The Life Span of the Tathāgata
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The Life Span of the Tathāgata is a central chapter of the Lotus Sūtra that reveals the Buddha’s enlightenment as timeless and his existence as immeasurably long, transforming how his life and teachings are understood.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Life Span of the Tathāgata canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12578322 — 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: The Life Span of the Tathāgata Context triple: [Lotus Sūtra, importantChapter, The Life Span of the Tathāgata]
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A.
Infinite Life Sūtra
The Infinite Life Sūtra is a major Mahāyāna Buddhist scripture that expounds the vows and pure land of Amitābha Buddha, forming a foundational text of Pure Land Buddhism.
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B.
The Buddha and His Dhamma
The Buddha and His Dhamma is a seminal 1957 book by B. R. Ambedkar that presents a rationalist, socially engaged reinterpretation of Buddhism, especially focused on its relevance for the oppressed in modern India.
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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.
Contemplation Sūtra
The Contemplation Sūtra is a key Mahāyāna Pure Land scripture that details visualizations of Amitābha Buddha and his Western Paradise as a path to rebirth there.
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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: The Life Span of the Tathāgata Target entity description: The Life Span of the Tathāgata is a central chapter of the Lotus Sūtra that reveals the Buddha’s enlightenment as timeless and his existence as immeasurably long, transforming how his life and teachings are understood.
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A.
Infinite Life Sūtra
The Infinite Life Sūtra is a major Mahāyāna Buddhist scripture that expounds the vows and pure land of Amitābha Buddha, forming a foundational text of Pure Land Buddhism.
-
B.
The Buddha and His Dhamma
The Buddha and His Dhamma is a seminal 1957 book by B. R. Ambedkar that presents a rationalist, socially engaged reinterpretation of Buddhism, especially focused on its relevance for the oppressed in modern India.
-
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.
-
D.
Contemplation Sūtra
The Contemplation Sūtra is a key Mahāyāna Pure Land scripture that details visualizations of Amitābha Buddha and his Western Paradise as a path to rebirth there.
-
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
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.