Parable of the Medicinal Herbs
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The Parable of the Medicinal Herbs is a key allegory in the Lotus Sūtra illustrating how the Buddha’s single teaching nourishes beings of different capacities just as one rain benefits diverse plants.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Parable of the Medicinal Herbs canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12578319 — 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: Parable of the Medicinal Herbs Context triple: [Lotus Sūtra, importantChapter, Parable of the Medicinal Herbs]
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A.
Parable of the Weeds
The Parable of the Weeds is a teaching of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew that uses the image of wheat and weeds growing together to illustrate the coexistence of good and evil until final judgment.
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B.
Las buenas hierbas
Las buenas hierbas is a Mexican drama film that explores memory, family, and the emotional impact of Alzheimer’s disease through the intertwined lives of several women.
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C.
Book of Parables
The Book of Parables is a major apocalyptic section of 1 Enoch that presents visionary revelations about judgment, the afterlife, and a messianic “Son of Man” figure.
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D.
The Walled Garden of Truth
The Walled Garden of Truth is a seminal 12th-century Persian Sufi poetic masterpiece by Sana'i that explores mystical philosophy, ethics, and the soul’s journey toward divine truth.
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E.
Parable of the Yeast
The Parable of the Yeast is a brief teaching of Jesus in the Gospels that uses the image of leaven working through dough to illustrate the quiet but pervasive growth of the Kingdom of Heaven.
- 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: Parable of the Medicinal Herbs Target entity description: The Parable of the Medicinal Herbs is a key allegory in the Lotus Sūtra illustrating how the Buddha’s single teaching nourishes beings of different capacities just as one rain benefits diverse plants.
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A.
Parable of the Weeds
The Parable of the Weeds is a teaching of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew that uses the image of wheat and weeds growing together to illustrate the coexistence of good and evil until final judgment.
-
B.
Las buenas hierbas
Las buenas hierbas is a Mexican drama film that explores memory, family, and the emotional impact of Alzheimer’s disease through the intertwined lives of several women.
-
C.
Book of Parables
The Book of Parables is a major apocalyptic section of 1 Enoch that presents visionary revelations about judgment, the afterlife, and a messianic “Son of Man” figure.
-
D.
The Walled Garden of Truth
The Walled Garden of Truth is a seminal 12th-century Persian Sufi poetic masterpiece by Sana'i that explores mystical philosophy, ethics, and the soul’s journey toward divine truth.
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E.
Parable of the Yeast
The Parable of the Yeast is a brief teaching of Jesus in the Gospels that uses the image of leaven working through dough to illustrate the quiet but pervasive growth of the Kingdom of Heaven.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.