Tuṣita
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Tuṣita is a celestial realm in Buddhist cosmology where bodhisattvas, including Maitreya, reside before their final rebirth as buddhas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tuṣita canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11861168 — 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: Tuṣita Context triple: [Tusita Heaven, SanskritName, Tuṣita]
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A.
Videha
Videha was an ancient Indo-Aryan kingdom in the eastern Indian subcontinent, centered in the Mithila region and known from Vedic and later religious traditions.
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Sukhāvatī
Sukhāvatī is the blissful western paradise presided over by Amitābha Buddha, where beings are reborn to progress easily toward enlightenment in Pure Land Buddhism.
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C.
Paiśācī
Paiśācī is an obscure, largely lost Middle Indo-Aryan language traditionally associated with ancient Indian narrative literature and mentioned in classical grammatical texts.
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D.
Tripiti
Tripiti is a traditional hillside village on the Greek island of Milos, known for its Cycladic architecture, sea views, and proximity to the island’s ancient catacombs and archaeological sites.
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E.
Buddhi
Buddhi is a personification of intellect and wisdom in Hindu tradition, revered as one of the spiritual qualities or consorts associated with the deity Ganesha.
- 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: Tuṣita Target entity description: Tuṣita is a celestial realm in Buddhist cosmology where bodhisattvas, including Maitreya, reside before their final rebirth as buddhas.
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A.
Videha
Videha was an ancient Indo-Aryan kingdom in the eastern Indian subcontinent, centered in the Mithila region and known from Vedic and later religious traditions.
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B.
Sukhāvatī
Sukhāvatī is the blissful western paradise presided over by Amitābha Buddha, where beings are reborn to progress easily toward enlightenment in Pure Land Buddhism.
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C.
Paiśācī
Paiśācī is an obscure, largely lost Middle Indo-Aryan language traditionally associated with ancient Indian narrative literature and mentioned in classical grammatical texts.
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D.
Tripiti
Tripiti is a traditional hillside village on the Greek island of Milos, known for its Cycladic architecture, sea views, and proximity to the island’s ancient catacombs and archaeological sites.
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E.
Buddhi
Buddhi is a personification of intellect and wisdom in Hindu tradition, revered as one of the spiritual qualities or consorts associated with the deity Ganesha.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist cosmological realm
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celestial realm ⓘ heaven ⓘ |
| aboveRealm | Yāma heaven ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Maitreya
NERFINISHED
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bodhisattvas ⓘ future buddhas ⓘ |
| belowRealm | Nirmāṇarati heaven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Buddhist eschatology concept
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Buddhist heaven ⓘ |
| cosmologicalGroup | six heavens of the desire realm ⓘ |
| cosmologicalLevel | heaven of the fourth dhyāna ⓘ |
| cosmologicalPlane | kāmadhātu (desire realm) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmologicalSystem | Buddhist cosmology ⓘ |
| doctrinalTheme |
bodhisattva path
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future coming of Maitreya ⓘ |
| eschatologicalRole | abode of the future buddha Maitreya ⓘ |
| etymology | Sanskrit term meaning "contentment" or "joy" ⓘ |
| function |
place where bodhisattvas await final rebirth
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training ground for future buddhas ⓘ |
| iconography | often depicted as Maitreya’s heaven ⓘ |
| inhabitants |
bodhisattvas
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devas ⓘ |
| languageVariant |
Tushita
NERFINISHED
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Tusita NERFINISHED ⓘ Đâu-suất thiên ⓘ 兜率天 NERFINISHED ⓘ 도솔천 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Avataṃsaka Sūtra
NERFINISHED
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Mahāyāna sūtras NERFINISHED ⓘ Maitreya-related sūtras ⓘ Pāli Canon commentarial literature ⓘ |
| notableResident |
Maitreya
NERFINISHED
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Śākyamuni (in a previous life) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInDesireHeavens | fourth heaven of the desire realm ⓘ |
| realmType |
deva realm
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heaven of the desire realm ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Maitreya’s descent to the human world
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bodhisattva stages ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Mahāyāna Buddhism
NERFINISHED
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Theravāda Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Vajrayāna Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
abode of bodhisattvas
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pre-buddhahood realm ⓘ |
| soteriologicalSignificance | rebirth there is considered highly auspicious ⓘ |
| temporalAspect | realm where Maitreya teaches the devas ⓘ |
| timeRelationToBuddhahood | immediately precedes final human rebirth as a buddha ⓘ |
| worshipPractice |
focus of devotional prayers to Maitreya
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object of aspiration for rebirth ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tuṣita Description of subject: Tuṣita is a celestial realm in Buddhist cosmology where bodhisattvas, including Maitreya, reside before their final rebirth as buddhas.
Referenced by (1)
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