Shaunakiya Kalpasūtra (attributed)
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The Shaunakiya Kalpasūtra (attributed) is a Vedic ritual manual traditionally linked to the Shaunakiya school, outlining procedures for sacrificial rites and associated ceremonies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shaunakiya Kalpasūtra (attributed) canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shaunakiya Kalpasūtra (attributed) Context triple: [Shaunakiya, hasComponent, Shaunakiya Kalpasūtra (attributed)]
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Vajrasekhara Sutra
The Vajrasekhara Sutra is a key esoteric Buddhist tantra that, together with the Mahavairocana Sutra, forms a primary doctrinal foundation for Shingon Buddhism’s ritual and cosmological system.
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B.
Culikasutras
Culikasutras are a set of Jain Āgama scriptures that form part of the canonical religious literature of Jainism.
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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.
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D.
Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra
The Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture that teaches meditative practices for visualizing Amitābha Buddha and attaining rebirth in his Western Pure Land.
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E.
Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra)
The Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra) is a monumental Mahayana Buddhist scripture renowned for its vast, visionary depiction of the cosmos and the interpenetration of all phenomena, especially influential in East Asian Buddhism.
- 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: Shaunakiya Kalpasūtra (attributed) Target entity description: The Shaunakiya Kalpasūtra (attributed) is a Vedic ritual manual traditionally linked to the Shaunakiya school, outlining procedures for sacrificial rites and associated ceremonies.
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A.
Vajrasekhara Sutra
The Vajrasekhara Sutra is a key esoteric Buddhist tantra that, together with the Mahavairocana Sutra, forms a primary doctrinal foundation for Shingon Buddhism’s ritual and cosmological system.
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B.
Culikasutras
Culikasutras are a set of Jain Āgama scriptures that form part of the canonical religious literature of Jainism.
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C.
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.
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D.
Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra
The Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture that teaches meditative practices for visualizing Amitābha Buddha and attaining rebirth in his Western Pure Land.
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E.
Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra)
The Avataṃsaka Sutra (Flower Ornament Sutra) is a monumental Mahayana Buddhist scripture renowned for its vast, visionary depiction of the cosmos and the interpenetration of all phenomena, especially influential in East Asian Buddhism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kalpasūtra
ⓘ
Sūtra literature ⓘ Vedic ritual text ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Shaunakiya shakha
ⓘ
linked to:
Shaunakiya
Śaunaka school ⓘ |
| concerns |
correct performance of rites
ⓘ
ritual rules and regulations ⓘ |
| describes |
Vedic sacrificial rites
ⓘ
associated ceremonies ⓘ solemn rituals ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
procedures for offerings
ⓘ
roles of officiating priests ⓘ sequence of ritual actions ⓘ |
| genre | Śrauta ritual manual ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalAuthorityIn |
Śaunaka Vedic lineage
ⓘ
linked to:
Maitrayani Shakha
|
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| literaryForm | sūtra style aphorisms ⓘ |
| partOf | Śrauta-sūtra tradition ⓘ |
| period | Vedic ritual literature period ⓘ |
| relatedTo | other Kalpasūtras of different Vedic schools ⓘ |
| religiousCanon | Vedic ritual corpus ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Vedic sacrificial religion ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari (in most modern editions) ⓘ |
| status | attributed work (authorship traditional rather than historically verified) ⓘ |
| subject |
Vedic ritual practice
ⓘ
ritual procedure ⓘ sacrifice (yajña) ⓘ |
| textType | ritual manual ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo | Śaunaka ⓘ |
| transmission | Brahmanical scholastic tradition ⓘ |
| usedBy | Vedic priests ⓘ |
| usedFor | performance of sacrificial rites ⓘ |
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