Dipavamsa
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Dipavamsa is an ancient Sri Lankan Pali chronicle that presents an early historical and religious account of Buddhism and the island’s monarchy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dipavamsa canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22215716 — 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: Dipavamsa Context triple: [Mahavamsa, influenced, Dipavamsa]
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A.
Mahavamsa
The Mahavamsa is an ancient Sri Lankan chronicle written in Pali that records the legendary origins, royal lineages, and Buddhist history of the island.
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B.
Culavamsa
Culavamsa is a medieval Sri Lankan historical chronicle that continues the narrative of the Mahavamsa, detailing the island’s kings, Buddhist institutions, and political events.
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C.
Somavamsa
Somavamsa is a legendary royal lineage in ancient Indian tradition believed to descend from the moon god Chandra.
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D.
Mahāvastu
Mahāvastu is an important early Buddhist text of the Lokottaravāda school, known for its extensive collection of legends, Jātaka tales, and narratives about the Buddha’s past lives and career.
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E.
Brahma-vamsa
Brahma-vamsa is a mythological lineage in Hindu cosmology tracing descent from the creator god Brahma through sages such as Marichi.
- 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: Dipavamsa Target entity description: Dipavamsa is an ancient Sri Lankan Pali chronicle that presents an early historical and religious account of Buddhism and the island’s monarchy.
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A.
Mahavamsa
The Mahavamsa is an ancient Sri Lankan chronicle written in Pali that records the legendary origins, royal lineages, and Buddhist history of the island.
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B.
Culavamsa
Culavamsa is a medieval Sri Lankan historical chronicle that continues the narrative of the Mahavamsa, detailing the island’s kings, Buddhist institutions, and political events.
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C.
Somavamsa
Somavamsa is a legendary royal lineage in ancient Indian tradition believed to descend from the moon god Chandra.
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D.
Mahāvastu
Mahāvastu is an important early Buddhist text of the Lokottaravāda school, known for its extensive collection of legends, Jātaka tales, and narratives about the Buddha’s past lives and career.
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E.
Brahma-vamsa
Brahma-vamsa is a mythological lineage in Hindu cosmology tracing descent from the creator god Brahma through sages such as Marichi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.