La Koro Sutro
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La Koro Sutro is a choral and instrumental composition by American composer Lou Harrison that sets an Esperanto translation of the Buddhist Heart Sutra, blending Western and non-Western musical influences.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La Koro Sutro canonical | 3 |
| Esperanto Heart Sutra | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5326729 — 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: La Koro Sutro Context triple: [Lou Harrison, notableWork, La Koro Sutro]
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A.
Sunflower Sutra
Sunflower Sutra is a poem by Allen Ginsberg that blends vivid imagery and social critique to lament industrial decay while affirming a resilient, spiritual beauty in America.
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B.
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.
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C.
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.
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D.
Lotus Sūtra
The Lotus Sūtra is one of the most influential and revered Mahayana Buddhist scriptures, celebrated for its teachings on universal Buddhahood and the ultimate unity of all Buddhist paths.
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E.
Lankāvatāra Sutra
The Lankāvatāra Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture known for its teachings on mind-only philosophy, Buddha-nature, and the importance of direct experiential realization over conceptual understanding.
- 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: La Koro Sutro Target entity description: La Koro Sutro is a choral and instrumental composition by American composer Lou Harrison that sets an Esperanto translation of the Buddhist Heart Sutra, blending Western and non-Western musical influences.
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A.
Sunflower Sutra
Sunflower Sutra is a poem by Allen Ginsberg that blends vivid imagery and social critique to lament industrial decay while affirming a resilient, spiritual beauty in America.
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B.
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.
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C.
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.
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D.
Lotus Sūtra
The Lotus Sūtra is one of the most influential and revered Mahayana Buddhist scriptures, celebrated for its teachings on universal Buddhahood and the ultimate unity of all Buddhist paths.
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E.
Lankāvatāra Sutra
The Lankāvatāra Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture known for its teachings on mind-only philosophy, Buddha-nature, and the importance of direct experiential realization over conceptual understanding.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choral composition
ⓘ
musical composition ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American experimental music
ⓘ
Esperanto movement ⓘ West Coast American composers ⓘ
linked to:
West Coast school of American composers
|
| basedOn | Heart Sutra ⓘ |
| composer | Lou Harrison ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Lou Harrison ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Buddhist tradition ⓘ |
| genre |
choral music
ⓘ
contemporary classical music ⓘ sacred music ⓘ |
| hasChoralForces | mixed chorus ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
American classical music
ⓘ
Buddhist liturgical tradition ⓘ Esperanto culture ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara
ⓘ
linked to:
Avalokiteśvara
compassion ⓘ emptiness ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chorus
ⓘ
instrumental ensemble ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cross-cultural communication
ⓘ
intercultural synthesis in music ⓘ universal spirituality ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Western choral tradition
ⓘ
gamelan music ⓘ non-Western musical traditions ⓘ |
| language | Esperanto ⓘ |
| movement | single continuous setting of the Heart Sutra text ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
blends Western and non-Western musical influences
ⓘ
uses Esperanto as liturgical language ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousUse | concert performance of Buddhist text ⓘ |
| setsText |
Esperanto Heart Sutra
ⓘ
linked to:
La Koro Sutro
|
| subject |
Buddhist philosophy
ⓘ
meditation ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| textAuthor |
Buddhist Heart Sutra
ⓘ
linked to:
Heart Sutra
|
| textSource | Mahāyāna Buddhist scripture ⓘ |
| textType | Buddhist sutra ⓘ |
| titleTranslation |
The Heart Sutra
ⓘ
linked to:
Heart Sutra
|
| usesInstrumentation |
Western instruments
ⓘ
non-Western instruments ⓘ |
| usesTextInLanguage | Esperanto translation of the Heart Sutra ⓘ |
| usesVocalForces | choir ⓘ |
| workTitleInEsperanto | La Koro Sutro ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
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linked to: La Koro Sutro