Trishala
E249632
Trishala is revered in Jain tradition as the mother of Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Trishala canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2280902 — 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: Trishala Context triple: [Mahavira, mother, Trishala]
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A.
Kadamtala
Kadamtala is a small settlement located on Middle Andaman Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India.
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B.
Naihati
Naihati is a town in West Bengal, India, known as the birthplace of renowned Bengali novelist and nationalist Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.
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C.
Ghagra
Ghagra is a traditional long, flared skirt commonly worn by women in parts of South Asia, especially in India and Pakistan, often as part of festive or ceremonial attire.
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D.
Hugli-Chuchura
Hugli-Chuchura is a historic town and administrative center in the Hooghly district of the Indian state of West Bengal, known for its colonial-era architecture and riverside location along the Hooghly River.
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E.
Halisahar
Halisahar is a town in the North 24 Parganas district of the Indian state of West Bengal, situated along the Hooghly River and forming part of the Kolkata metropolitan area.
- 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: Trishala Target entity description: Trishala is revered in Jain tradition as the mother of Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara.
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A.
Kadamtala
Kadamtala is a small settlement located on Middle Andaman Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India.
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B.
Naihati
Naihati is a town in West Bengal, India, known as the birthplace of renowned Bengali novelist and nationalist Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.
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C.
Ghagra
Ghagra is a traditional long, flared skirt commonly worn by women in parts of South Asia, especially in India and Pakistan, often as part of festive or ceremonial attire.
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D.
Hugli-Chuchura
Hugli-Chuchura is a historic town and administrative center in the Hooghly district of the Indian state of West Bengal, known for its colonial-era architecture and riverside location along the Hooghly River.
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E.
Halisahar
Halisahar is a town in the North 24 Parganas district of the Indian state of West Bengal, situated along the Hooghly River and forming part of the Kolkata metropolitan area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical figure in Jain tradition
ⓘ
religious figure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Priyakarini
ⓘ
Trishala Devi ⓘ Videhadatta ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Kundagrama (near Vaishali, traditional site)
ⓘ
linked to:
Kundagrama
|
| associatedWith |
24th Tirthankara
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahavira
|
| birthPlaceTradition |
Videha region (traditional attribution)
ⓘ
linked to:
Videha
|
| child | Mahavira ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn |
Mahavira Jayanti celebrations
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahavir Jayanti
|
| culturalRole | ideal Jain mother ⓘ |
| describedAs | mother of the 24th Tirthankara ⓘ |
| dreamsInterpretedBy | royal priests (according to Jain texts) ⓘ |
| dreamsSignified | birth of a great spiritual teacher ⓘ |
| family |
Licchavi clan (traditional attribution)
ⓘ
linked to:
Lichchhavi dynasty
|
| honoredBy |
Jain communities in India
ⓘ
Jain diaspora communities worldwide ⓘ
linked to:
Jains
|
| honorificTitle | Queen Trishala ⓘ |
| husbandTitle | King of Kundagrama ⓘ |
| iconography | often depicted with infant Mahavira ⓘ |
| knownFor | auspicious dreams before Mahavira’s birth ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Prakrit ⓘ |
| marriedTo |
Siddhartha
ⓘ
linked to:
Siddhartha of Kundagrama
|
| mentionedIn |
Kalpa Sūtra (Śvetāmbara text)
ⓘ
linked to:
Kalpa Sutra
various Jain Purāṇas ⓘ |
| motherOf | Mahavira ⓘ |
| numberOfDreamsInDigambaraTradition | 16 ⓘ |
| numberOfDreamsInSvetambaraTradition | 14 ⓘ |
| religion | Jainism ⓘ |
| roleInTradition | auspicious mother of a Tirthankara ⓘ |
| spouseOf | Siddhartha of Kundagrama ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 6th century BCE (traditional dating) ⓘ |
| traditionHolds |
observed religious vows
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practiced ethical living in accordance with Jain values ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Digambara Jainism
ⓘ
linked to:
Digambara Jains
Śvetāmbara Jainism ⓘ
linked to:
Svetambara
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Trishala Description of subject: Trishala is revered in Jain tradition as the mother of Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.