Lotus Sutra, Chapter 16 "The Life Span of the Thus Come One"
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Lotus Sutra, Chapter 16 "The Life Span of the Thus Come One" is a pivotal Mahayana Buddhist scripture section that reveals the Buddha’s timeless, ever-present nature and underpins doctrines of his eternal enlightenment and compassionate activity.
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| Lotus Sutra, Chapter 16 "The Life Span of the Thus Come One" canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lotus Sutra, Chapter 16 "The Life Span of the Thus Come One" Context triple: [Shakyamuni Buddha as eternal Buddha revealed in the Lotus Sutra, centralChapter, Lotus Sutra, Chapter 16 "The Life Span of the Thus Come One"]
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Chapter on the Manifestation of the Tathāgata
The "Chapter on the Manifestation of the Tathāgata" is a section of the Avataṃsaka Sutra that expounds the profound, cosmic appearance and activities of the Buddha as realized in Mahayana Buddhist thought.
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Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra
The Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra is a major Mahayana Buddhist scripture that expounds Amitābha Buddha’s vows and the characteristics of his Pure Land, forming a foundational text of Pure Land Buddhism.
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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.
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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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E.
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.
- 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: Lotus Sutra, Chapter 16 "The Life Span of the Thus Come One" Target entity description: Lotus Sutra, Chapter 16 "The Life Span of the Thus Come One" is a pivotal Mahayana Buddhist scripture section that reveals the Buddha’s timeless, ever-present nature and underpins doctrines of his eternal enlightenment and compassionate activity.
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A.
Chapter on the Manifestation of the Tathāgata
The "Chapter on the Manifestation of the Tathāgata" is a section of the Avataṃsaka Sutra that expounds the profound, cosmic appearance and activities of the Buddha as realized in Mahayana Buddhist thought.
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B.
Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra
The Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra is a major Mahayana Buddhist scripture that expounds Amitābha Buddha’s vows and the characteristics of his Pure Land, forming a foundational text of Pure Land Buddhism.
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C.
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.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Shakyamuni Buddha as eternal Buddha revealed in the Lotus Sutra
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centralChapter
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Lotus Sutra, Chapter 16 "The Life Span of the Thus Come One"
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