nirvana
E102098
Nirvana is the ultimate state of liberation and freedom from the cycle of birth, death, and suffering in Buddhist thought.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T859606 — 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: nirvana Context triple: [law of karma, relatesTo, nirvana]
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A.
Nirvana
Nirvana was a highly influential American grunge band from the late 1980s and early 1990s, best known for popularizing alternative rock worldwide with hits like "Smells Like Teen Spirit."
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B.
Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains is an American rock band from Seattle known for its dark, heavy sound and vocal harmonies that helped define the grunge movement of the early 1990s.
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C.
Soundgarden
Soundgarden is an influential American rock band from Seattle, widely recognized as one of the pioneering groups of the grunge movement.
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D.
Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam is an American rock band formed in Seattle in 1990, known as one of the leading acts of the grunge movement and for albums like "Ten" and "Vs."
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E.
Nevermind
Nevermind is the landmark 1991 studio album by American rock band Nirvana that brought grunge and alternative rock into the mainstream.
- 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: nirvana Target entity description: Nirvana is the ultimate state of liberation and freedom from the cycle of birth, death, and suffering in Buddhist thought.
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A.
Nirvana
Nirvana was a highly influential American grunge band from the late 1980s and early 1990s, best known for popularizing alternative rock worldwide with hits like "Smells Like Teen Spirit."
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B.
Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains is an American rock band from Seattle known for its dark, heavy sound and vocal harmonies that helped define the grunge movement of the early 1990s.
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C.
Soundgarden
Soundgarden is an influential American rock band from Seattle, widely recognized as one of the pioneering groups of the grunge movement.
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D.
Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam is an American rock band formed in Seattle in 1990, known as one of the leading acts of the grunge movement and for albums like "Ten" and "Vs."
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E.
Nevermind
Nevermind is the landmark 1991 studio album by American rock band Nirvana that brought grunge and alternative rock into the mainstream.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist concept
ⓘ
religious state ⓘ soteriological goal ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Four Noble Truths
ⓘ
Noble Eightfold Path ⓘ
linked to:
Eightfold Path
|
| attainableBy |
Buddha
ⓘ
linked to:
Shakyamuni Buddha
arahant ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | samsara ⓘ |
| coreDoctrineOf |
Mahayana Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahayana
Theravada Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Theravada
Vajrayana Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Vajrayana
|
| cosmologicalRole | end of the cycle of birth and death (samsara) ⓘ |
| definedAs |
cessation of craving
ⓘ
cessation of ignorance ⓘ cessation of suffering ⓘ |
| describedAs |
freedom from suffering
ⓘ
freedom from the cycle of birth and death ⓘ ultimate state of liberation ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
heavenly rebirth
ⓘ
temporary meditative absorption ⓘ |
| ethicalImplication | end of karmic production ⓘ |
| etymology | from Sanskrit root meaning “to blow out” or “to extinguish” ⓘ |
| goalOf |
Buddhist practice
ⓘ
ethical conduct in Buddhism ⓘ meditation in Buddhism ⓘ wisdom cultivation in Buddhism ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
freedom from mental defilements
ⓘ
liberation from rebirth ⓘ peace ⓘ unconditioned state ⓘ |
| hasPaliName | Nibbana ⓘ |
| interpretedAs | extinguishing of the fires of greed, hatred, and delusion ⓘ |
| languageForm | Sanskrit term ⓘ |
| ontologicalStatus | unconditioned dharma ⓘ |
| philosophicallyAnalyzedIn |
Abhidharma traditions
ⓘ
Madhyamaka philosophy ⓘ
linked to:
Madhyamaka
Yogacara philosophy ⓘ
linked to:
Yogācāra
|
| relatedConcept |
enlightenment
ⓘ
moksha ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| scripturallyDiscussedIn |
Abhidhamma
ⓘ
linked to:
Abhidhamma Pitaka
Mahayana sutras ⓘ Pali Canon ⓘ
linked to:
Tripitaka
Sutta Pitaka ⓘ |
| statusInMahayana |
inseparable from perfect Buddhahood
ⓘ
often understood as nondual with samsara at the ultimate level ⓘ |
| statusInTheravada | final goal of the path ⓘ |
| temporalStatus | beyond time ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: nirvana Description of subject: Nirvana is the ultimate state of liberation and freedom from the cycle of birth, death, and suffering in Buddhist thought.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: nirvana
linked to: nirvana
linked to: nirvana
linked to: nirvana