Parshva
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Parshva was a prominent Buddhist monk and scholar traditionally regarded as the presiding elder over the Fourth Buddhist Council convened under King Kanishka.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Parshva canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11511765 — 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: Parshva Context triple: [Fourth Buddhist Council (Kanishka), presidedOverBy, Parshva]
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A.
Kedar
Kedar is traditionally regarded as one of the sons of Ishmael and the ancestor of a nomadic Arab tribe mentioned in biblical and historical sources.
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B.
Akrura
Akrura is a revered figure in Hindu mythology, known as a devout Yadava charioteer and ally of Krishna who played a key role in bringing him to Mathura.
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C.
Aryaman
Aryaman is a Vedic Hindu deity associated with friendship, hospitality, and social bonds, often linked with the Adityas and solar aspects.
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D.
Shubrakhit
Shubrakhit is a town in Egypt’s Nile Delta region, located within the Beheira Governorate.
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E.
Parakh
Parakh is a 1960 Hindi social satire film directed by Bimal Roy, celebrated for its critique of corruption and its nuanced portrayal of rural Indian life.
- 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: Parshva Target entity description: Parshva was a prominent Buddhist monk and scholar traditionally regarded as the presiding elder over the Fourth Buddhist Council convened under King Kanishka.
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A.
Kedar
Kedar is traditionally regarded as one of the sons of Ishmael and the ancestor of a nomadic Arab tribe mentioned in biblical and historical sources.
-
B.
Akrura
Akrura is a revered figure in Hindu mythology, known as a devout Yadava charioteer and ally of Krishna who played a key role in bringing him to Mathura.
-
C.
Aryaman
Aryaman is a Vedic Hindu deity associated with friendship, hospitality, and social bonds, often linked with the Adityas and solar aspects.
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D.
Shubrakhit
Shubrakhit is a town in Egypt’s Nile Delta region, located within the Beheira Governorate.
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E.
Parakh
Parakh is a 1960 Hindi social satire film directed by Bimal Roy, celebrated for its critique of corruption and its nuanced portrayal of rural Indian life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monk
ⓘ
Buddhist scholar ⓘ |
| activeDuringReignOf | Kanishka I ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
Fourth Buddhist Council under King Kanishka
ⓘ
linked to:
Fourth Buddhist Council (Kanishka)
|
| associatedWith |
Kashmir (traditional location of the council)
ⓘ
Kushan Empire ⓘ Sarvastivada school ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Buddhist monks
ⓘ
Buddhist religious leaders ⓘ Buddhist scholars of the Kushan period ⓘ |
| employer |
King Kanishka
ⓘ
linked to:
Kanishka I
|
| floruit | 1st–2nd century CE ⓘ |
| historicity | figure known mainly from later Buddhist tradition ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Elder ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Sarvastivada Abhidharma ⓘ |
| language |
likely used Gandhari Prakrit
ⓘ
likely used Sanskrit ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership at the Fourth Buddhist Council
ⓘ
scholarly contributions to Buddhist doctrine ⓘ |
| positionHeld | presiding elder of the Fourth Buddhist Council ⓘ |
| presidedOver | Fourth Buddhist Council ⓘ |
| region |
Gandhara
ⓘ
linked to:
Gandhara civilization
|
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | oversaw compilation and redaction of Abhidharma texts ⓘ |
| tradition |
Northern Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
East Asian Buddhism
|
| traditionallyRegardedAs | presiding elder over the Fourth Buddhist Council ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Parshva Description of subject: Parshva was a prominent Buddhist monk and scholar traditionally regarded as the presiding elder over the Fourth Buddhist Council convened under King Kanishka.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.