Three Ages of the Dharma
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Three Ages of the Dharma is a Buddhist doctrinal framework that divides the historical unfolding of the Buddha’s teaching into successive periods of flourishing, decline, and final degeneration.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Age of the True Dharma | 1 |
| Five Periods and Eight Teachings | 1 |
| Three Ages of the Dharma canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12328782 — 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: Three Ages of the Dharma Context triple: [Mappo, partOfDoctrine, Three Ages of the Dharma]
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A.
The Wheel of Life
The Wheel of Life is a prominent bronze sculpture by Gustav Vigeland symbolizing the human life cycle, located in Oslo’s Vigeland Sculpture Park.
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Third Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
The Third Turning of the Wheel of Dharma is a Mahayana Buddhist doctrinal phase emphasizing teachings on Buddha-nature, consciousness, and ultimate reality as found in texts like the Yogācāra and Tathāgatagarbha sutras.
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Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma refers to the Buddha’s first sermon at Sarnath, which inaugurated the formal teaching of Buddhism and set in motion the core doctrines of the Dharma.
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D.
La Koro Sutro
La Koro Sutro is a choral and instrumental composition by American composer Lou Harrison that sets an Esperanto translation of the Buddhist Heart Sutra, blending Western and non-Western musical influences.
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E.
Five Ascetics
The Five Ascetics were the group of Buddha’s early companions who first received and understood his teachings at Sarnath, becoming the earliest members of the Buddhist monastic community.
- 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: Three Ages of the Dharma Target entity description: Three Ages of the Dharma is a Buddhist doctrinal framework that divides the historical unfolding of the Buddha’s teaching into successive periods of flourishing, decline, and final degeneration.
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A.
The Wheel of Life
The Wheel of Life is a prominent bronze sculpture by Gustav Vigeland symbolizing the human life cycle, located in Oslo’s Vigeland Sculpture Park.
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B.
Third Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
The Third Turning of the Wheel of Dharma is a Mahayana Buddhist doctrinal phase emphasizing teachings on Buddha-nature, consciousness, and ultimate reality as found in texts like the Yogācāra and Tathāgatagarbha sutras.
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C.
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma refers to the Buddha’s first sermon at Sarnath, which inaugurated the formal teaching of Buddhism and set in motion the core doctrines of the Dharma.
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D.
La Koro Sutro
La Koro Sutro is a choral and instrumental composition by American composer Lou Harrison that sets an Esperanto translation of the Buddhist Heart Sutra, blending Western and non-Western musical influences.
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E.
Five Ascetics
The Five Ascetics were the group of Buddha’s early companions who first received and understood his teachings at Sarnath, becoming the earliest members of the Buddhist monastic community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
mappo (Latter Day of the Law)
subject linked to:
mappo (Latter Day of the Law)
linked to: Three Ages of the Dharma
linked to: Three Ages of the Dharma