Vimalakīrti
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Vimalakīrti is a legendary lay bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism renowned for his profound wisdom, eloquence, and skillful teaching, especially as depicted in the Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sūtra.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vimalakīrti canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12293945 — 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: Vimalakīrti Context triple: [Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra, featuresCharacter, Vimalakīrti]
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Maudgalyāyana
Maudgalyāyana is one of the Buddha’s foremost disciples in early Buddhism, renowned for his extraordinary supernatural powers and deep spiritual insight.
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B.
Subhuti
Subhuti is a prominent disciple of the Buddha in Mahayana Buddhism, renowned for his understanding of emptiness and frequently featured as a key questioner in Prajñāpāramitā scriptures.
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C.
Śāriputra
Śāriputra is one of the Buddha’s foremost disciples in early Buddhism, renowned for his exceptional wisdom and role as a chief disciple in the Buddhist tradition.
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D.
Kakusandha Buddha
Kakusandha Buddha is regarded in Buddhist tradition as one of the past Buddhas who attained enlightenment long before Gautama Buddha and is venerated as a fully awakened teacher.
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E.
Samantabhadra
Samantabhadra is a major bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism, especially revered in East Asia as the embodiment of Buddhist practice, vows, and meditation, often depicted riding a white elephant.
- 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: Vimalakīrti Target entity description: Vimalakīrti is a legendary lay bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism renowned for his profound wisdom, eloquence, and skillful teaching, especially as depicted in the Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sūtra.
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A.
Maudgalyāyana
Maudgalyāyana is one of the Buddha’s foremost disciples in early Buddhism, renowned for his extraordinary supernatural powers and deep spiritual insight.
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B.
Subhuti
Subhuti is a prominent disciple of the Buddha in Mahayana Buddhism, renowned for his understanding of emptiness and frequently featured as a key questioner in Prajñāpāramitā scriptures.
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C.
Śāriputra
Śāriputra is one of the Buddha’s foremost disciples in early Buddhism, renowned for his exceptional wisdom and role as a chief disciple in the Buddhist tradition.
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D.
Kakusandha Buddha
Kakusandha Buddha is regarded in Buddhist tradition as one of the past Buddhas who attained enlightenment long before Gautama Buddha and is venerated as a fully awakened teacher.
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E.
Samantabhadra
Samantabhadra is a major bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism, especially revered in East Asia as the embodiment of Buddhist practice, vows, and meditation, often depicted riding a white elephant.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.