Nibbana
E281268
Nibbana is the ultimate liberation in Buddhism, a state of complete freedom from suffering, craving, and the cycle of rebirth.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moksha | 3 |
| Nibbana canonical | 3 |
| Nibbāna | 2 |
| Nirvanapada | 1 |
| Nirvāṇa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2609904 — 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: Nibbana Context triple: [Theravada, goal, Nibbana]
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A.
Ānanda
Ānanda was one of the Buddha’s principal disciples, renowned for his exceptional memory and for reciting the Buddha’s teachings that formed much of the early Buddhist canon.
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B.
Videha
Videha was an ancient Indo-Aryan kingdom in the eastern Indian subcontinent, centered in the Mithila region and known from Vedic and later religious traditions.
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C.
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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D.
Bồ Đề
Bồ Đề is an urban ward of Long Biên District in Hanoi, Vietnam, known for its dense residential areas and proximity to central Hanoi across the Red River.
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E.
Saravanabhava
Saravanabhava is an epithet of the Hindu god Kartikeya (Murugan), highlighting his mythological birth in the reeds of the Saravana lake.
- 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: Nibbana Target entity description: Nibbana is the ultimate liberation in Buddhism, a state of complete freedom from suffering, craving, and the cycle of rebirth.
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A.
Ānanda
Ānanda was one of the Buddha’s principal disciples, renowned for his exceptional memory and for reciting the Buddha’s teachings that formed much of the early Buddhist canon.
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B.
Videha
Videha was an ancient Indo-Aryan kingdom in the eastern Indian subcontinent, centered in the Mithila region and known from Vedic and later religious traditions.
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C.
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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D.
Bồ Đề
Bồ Đề is an urban ward of Long Biên District in Hanoi, Vietnam, known for its dense residential areas and proximity to central Hanoi across the Red River.
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E.
Saravanabhava
Saravanabhava is an epithet of the Hindu god Kartikeya (Murugan), highlighting his mythological birth in the reeds of the Saravana lake.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist concept
ⓘ
soteriological goal ⓘ spiritual attainment ⓘ ultimate liberation ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Four Noble Truths
ⓘ
Noble Eightfold Path ⓘ
linked to:
Eightfold Path
|
| attainedBy |
Buddha
ⓘ
linked to:
Shakyamuni Buddha
arahant ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
cessation of craving (tanhā)
ⓘ
cessation of dukkha ⓘ cessation of ignorance (avijjā) ⓘ deathless state ⓘ freedom from greed, hatred, and delusion ⓘ unborn and unbecome ⓘ unconditioned state ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
conditioned phenomena
ⓘ
saṃsāra ⓘ |
| coreDoctrineOf |
Early Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Buddhism
Theravada Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Theravada
many Buddhist traditions ⓘ |
| describedAs |
cessation of suffering
ⓘ
freedom from craving ⓘ freedom from the cycle of rebirth ⓘ ultimate liberation in Buddhism ⓘ |
| goalOf |
Buddhist practice
ⓘ
Noble Eightfold Path ⓘ
linked to:
Eightfold Path
ethical conduct in Buddhism ⓘ meditation in Buddhism ⓘ wisdom cultivation in Buddhism ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Pali ⓘ |
| metaphysicalStatus | unconditioned dhamma ⓘ |
| not |
a heaven
ⓘ
a place ⓘ annihilation of the person in a nihilistic sense ⓘ |
| PaliSpelling | Nibbāna ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | nirvana in Mahayana Buddhism ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| requires |
eradication of all mental defilements
ⓘ
insight into impermanence (anicca) ⓘ insight into non-self (anattā) ⓘ insight into suffering (dukkha) ⓘ realization of the Four Noble Truths ⓘ |
| SanskritEquivalent |
Nirvāṇa
ⓘ
linked to:
Nibbana
|
| scripturallyAttestedIn |
Abhidhamma Pitaka
ⓘ
Pali Canon ⓘ
linked to:
the Pali Canon
Sutta Pitaka ⓘ |
| ultimateGoalFor |
Theravada practitioners
ⓘ
many Buddhist monastics and lay followers ⓘ |
| understoodAs | extinguishing of the fires of greed, hatred, and delusion ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nibbana Description of subject: Nibbana is the ultimate liberation in Buddhism, a state of complete freedom from suffering, craving, and the cycle of rebirth.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
nirvana
linked to: Nibbana
linked to: Nibbana
linked to: Nibbana
linked to: Nibbana
linked to: Nibbana
linked to: Nibbana
linked to: Nibbana