Sthiramati
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Sthiramati was a prominent 6th-century Indian Buddhist philosopher and commentator known for his influential works on Yogācāra (Mind-Only) doctrine.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sthiramati canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11672533 — 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: Sthiramati Context triple: [Yogācāra, associatedPhilosopher, Sthiramati]
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A.
Sivajnana Bodham
Sivajnana Bodham is a foundational Tamil philosophical treatise that systematically presents the metaphysics and theology of Shaiva Siddhanta.
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B.
Dharmaratna
Dharmaratna was an early Buddhist monk traditionally credited as one of the first translators who helped introduce Buddhism from India to China.
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C.
Guhyasamāja
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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D.
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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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: Sthiramati Target entity description: Sthiramati was a prominent 6th-century Indian Buddhist philosopher and commentator known for his influential works on Yogācāra (Mind-Only) doctrine.
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A.
Sivajnana Bodham
Sivajnana Bodham is a foundational Tamil philosophical treatise that systematically presents the metaphysics and theology of Shaiva Siddhanta.
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B.
Dharmaratna
Dharmaratna was an early Buddhist monk traditionally credited as one of the first translators who helped introduce Buddhism from India to China.
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C.
Guhyasamāja
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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D.
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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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 (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist commentator
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Buddhist philosopher ⓘ Indian philosopher ⓘ Yogācāra scholar ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 6th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| doctrine |
storehouse consciousness (ālaya-vijñāna)
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three natures (trisvabhāva) ⓘ vijñaptimātra (consciousness-only) ⓘ |
| era |
Gupta period
ⓘ
linked to:
Gupta period (approximate)
|
| fieldOfWork |
Abhidharma
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Buddhist philosophy ⓘ Yogācāra exegesis ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chinese Faxiang school
ⓘ
linked to:
Faxiang school
Dharmapāla ⓘ Tibetan Yogācāra tradition ⓘ Xuanzang ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Asaṅga
ⓘ
Maitreya-nātha ⓘ
linked to:
Maitreya
Vasubandhu ⓘ |
| knownFor |
clarifying Yogācāra technical terminology
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detailed analysis of consciousness and cognition ⓘ influence on scholastic Buddhism in India and East Asia ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commentaries on Yogācāra texts
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influence on later Buddhist epistemology ⓘ systematization of Yogācāra doctrine ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Cittamātra
ⓘ
Yogācāra ⓘ |
| profession |
commentator
ⓘ
philosopher ⓘ |
| region |
Indian subcontinent
ⓘ
linked to:
South Asia
|
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Buddhism ⓘ |
| traditionWithinBuddhism |
Mahāyāna
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahayana
Yogācāra ⓘ |
| wroteCommentaryOn |
Abhidharmakośa
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linked to:
Abhidharma-kośa of Vasubandhu
Abhidharmasamuccaya ⓘ Madhyāntavibhāga ⓘ
linked to:
Madhyānta-vibhāga
Mahāyānasūtrālaṅkāra ⓘ
linked to:
Mahāyānasaṃgraha
Triṃśikā-vijñaptimātratā ⓘ |
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Subject: Sthiramati Description of subject: Sthiramati was a prominent 6th-century Indian Buddhist philosopher and commentator known for his influential works on Yogācāra (Mind-Only) doctrine.
Referenced by (6)
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