Saṃdhinirmocana Sūtra
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The Saṃdhinirmocana Sūtra is a foundational Mahāyāna Buddhist scripture that systematically expounds Yogācāra doctrines such as consciousness-only, the three natures, and the three turnings of the Dharma wheel.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saṃdhinirmocana Sūtra canonical | 6 |
| 解深密經 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11672541 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Saṃdhinirmocana Sūtra Context triple: [Yogācāra, scripturalBasis, Saṃdhinirmocana Sūtra]
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Lankāvatāra Sutra
The Lankāvatāra Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture known for its teachings on mind-only philosophy, Buddha-nature, and the importance of direct experiential realization over conceptual understanding.
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Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra
The Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture that presents profound teachings on non-duality and emptiness through the figure of the enlightened layman Vimalakīrti.
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Vaisesika Sutra
The Vaisesika Sutra is an ancient Indian philosophical text that systematizes the Vaisheshika school’s atomistic and realist metaphysics, detailing categories of reality such as substance, quality, and motion.
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Tathāgatagarbha sutras
The Tathāgatagarbha sutras are a group of Mahayana Buddhist scriptures that teach all beings possess an innate Buddha-nature, emphasizing the inherent potential for enlightenment.
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E.
Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra
The Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture that teaches meditative practices for visualizing Amitābha Buddha and attaining rebirth in his Western Pure Land.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Saṃdhinirmocana Sūtra Target entity description: The Saṃdhinirmocana Sūtra is a foundational Mahāyāna Buddhist scripture that systematically expounds Yogācāra doctrines such as consciousness-only, the three natures, and the three turnings of the Dharma wheel.
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A.
Lankāvatāra Sutra
The Lankāvatāra Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture known for its teachings on mind-only philosophy, Buddha-nature, and the importance of direct experiential realization over conceptual understanding.
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B.
Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra
The Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture that presents profound teachings on non-duality and emptiness through the figure of the enlightened layman Vimalakīrti.
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C.
Vaisesika Sutra
The Vaisesika Sutra is an ancient Indian philosophical text that systematizes the Vaisheshika school’s atomistic and realist metaphysics, detailing categories of reality such as substance, quality, and motion.
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D.
Tathāgatagarbha sutras
The Tathāgatagarbha sutras are a group of Mahayana Buddhist scriptures that teach all beings possess an innate Buddha-nature, emphasizing the inherent potential for enlightenment.
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E.
Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra
The Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture that teaches meditative practices for visualizing Amitābha Buddha and attaining rebirth in his Western Pure Land.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist scripture
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Mahāyāna sūtra ⓘ Yogācāra text ⓘ |
| associatedSchool |
Vijñānavāda
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Yogācāra ⓘ |
| canonicalCollection |
Chinese Buddhist canon
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linked to:
Chinese Buddhist Canon
Tibetan Buddhist canon ⓘ
linked to:
Tibetan Kangyur
|
| centralConcept |
definitive meaning
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paratantra-svabhāva ⓘ parikalpita-svabhāva ⓘ pariniṣpanna-svabhāva ⓘ provisional meaning ⓘ three turnings of the wheel of Dharma ⓘ vijñapti-mātra ⓘ |
| chineseTitle |
解深密經
ⓘ
linked to:
Saṃdhinirmocana Sūtra
|
| cosmologicalSetting | taught by the Buddha in a celestial or exalted setting ⓘ |
| doctrine |
consciousness-only
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dependent origination ⓘ emptiness ⓘ storehouse consciousness ⓘ three bodies of the Buddha ⓘ three natures ⓘ three turnings of the Dharma wheel ⓘ ālaya-vijñāna ⓘ |
| genre | sūtra ⓘ |
| historicalInfluenceOn |
Asaṅga
ⓘ
Faxiang school ⓘ Tibetan Yogācāra-Madhyamaka interpretations ⓘ Vasubandhu ⓘ Weishi school ⓘ Yogācāra scholasticism ⓘ
linked to:
Yogācāra
|
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| period | composed in the early centuries of the Common Era ⓘ |
| positionInTradition |
foundational text of Yogācāra
ⓘ
systematic exposition of Yogācāra doctrines ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin |
Indian subcontinent
ⓘ
linked to:
South Asia
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| religiousTradition |
Buddhism
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Mahāyāna Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Mahayana
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| scripturalStatus | Buddha-word ⓘ |
| structure | dialogue between Buddha and bodhisattvas ⓘ |
| tibetanTitle | dgongs pa nges par ’grel pa’i mdo ⓘ |
| titleTranslation |
Sūtra Explaining the Thought
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Sūtra Unraveling the Intent ⓘ |
| topic |
classification of teachings
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hermeneutics of the three turnings ⓘ nature of ultimate truth ⓘ path of bodhisattvas ⓘ |
| viewOnScriptures | distinguishes definitive and interpretable teachings ⓘ |
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linked to: Saṃdhinirmocana Sūtra