Dharmacakrapravartana Sūtra
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The Dharmacakrapravartana Sūtra is a foundational Buddhist discourse traditionally regarded as the Buddha’s first sermon, in which he sets in motion the “Wheel of Dharma” by presenting core teachings that inaugurate his public ministry.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dharmacakrapravartana Sūtra canonical | 1 |
| Turning of the Wheel of Dharma Sūtra | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11826117 — 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: Dharmacakrapravartana Sūtra Context triple: [Catvāri Āryasatyāni, taughtIn, Dharmacakrapravartana Sūtra]
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Saṃdhinirmocana Sūtra
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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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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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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D.
Prajñāpāramitā sūtras
The Prajñāpāramitā sūtras are a foundational collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist scriptures that expound the perfection of wisdom and the doctrine of emptiness (śūnyatā).
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E.
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.
- 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: Dharmacakrapravartana Sūtra Target entity description: The Dharmacakrapravartana Sūtra is a foundational Buddhist discourse traditionally regarded as the Buddha’s first sermon, in which he sets in motion the “Wheel of Dharma” by presenting core teachings that inaugurate his public ministry.
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A.
Saṃdhinirmocana Sūtra
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Prajñāpāramitā sūtras
The Prajñāpāramitā sūtras are a foundational collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist scriptures that expound the perfection of wisdom and the doctrine of emptiness (śūnyatā).
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist discourse
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Buddhist sūtra ⓘ sermon of the Buddha ⓘ |
| associatedConcept | Wheel of Dharma ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
included in the Saṃyutta Nikāya (SN 56.11)
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included in the Vinaya of some schools ⓘ part of the Sutta Piṭaka in Theravāda tradition ⓘ preserved in Tibetan Kangyur ⓘ
linked to:
Tibetan Kangyur
preserved in multiple Chinese Āgama translations ⓘ |
| centralDoctrine |
Four Noble Truths
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Middle Way ⓘ Noble Eightfold Path ⓘ
linked to:
Eightfold Path
Three Characteristics of Existence ⓘ
linked to:
Three Marks of Existence
Three Trainings ⓘ |
| deliveredTo |
Assaji
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Bhaddiya ⓘ Koṇḍañña ⓘ Mahānāma ⓘ Vappa ⓘ five ascetics ⓘ |
| describes | setting in motion the Wheel of Dharma ⓘ |
| genre | didactic discourse ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta
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First Sermon ⓘ Setting in Motion the Wheel of Dharma Sūtra ⓘ Turning of the Wheel of Dharma Sūtra ⓘ
linked to:
Dharmacakrapravartana Sūtra
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| historicalPeriod | early Buddhism ⓘ |
| importance |
foundational text for all Buddhist schools
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marks the beginning of the Buddha’s public teaching career ⓘ regarded as the Buddha’s first sermon ⓘ |
| language |
Classical Chinese
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Pāli ⓘ Sanskrit (reconstructed) ⓘ Tibetan ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Buddhism ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
analysis of suffering and its causes
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path to liberation from suffering ⓘ |
| teaches |
right action
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right concentration ⓘ right effort ⓘ right intention ⓘ right livelihood ⓘ right mindfulness ⓘ right speech ⓘ right view ⓘ truth of suffering (duḥkha) ⓘ truth of the cessation of suffering ⓘ truth of the origin of suffering ⓘ truth of the path leading to the cessation of suffering ⓘ |
| traditionalLocationOfDelivery |
Deer Park at Sarnath
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Isipatana ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo |
Gautama Buddha
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linked to:
Buddha
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Subject: Dharmacakrapravartana Sūtra Description of subject: The Dharmacakrapravartana Sūtra is a foundational Buddhist discourse traditionally regarded as the Buddha’s first sermon, in which he sets in motion the “Wheel of Dharma” by presenting core teachings that inaugurate his public ministry.
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linked to: Dharmacakrapravartana Sūtra