Hare Krishna maha-mantra
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The Hare Krishna maha-mantra is a 16-word Vaishnava chant invoking the names of Krishna and Rama, central to devotional practice in the Hare Krishna movement and related traditions.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hare Krishna mantra | 2 |
| Hare Krishna maha-mantra canonical | 1 |
| Hare Krsna | 1 |
| Maha-mantra | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5126395 — 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: Hare Krishna maha-mantra Context triple: [Gaudiya Vaishnavism, emphasizes, Hare Krishna maha-mantra]
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A.
Hanuman Chalisa
Hanuman Chalisa is a popular 40-verse devotional hymn in praise of Lord Hanuman, widely recited in Hinduism for strength, protection, and spiritual upliftment.
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B.
Waheguru
Waheguru is the supreme, formless God in Sikhism, revered as the ultimate, all-pervading divine being.
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C.
International Society for Krishna Consciousness
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) is a global Gaudiya Vaishnava Hindu movement popularly known as the Hare Krishna movement, dedicated to the worship of Krishna through devotional practices, teachings, and community life.
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D.
Manache Shlok
Manache Shlok is a revered Marathi devotional and philosophical poem composed by the 17th-century saint Samarth Ramdas, offering introspective guidance for purifying and disciplining the mind.
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E.
Nagar Kirtan
Nagar Kirtan is a Sikh religious procession in which the community collectively sings hymns and displays the Guru Granth Sahib while moving through the streets.
- 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: Hare Krishna maha-mantra Target entity description: The Hare Krishna maha-mantra is a 16-word Vaishnava chant invoking the names of Krishna and Rama, central to devotional practice in the Hare Krishna movement and related traditions.
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A.
Hanuman Chalisa
Hanuman Chalisa is a popular 40-verse devotional hymn in praise of Lord Hanuman, widely recited in Hinduism for strength, protection, and spiritual upliftment.
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B.
Waheguru
Waheguru is the supreme, formless God in Sikhism, revered as the ultimate, all-pervading divine being.
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C.
International Society for Krishna Consciousness
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) is a global Gaudiya Vaishnava Hindu movement popularly known as the Hare Krishna movement, dedicated to the worship of Krishna through devotional practices, teachings, and community life.
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D.
Manache Shlok
Manache Shlok is a revered Marathi devotional and philosophical poem composed by the 17th-century saint Samarth Ramdas, offering introspective guidance for purifying and disciplining the mind.
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E.
Nagar Kirtan
Nagar Kirtan is a Sikh religious procession in which the community collectively sings hymns and displays the Guru Granth Sahib while moving through the streets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu devotional chant
ⓘ
Vaishnava mantra ⓘ mantra ⓘ names-of-God mantra ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
holy name of the Lord
ⓘ
nama-sankirtana ⓘ |
| associatedMovement |
Gaudiya Math
ⓘ
Hare Krishna movement ⓘ |
| associatedPhilosophy | bhakti-yoga ⓘ |
| associatedPractice |
japa
ⓘ
kirtan ⓘ sankirtan ⓘ |
| centralTo | International Society for Krishna Consciousness ⓘ |
| chantingMedium |
beads
ⓘ
musical instruments ⓘ |
| chantingStyle |
call-and-response kirtan
ⓘ
individual japa ⓘ |
| considered | most important mantra in the Hare Krishna movement ⓘ |
| corePracticeOf | ISKCON devotees ⓘ |
| devotionalFocus | loving devotion to Krishna ⓘ |
| devotionalMood | service to Radha and Krishna ⓘ |
| hasOtherName |
Hare Krishna maha-mantra
ⓘ
Hare Krishna mantra ⓘ
linked to:
Hare Krishna maha-mantra
Maha-mantra ⓘ
linked to:
Hare Krishna maha-mantra
|
| invokesDeity |
Krishna
ⓘ
Rama ⓘ |
| invokesName |
Hare
ⓘ
Krishna ⓘ Rama ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| musicalAccompaniment |
harmonium
ⓘ
kartals ⓘ mridanga ⓘ |
| promotedBy |
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
ⓘ
linked to:
Swami Prabhupada
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu ⓘ |
| purpose |
attainment of Krishna consciousness
ⓘ
liberation from material existence ⓘ purification of consciousness ⓘ |
| recommendedFor | current age of Kali-yuga ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Gaudiya Vaishnavism
ⓘ
Hare Krishna movement ⓘ Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| scriptureMention | Kali-santarana Upanishad ⓘ |
| syllableCount | 32 ⓘ |
| text | Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare ⓘ |
| type | names-of-God chanting ⓘ |
| viewedAs | non-sectarian prayer ⓘ |
| wordCount | 16 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hare Krishna maha-mantra Description of subject: The Hare Krishna maha-mantra is a 16-word Vaishnava chant invoking the names of Krishna and Rama, central to devotional practice in the Hare Krishna movement and related traditions.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hare Krishna maha-mantra
linked to: Hare Krishna maha-mantra
linked to: Hare Krishna maha-mantra
linked to: Hare Krishna maha-mantra