The Blind Men and the Elephant
GPTKB entity
Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:standard
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| gptkbp:adaptedInto |
poem by John Godfrey Saxe
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| gptkbp:depicts |
blind men describing an elephant by touch
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| gptkbp:firstAppearance |
gptkb:Buddhist_scripture
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| gptkbp:hasMoral |
partial knowledge can lead to misunderstanding
truth can be seen from different perspectives |
| gptkbp:origin |
Indian subcontinent
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| gptkbp:popularizedBy |
gptkb:John_Godfrey_Saxe
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| gptkbp:theme |
relativity of truth
limitations of individual perspective subjectivity of perception |
| gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:Sufism
gptkb:Sanskrit_literature gptkb:Buddhist_scripture |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Leave_Your_Sleep
gptkb:John_G._Saxe |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Blind Men and the Elephant
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