Buddha’s discourses

E307058

Buddhist scripture religious text corpus sermon collection

Buddha’s discourses are the foundational teachings and sermons attributed to the historical Buddha, forming the core scriptural basis of Buddhist doctrine and practice.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Buddha as teacher	1
Buddha’s discourses canonical	1
Buddha’s sermons	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2882895 — 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: Buddha’s discourses
Context triple: [Tibetan Kangyur, contains, Buddha’s discourses]

A. The Buddha and His Dhamma
The Buddha and His Dhamma is a seminal 1957 book by B. R. Ambedkar that presents a rationalist, socially engaged reinterpretation of Buddhism, especially focused on its relevance for the oppressed in modern India.
B. Tathāgatagarbha sutras
The Tathāgatagarbha sutras are a group of Mahayana Buddhist scriptures that teach all beings possess an innate Buddha-nature, emphasizing the inherent potential for enlightenment.
C. Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra
The Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture that presents profound teachings on non-duality and emptiness through the figure of the enlightened layman Vimalakīrti.
D. Diamond Sutra
The Diamond Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture renowned for its profound teaching on emptiness and the illusory nature of phenomena, and is also one of the oldest known printed books in the world.
E. Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma refers to the Buddha’s first sermon at Sarnath, which inaugurated the formal teaching of Buddhism and set in motion the core doctrines of the Dharma.
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: Buddha’s discourses
Target entity description: Buddha’s discourses are the foundational teachings and sermons attributed to the historical Buddha, forming the core scriptural basis of Buddhist doctrine and practice.

A. The Buddha and His Dhamma
The Buddha and His Dhamma is a seminal 1957 book by B. R. Ambedkar that presents a rationalist, socially engaged reinterpretation of Buddhism, especially focused on its relevance for the oppressed in modern India.
B. Tathāgatagarbha sutras
The Tathāgatagarbha sutras are a group of Mahayana Buddhist scriptures that teach all beings possess an innate Buddha-nature, emphasizing the inherent potential for enlightenment.
C. Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra
The Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture that presents profound teachings on non-duality and emptiness through the figure of the enlightened layman Vimalakīrti.
D. Diamond Sutra
The Diamond Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture renowned for its profound teaching on emptiness and the illusory nature of phenomena, and is also one of the oldest known printed books in the world.
E. Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma refers to the Buddha’s first sermon at Sarnath, which inaugurated the formal teaching of Buddhism and set in motion the core doctrines of the Dharma.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist scripture ⓘ religious text corpus ⓘ sermon collection ⓘ
attributedTo	Gautama Buddha ⓘ linked to: Shakyamuni Buddha
audience	laymen ⓘ laywomen ⓘ monks (bhikkhus) ⓘ nuns (bhikkhunis) ⓘ
centralTo	Buddhism ⓘ
collectedIn	Agamas ⓘ linked to: Āgamas Chinese Buddhist Canon ⓘ Nikayas ⓘ linked to: Sutta Pitaka Pali Canon ⓘ linked to: the Pali Canon Sutta Pitaka ⓘ Tibetan Kangyur ⓘ
composedIn	Magadhi Prakrit (traditionally associated) ⓘ linked to: Magadhi Prakrit
form	core scriptural basis of Buddhist doctrine ⓘ core scriptural basis of Buddhist practice ⓘ
function	authoritative source for Buddhist doctrine ⓘ basis for monastic discipline interpretations ⓘ
geographicLocation	Ganges plain ⓘ linked to: Indo-Gangetic Plain northern India ⓘ
include	Dhamma talks ⓘ dialogues with disciples ⓘ parables and similes ⓘ verses and prose ⓘ
influence	Mahayana Buddhism ⓘ linked to: Mahayana Theravada Buddhism ⓘ linked to: Theravada Vajrayana Buddhism ⓘ linked to: Vajrayana
laterWrittenDownIn	Central Asia ⓘ China ⓘ India ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ Tibet ⓘ linked to: Tibet Autonomous Region
preservedIn	Chinese ⓘ Pali language ⓘ linked to: Pali Sanskrit ⓘ Tibetan ⓘ various Central Asian languages ⓘ
relatedConcept	Dhamma (Dharma) ⓘ linked to: Dharma Sutta (Sutra) ⓘ Tripitaka (Tipitaka) ⓘ linked to: Tripitaka
teach	Four Noble Truths ⓘ Noble Eightfold Path ⓘ linked to: Eightfold Path concentration (samadhi) ⓘ dependent origination (pratityasamutpada) ⓘ doctrine of impermanence (anicca) ⓘ doctrine of non-self (anatta) ⓘ doctrine of suffering (dukkha) ⓘ ethical conduct (sila) ⓘ karma and rebirth ⓘ meditation and mindfulness practices ⓘ wisdom (panna) ⓘ
timePeriod	5th century BCE (approximate historical setting) ⓘ
transmissionMode	oral tradition ⓘ
usedFor	meditative reflection ⓘ ritual recitation ⓘ study and commentary ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tibetan Kangyur → contains → Buddha’s discourses ⓘ

Triple Gem → componentRole → Buddha as teacher ⓘ

linked to: Buddha’s discourses

Vulture Peak → knownFor → Buddha’s sermons ⓘ