓘ
facilitate spiritual progress ⓘ support observance of vows ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Jain ethical principles
ⓘ
ahimsa ⓘ anekantavada ⓘ aparigraha ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Jain temple
ⓘ
basadi ⓘ derasar ⓘ |
| hasSpiritualSignificance |
place for meditation
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place for religious rituals ⓘ place for spiritual merit ⓘ place of pilgrimage ⓘ |
| includesType |
ancient historical tirtha
ⓘ
hill tirtha ⓘ modern tirtha ⓘ temple town tirtha ⓘ |
| languageOrigin | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
India
ⓘ
regions with Jain communities ⓘ |
| notableExample |
Dilwara Temples
ⓘ
Girnar Jain temples ⓘ Palitana temples ⓘ Pawapuri ⓘ
linked to:
Pavapuri
Rajgir Jain temples ⓘ Sammed Shikharji ⓘ Shatrunjaya ⓘ
linked to:
Shatrunjaya hill
Shravanabelagola ⓘ |
| practicedBy |
Digambara Jains
ⓘ
Śvetāmbara Jains ⓘ
linked to:
Svetambara
|
| religion | Jainism ⓘ |
| typicalEvent |
birth of a Tirthankara
ⓘ
important events in lives of Jain acharyas ⓘ kevala jnana of a Tirthankara ⓘ moksha of a Tirthankara ⓘ |
| visitedFor |
annual fairs and festivals
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darshan of Jina idols ⓘ observance of Maun Ekadashi ⓘ observance of Paryushana ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jain tirtha Description of subject: A Jain tirtha is a sacred pilgrimage site in Jainism, typically associated with important events in the lives of Tirthankaras and revered for its temples and spiritual significance.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Shatrunjaya hill
linked to: Jain tirtha
subject linked to:
ancient Vajji / Vaishali region
linked to: Jain tirtha
linked to: Jain tirtha
linked to: Jain tirtha