Astika
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Astika is a category of orthodox Indian philosophical traditions that accept the authority of the Vedas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Astika canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18436065 — 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: Astika Context triple: [Nyayabhashya, tradition, Astika]
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A.
Ashwapati
Ashwapati is a king in the Hindu epic Ramayana, best known as the ruler of the kingdom of Kekaya and the father of Queen Kaikeyi.
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B.
Kashyapa
Kashyapa is a revered Vedic sage and progenitor in Hindu mythology, regarded as one of the ancient rishis and a patriarch of many gods, demons, and beings.
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C.
Shantarakshita
Shantarakshita was an 8th-century Indian Buddhist philosopher and abbot renowned for helping establish Buddhism in Tibet and synthesizing Madhyamaka and Yogācāra thought.
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D.
Buddhi
Buddhi is a personification of intellect and wisdom in Hindu tradition, revered as one of the spiritual qualities or consorts associated with the deity Ganesha.
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E.
Priyadarshana
Priyadarshana is traditionally regarded as one of the children of Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara in Jainism.
- 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: Astika Target entity description: Astika is a category of orthodox Indian philosophical traditions that accept the authority of the Vedas.
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A.
Ashwapati
Ashwapati is a king in the Hindu epic Ramayana, best known as the ruler of the kingdom of Kekaya and the father of Queen Kaikeyi.
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B.
Kashyapa
Kashyapa is a revered Vedic sage and progenitor in Hindu mythology, regarded as one of the ancient rishis and a patriarch of many gods, demons, and beings.
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C.
Shantarakshita
Shantarakshita was an 8th-century Indian Buddhist philosopher and abbot renowned for helping establish Buddhism in Tibet and synthesizing Madhyamaka and Yogācāra thought.
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D.
Buddhi
Buddhi is a personification of intellect and wisdom in Hindu tradition, revered as one of the spiritual qualities or consorts associated with the deity Ganesha.
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E.
Priyadarshana
Priyadarshana is traditionally regarded as one of the children of Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara in Jainism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.