Rāhulovāda Sutta
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Rāhulovāda Sutta is a Buddhist discourse in the Pali Canon in which the Buddha gives ethical and meditative instruction to his son Rāhula.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ambalaṭṭhika Rāhulovāda Sutta | 1 |
| Rāhulovāda Sutta canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11674188 — 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: Rāhulovāda Sutta Context triple: [Rāhula, associatedText, Rāhulovāda Sutta]
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A.
Buddhist Fire Sermon (Ādittapariyāya Sutta)
The Buddhist Fire Sermon (Ādittapariyāya Sutta) is a foundational discourse of the Buddha that uses the metaphor of fire to teach the impermanence and unsatisfactoriness of sensory experience and the path to liberation through dispassion.
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B.
Pannavana-sutra
The Pannavana-sutra is a Jain canonical text known for its systematic classification and detailed descriptions of various forms of life and existence.
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C.
Aupapatika-sutra
The Aupapatika-sutra is an early Jain scripture that describes the miraculous rebirths and karmic transformations of beings in heavenly and hellish realms.
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D.
Vajrasekhara Sutra
The Vajrasekhara Sutra is a key esoteric Buddhist tantra that, together with the Mahavairocana Sutra, forms a primary doctrinal foundation for Shingon Buddhism’s ritual and cosmological system.
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E.
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.
- 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: Rāhulovāda Sutta Target entity description: Rāhulovāda Sutta is a Buddhist discourse in the Pali Canon in which the Buddha gives ethical and meditative instruction to his son Rāhula.
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A.
Buddhist Fire Sermon (Ādittapariyāya Sutta)
The Buddhist Fire Sermon (Ādittapariyāya Sutta) is a foundational discourse of the Buddha that uses the metaphor of fire to teach the impermanence and unsatisfactoriness of sensory experience and the path to liberation through dispassion.
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B.
Pannavana-sutra
The Pannavana-sutra is a Jain canonical text known for its systematic classification and detailed descriptions of various forms of life and existence.
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C.
Aupapatika-sutra
The Aupapatika-sutra is an early Jain scripture that describes the miraculous rebirths and karmic transformations of beings in heavenly and hellish realms.
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D.
Vajrasekhara Sutra
The Vajrasekhara Sutra is a key esoteric Buddhist tantra that, together with the Mahavairocana Sutra, forms a primary doctrinal foundation for Shingon Buddhism’s ritual and cosmological system.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist sutta
ⓘ
Pali Canon discourse ⓘ Theravāda text ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
development of insight
ⓘ
moral purification ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Rāhula
ⓘ
monastic training ⓘ |
| category | Nikaya sutta ⓘ |
| concerns | relationship between Buddha and his son ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
contemplation of impermanence
ⓘ
mindfulness of the body ⓘ non-self perspective ⓘ reflection before acting ⓘ restraint in speech ⓘ truthfulness ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
ethical training
ⓘ
meditative training ⓘ |
| genre |
ethical discourse
ⓘ
meditation instruction ⓘ |
| givesInstructionTo | Rāhula ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalLanguage | Pali ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Gautama Buddha
ⓘ
linked to:
Buddha
Rāhula ⓘ |
| primaryTeacher |
Gautama Buddha
ⓘ
linked to:
Buddha
|
| religiousContext | early Buddhism ⓘ |
| scripturalCollection |
Pali Canon
ⓘ
linked to:
the Pali Canon
|
| scripturalStatus | canonical text ⓘ |
| setting | ancient India ⓘ |
| teaches |
contemplation of the elements
ⓘ
mindfulness of breathing ⓘ reflection on bodily actions ⓘ reflection on mental actions ⓘ reflection on verbal actions ⓘ |
| tradition |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Theravāda Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Theravada
|
| usedFor |
lay ethical guidance
ⓘ
monastic instruction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rāhulovāda Sutta Description of subject: Rāhulovāda Sutta is a Buddhist discourse in the Pali Canon in which the Buddha gives ethical and meditative instruction to his son Rāhula.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Rāhulovāda Sutta