Maha Meru
E103315
Maha Meru is the three-dimensional sacred geometric form of the Sri Yantra, revered in Hindu and Tantric traditions as a powerful representation of the cosmos and divine energy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maha Meru canonical | 1 |
| महामेरु (Sanskrit) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T859829 — 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: Maha Meru Context triple: [Sri Yantra, threeDimensionalFormCalled, Maha Meru]
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A.
Mount Kailash
Mount Kailash is a sacred peak in the Transhimalaya of Tibet revered in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Bon as a cosmic mountain and major pilgrimage site.
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B.
Margalla Hills
Margalla Hills is a picturesque hill range in northern Pakistan that forms part of the Himalayan foothills and serves as a popular recreational and hiking area near Islamabad.
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C.
Celestial Mountains
Celestial Mountains is another name for the Tien Shan, a vast Central Asian mountain range known for its high, glaciated peaks and dramatic alpine landscapes.
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D.
Gigiri
Gigiri is an affluent diplomatic and residential district in Nairobi, Kenya, known for hosting major international institutions and embassies.
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E.
Brahmagiri Hills
Brahmagiri Hills is a mountain range in the Western Ghats of southern India, known for its lush forests, wildlife, and religious significance as a major pilgrimage and trekking destination.
- 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: Maha Meru Target entity description: Maha Meru is the three-dimensional sacred geometric form of the Sri Yantra, revered in Hindu and Tantric traditions as a powerful representation of the cosmos and divine energy.
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A.
Mount Kailash
Mount Kailash is a sacred peak in the Transhimalaya of Tibet revered in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Bon as a cosmic mountain and major pilgrimage site.
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B.
Margalla Hills
Margalla Hills is a picturesque hill range in northern Pakistan that forms part of the Himalayan foothills and serves as a popular recreational and hiking area near Islamabad.
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C.
Celestial Mountains
Celestial Mountains is another name for the Tien Shan, a vast Central Asian mountain range known for its high, glaciated peaks and dramatic alpine landscapes.
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D.
Gigiri
Gigiri is an affluent diplomatic and residential district in Nairobi, Kenya, known for hosting major international institutions and embassies.
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E.
Brahmagiri Hills
Brahmagiri Hills is a mountain range in the Western Ghats of southern India, known for its lush forests, wildlife, and religious significance as a major pilgrimage and trekking destination.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu ritual object
ⓘ
Tantric ritual object ⓘ sacred geometric form ⓘ three-dimensional Sri Yantra ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Goddess Lalita Tripurasundari
ⓘ
linked to:
Lalita Tripurasundari
Navavarana worship ⓘ Sri Vidya tradition ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Vidya
|
| basedOn | Sri Yantra ⓘ |
| believedTo |
attract prosperity
ⓘ
grant spiritual progress ⓘ remove obstacles ⓘ |
| category |
Hindu sacred geometry
ⓘ
Tantric yantras ⓘ |
| comparedTo | Mount Meru ⓘ |
| considered | highly auspicious ⓘ |
| etymology | from Sanskrit ‘maha’ (great) and ‘meru’ (cosmic mountain) ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
base pedestal
ⓘ
central bindu ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Yantra
interlocking triangles ⓘ multiple concentric levels ⓘ |
| hasDimension | vertical elevation of Sri Yantra ⓘ |
| hasForm | three-dimensional ⓘ |
| hasLanguageName |
महामेरु (Sanskrit)
ⓘ
linked to:
Maha Meru
|
| orientation | usually east-facing ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Sri Chakra
ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Yantra
Sri Yantra ⓘ |
| represents |
cosmos
ⓘ
divine energy ⓘ |
| reveredIn |
Hinduism
ⓘ
Tantra ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
creation
ⓘ
dissolution ⓘ preservation ⓘ union of Shiva and Shakti ⓘ |
| traditionallyMadeOf |
crystal
ⓘ
metal ⓘ panchaloha ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| usedFor |
meditation
ⓘ
rituals ⓘ worship ⓘ yantra puja ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Tantric rituals
ⓘ
home altars ⓘ temples ⓘ |
| viewedAs |
seat of the Goddess
ⓘ
three-dimensional cosmos model ⓘ |
| worshippedAs | form of Lalita Tripurasundari ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Maha Meru Description of subject: Maha Meru is the three-dimensional sacred geometric form of the Sri Yantra, revered in Hindu and Tantric traditions as a powerful representation of the cosmos and divine energy.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Maha Meru