Kalpa-sutras
E491420
The Kalpa-sutras are ancient Hindu ritual and ceremonial texts that systematically prescribe procedures for Vedic sacrifices, domestic rites, and religious observances.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kalpa Sutras | 1 |
| Kalpa-sutras canonical | 1 |
| Kalpasutras | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5086887 — 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: Kalpa-sutras Context triple: [Bhatta school, usesScripture, Kalpa-sutras]
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A.
Mulasutras
Mulasutras are foundational Jain canonical texts that outline core doctrines, ethical principles, and monastic disciplines within the Agama literature.
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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.
Puranas
The Puranas are a genre of ancient and medieval Hindu texts that narrate cosmology, myths, legends of gods and heroes, and traditional religious practices and teachings.
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D.
Astika sub-parva
Astika sub-parva is a section of the Indian epic Mahabharata that narrates the story of the sage Astika and the halting of King Janamejaya’s snake sacrifice.
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E.
Panchavimsha Brahmana
The Panchavimsha Brahmana is an ancient Vedic prose text of the Samaveda that details sacrificial rituals and liturgical practices in 25 sections.
- 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: Kalpa-sutras Target entity description: The Kalpa-sutras are ancient Hindu ritual and ceremonial texts that systematically prescribe procedures for Vedic sacrifices, domestic rites, and religious observances.
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A.
Mulasutras
Mulasutras are foundational Jain canonical texts that outline core doctrines, ethical principles, and monastic disciplines within the Agama literature.
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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.
Puranas
The Puranas are a genre of ancient and medieval Hindu texts that narrate cosmology, myths, legends of gods and heroes, and traditional religious practices and teachings.
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D.
Astika sub-parva
Astika sub-parva is a section of the Indian epic Mahabharata that narrates the story of the sage Astika and the halting of King Janamejaya’s snake sacrifice.
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E.
Panchavimsha Brahmana
The Panchavimsha Brahmana is an ancient Vedic prose text of the Samaveda that details sacrificial rituals and liturgical practices in 25 sections.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu religious text
ⓘ
Shrauta literature ⓘ Smarta literature ⓘ Sutra literature ⓘ Vedic text ⓘ |
| aim | standardization of ritual performance ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Vedic domestic rites
ⓘ
Vedic observances ⓘ Vedic ritual ⓘ Vedic sacrifice ⓘ |
| describes |
domestic rites
ⓘ
procedures for Vedic sacrifices ⓘ religious observances ⓘ |
| discipline | Kalpa ⓘ |
| function |
codification of ritual practice
ⓘ
systematic prescription of sacrificial procedures ⓘ |
| genre | Sutra ⓘ |
| historicalStratum | late Vedic period ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
later Hindu law literature
ⓘ
later Smriti texts ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Vedic ancillary sciences ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| partOf |
Vedanga
ⓘ
linked to:
Vedangas
|
| prescribe |
rules for domestic ceremonies
ⓘ
rules for life-cycle rituals ⓘ rules for public sacrifices ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Atharvaveda
ⓘ
Rigveda ⓘ Samaveda ⓘ Yajurveda ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari (in many modern editions) ⓘ |
| subdivision |
Dharma-sutras
ⓘ
linked to:
Dharmasutras
Grihya-sutras ⓘ
linked to:
Grihyasutras
Shrauta-sutras ⓘ
linked to:
Shrauta Sutras
Shulba-sutras ⓘ
linked to:
Shulbasutras
|
| textType |
ceremonial text
ⓘ
ritual manual ⓘ |
| timePeriod | ancient India ⓘ |
| transmission |
manuscript tradition
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Vedic priests
ⓘ
linked to:
Brahmins
householders ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Kalpa-sutras Description of subject: The Kalpa-sutras are ancient Hindu ritual and ceremonial texts that systematically prescribe procedures for Vedic sacrifices, domestic rites, and religious observances.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kalpa-sutras
linked to: Kalpa-sutras