Shakamuni
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Shakamuni is another name for Shakyamuni Buddha, the historical founder of Buddhism who attained enlightenment and taught the path to liberation from suffering.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19683002 — 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: Shakamuni Context triple: [Shaka Nyorai, hasAlternativeName, Shakamuni]
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Kakusandha Buddha
Kakusandha Buddha is regarded in Buddhist tradition as one of the past Buddhas who attained enlightenment long before Gautama Buddha and is venerated as a fully awakened teacher.
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Gautama
Gautama is an ancient Indian sage and philosopher traditionally credited with founding the Nyaya school of Hindu logic and epistemology.
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Gautama
Gautama is a central character in Anita Desai’s novel "Cry, the Peacock," portrayed as the emotionally distant husband whose strained relationship with the protagonist, Maya, drives much of the story’s psychological tension.
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D.
Budda
Budda is a hip-hop music producer best known for his work on Ice Cube’s 1998 album "War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc)," which includes the track "Nigga Please."
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Budha
Budha is the Hindu deity associated with the planet Mercury, revered as the god of intellect, communication, and wisdom.
- 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: Shakamuni Target entity description: Shakamuni is another name for Shakyamuni Buddha, the historical founder of Buddhism who attained enlightenment and taught the path to liberation from suffering.
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A.
Kakusandha Buddha
Kakusandha Buddha is regarded in Buddhist tradition as one of the past Buddhas who attained enlightenment long before Gautama Buddha and is venerated as a fully awakened teacher.
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B.
Gautama
Gautama is an ancient Indian sage and philosopher traditionally credited with founding the Nyaya school of Hindu logic and epistemology.
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C.
Gautama
Gautama is a central character in Anita Desai’s novel "Cry, the Peacock," portrayed as the emotionally distant husband whose strained relationship with the protagonist, Maya, drives much of the story’s psychological tension.
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D.
Budda
Budda is a hip-hop music producer best known for his work on Ice Cube’s 1998 album "War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc)," which includes the track "Nigga Please."
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E.
Budha
Budha is the Hindu deity associated with the planet Mercury, revered as the god of intellect, communication, and wisdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Shakamuni
linked to: Shakamuni