Garuda Purana
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Garuda Purana is a major Vaishnava Hindu scripture that details cosmology, ethics, rituals, and especially the soul’s journey after death and the realms of Yama.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Garuda Purana canonical | 12 |
| Garuda_Purana | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1961303 — 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: Garuda Purana Context triple: [Yama, textMention, Garuda Purana]
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A.
Vayu Purana
The Vayu Purana is an ancient Hindu scripture traditionally classified among the major Puranas, notable for its cosmology, myths, and theological teachings centered largely on the god Shiva.
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B.
Skanda Purana
The Skanda Purana is one of the major Mahapuranas of Hinduism, primarily devoted to Lord Shiva and his son Skanda (Kartikeya), encompassing extensive mythology, pilgrimage guides, and religious teachings.
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C.
Mudgala Purana
The Mudgala Purana is a Hindu religious text primarily devoted to the mythology, worship, and theological significance of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha.
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D.
Shiva Purana
The Shiva Purana is a major Hindu scripture devoted to Lord Shiva, detailing his myths, cosmology, rituals, and theological significance within the Shaivite tradition.
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E.
Linga Purana
The Linga Purana is a major Hindu scripture of the Shaiva tradition that extols and explains the worship, mythology, and cosmological significance of Shiva in the form of the linga.
- 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: Garuda Purana Target entity description: Garuda Purana is a major Vaishnava Hindu scripture that details cosmology, ethics, rituals, and especially the soul’s journey after death and the realms of Yama.
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A.
Vayu Purana
The Vayu Purana is an ancient Hindu scripture traditionally classified among the major Puranas, notable for its cosmology, myths, and theological teachings centered largely on the god Shiva.
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B.
Skanda Purana
The Skanda Purana is one of the major Mahapuranas of Hinduism, primarily devoted to Lord Shiva and his son Skanda (Kartikeya), encompassing extensive mythology, pilgrimage guides, and religious teachings.
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C.
Mudgala Purana
The Mudgala Purana is a Hindu religious text primarily devoted to the mythology, worship, and theological significance of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha.
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D.
Shiva Purana
The Shiva Purana is a major Hindu scripture devoted to Lord Shiva, detailing his myths, cosmology, rituals, and theological significance within the Shaivite tradition.
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E.
Linga Purana
The Linga Purana is a major Hindu scripture of the Shaiva tradition that extols and explains the worship, mythology, and cosmological significance of Shiva in the form of the linga.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu scripture
ⓘ
Purana ⓘ Vaishnava text ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Garuda
ⓘ
Vishnu ⓘ Yama ⓘ |
| attributedTo |
Vyasa (traditional attribution)
ⓘ
linked to:
Vyasa
|
| contains |
dialogue between Vishnu and Garuda
ⓘ
sections on astrology ⓘ sections on charity and gifts (dana) ⓘ sections on devotion (bhakti) ⓘ sections on dharma ⓘ sections on iconography ⓘ sections on medicine (Ayurveda) ⓘ sections on omens ⓘ sections on temple construction ⓘ sections on yoga ⓘ |
| describes |
afterlife
ⓘ
cosmology ⓘ ethics ⓘ funerary rites ⓘ hells (Narakas) ⓘ
linked to:
Naraka
karmic consequences ⓘ merit and demerit (punya and papa) ⓘ realms of Yama ⓘ rituals ⓘ soul’s journey after death ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
cremation rituals
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post-death observances ⓘ rites for the dead (shraddha) ⓘ |
| genre | Smriti text ⓘ |
| hasSection |
Preta-khanda
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Purva-khanda ⓘ Uttara-khanda ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hindu beliefs about afterlife
ⓘ
Hindu funeral practices ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| narrativeFrame | Vishnu instructing Garuda ⓘ |
| numberInMahapuranas | one of the eighteen Mahapuranas ⓘ |
| partOf | Mahapuranas ⓘ |
| primaryTheme | Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence | Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| religiousCategory | Hindu funerary text ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
guidance for death rituals
ⓘ
guidance for righteous living ⓘ instruction on liberation (moksha) ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script |
Devanagari
ⓘ
linked to:
Devanagari script
|
| timePeriodOfComposition | first millennium CE (approximate) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Garuda Purana Description of subject: Garuda Purana is a major Vaishnava Hindu scripture that details cosmology, ethics, rituals, and especially the soul’s journey after death and the realms of Yama.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Garuda Purana