Sutta Vibhanga (as commentary and explanation)
E948552
Sutta Vibhanga is a canonical Vinaya text of Theravāda Buddhism that systematically explains and comments on each rule of the Pātimokkha with origin stories, definitions, and case analyses.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sutta Vibhanga (as commentary and explanation) canonical | 1 |
| Suttavibhanga | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11826474 — 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: Sutta Vibhanga (as commentary and explanation) Context triple: [Patimokkha, scripturalCollection, Sutta Vibhanga (as commentary and explanation)]
-
A.
Mahābhāṣya Dīpikā
Mahābhāṣya Dīpikā is an influential Sanskrit grammatical commentary by the philosopher-linguist Bhartṛhari on Patañjali’s Mahābhāṣya.
-
B.
Mahābhāṣya
Mahābhāṣya is Patañjali’s monumental and authoritative commentary on Pāṇini’s Aṣṭādhyāyī, foundational to the classical Sanskrit grammatical tradition.
-
C.
Kalpasutra commentaries
Kalpasutra commentaries are traditional Jain exegetical works that explain and elaborate on the Kalpasutra, a key canonical text detailing the lives of the Tirthankaras and monastic conduct.
-
D.
Vyākhyāprajñapti (Bhagavatī Sūtra)
Vyākhyāprajñapti, commonly known as the Bhagavatī Sūtra, is one of the principal canonical texts of Jainism, presenting extensive dialogues and teachings of Mahavira in a detailed question-and-answer format.
-
E.
Rāhulovāda Sutta
Rāhulovāda Sutta is a Buddhist discourse in the Pali Canon in which the Buddha gives ethical and meditative instruction to his son Rāhula.
- 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: Sutta Vibhanga (as commentary and explanation) Target entity description: Sutta Vibhanga is a canonical Vinaya text of Theravāda Buddhism that systematically explains and comments on each rule of the Pātimokkha with origin stories, definitions, and case analyses.
-
A.
Mahābhāṣya Dīpikā
Mahābhāṣya Dīpikā is an influential Sanskrit grammatical commentary by the philosopher-linguist Bhartṛhari on Patañjali’s Mahābhāṣya.
-
B.
Mahābhāṣya
Mahābhāṣya is Patañjali’s monumental and authoritative commentary on Pāṇini’s Aṣṭādhyāyī, foundational to the classical Sanskrit grammatical tradition.
-
C.
Kalpasutra commentaries
Kalpasutra commentaries are traditional Jain exegetical works that explain and elaborate on the Kalpasutra, a key canonical text detailing the lives of the Tirthankaras and monastic conduct.
-
D.
Vyākhyāprajñapti (Bhagavatī Sūtra)
Vyākhyāprajñapti, commonly known as the Bhagavatī Sūtra, is one of the principal canonical texts of Jainism, presenting extensive dialogues and teachings of Mahavira in a detailed question-and-answer format.
-
E.
Rāhulovāda Sutta
Rāhulovāda Sutta is a Buddhist discourse in the Pali Canon in which the Buddha gives ethical and meditative instruction to his son Rāhula.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Theravāda Buddhist scripture
ⓘ
canonical Vinaya text ⓘ commentarial explanation of the Pātimokkha rules ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
ensure correct understanding of Pātimokkha rules
ⓘ
prevent misinterpretation of monastic discipline ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Theravāda monastic communities ⓘ |
| canonicalDivision |
Bhikkhu Vibhanga
ⓘ
Bhikkhunī Vibhanga ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | part of the early Theravāda Vinaya canon ⓘ |
| clarifies |
conditions for rule transgression
ⓘ
degrees of offense ⓘ exceptions to rules ⓘ procedures for confession and rehabilitation ⓘ |
| codifies | narrative contexts of rule promulgation ⓘ |
| explains |
Pātimokkha
ⓘ
linked to:
Patimokkha
monastic rules for bhikkhunis ⓘ monastic rules for bhikkhus ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Adhikaraṇa-samatha rules
ⓘ
Aniyata rules ⓘ Nissaggiya Pācittiya rules ⓘ Pācittiya rules ⓘ
linked to:
Patimokkha
Pārājika rules ⓘ Pāṭidesanīya rules ⓘ Saṅghādisesa rules ⓘ Sekhiya rules ⓘ |
| genre | legal-exegetical text ⓘ |
| historicalFunction | systematization of early monastic discipline ⓘ |
| language | Pali ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tipitaka
ⓘ
linked to:
Tripitaka
Vinaya Pitaka ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
Pali Canon
ⓘ
linked to:
the Pali Canon
|
| provides |
case analyses of rule applications
ⓘ
definitions of key terms in the rules ⓘ legal-style commentary on monastic discipline ⓘ origin stories for each rule ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Khandhaka
ⓘ
Parivāra ⓘ
linked to:
Parivara
|
| religiousTradition |
Theravāda Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Theravada
|
| structureIncludes |
case examples
ⓘ
origin narrative ⓘ rule text ⓘ word-by-word explanation ⓘ |
| transmittedBy | Theravāda monastic oral tradition ⓘ |
| usedFor |
clarifying disciplinary procedures
ⓘ
monastic legal interpretation ⓘ training of monks ⓘ training of nuns ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Sutta Vibhanga (as commentary and explanation) Description of subject: Sutta Vibhanga is a canonical Vinaya text of Theravāda Buddhism that systematically explains and comments on each rule of the Pātimokkha with origin stories, definitions, and case analyses.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sutta Vibhanga (as commentary and explanation)