tirtha mahatmya
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Tirtha Mahatmya is a genre of Hindu religious literature that extols the spiritual significance, legends, and ritual benefits of visiting sacred pilgrimage sites (tirthas).
All labels observed (1)
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| tirtha mahatmya canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: tirtha mahatmya Context triple: [Skanda Purana, focusesOn, tirtha mahatmya]
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A.
Prabhasa-tirtha
Prabhasa-tirtha is a sacred pilgrimage site in Indian tradition, renowned as the place where the Yadava dynasty, including Krishna, met its end.
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B.
108 Divya Desams
The 108 Divya Desams are a sacred group of Vishnu temples revered in the Tamil Alvar saints’ hymns, forming the principal pilgrimage centers of Sri Vaishnavism across India.
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C.
Jyotirlinga of Shiva
The Jyotirlinga of Shiva at Trimbakeshwar is one of the twelve sacred self-manifested Shiva lingams in India, revered as a powerful center of Hindu pilgrimage and worship.
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D.
Char Dham
Char Dham is a revered Hindu pilgrimage circuit comprising four sacred sites believed to grant spiritual merit and liberation to devotees who complete the journey.
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E.
Jyotir Peeth
Jyotir Peeth is one of the four cardinal monastic seats established by Adi Shankaracharya, located in Badrinath in the Indian Himalayas and serving as an important center of Advaita Vedanta learning.
- 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: tirtha mahatmya Target entity description: Tirtha Mahatmya is a genre of Hindu religious literature that extols the spiritual significance, legends, and ritual benefits of visiting sacred pilgrimage sites (tirthas).
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A.
Prabhasa-tirtha
Prabhasa-tirtha is a sacred pilgrimage site in Indian tradition, renowned as the place where the Yadava dynasty, including Krishna, met its end.
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B.
108 Divya Desams
The 108 Divya Desams are a sacred group of Vishnu temples revered in the Tamil Alvar saints’ hymns, forming the principal pilgrimage centers of Sri Vaishnavism across India.
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C.
Jyotirlinga of Shiva
The Jyotirlinga of Shiva at Trimbakeshwar is one of the twelve sacred self-manifested Shiva lingams in India, revered as a powerful center of Hindu pilgrimage and worship.
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D.
Char Dham
Char Dham is a revered Hindu pilgrimage circuit comprising four sacred sites believed to grant spiritual merit and liberation to devotees who complete the journey.
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E.
Jyotir Peeth
Jyotir Peeth is one of the four cardinal monastic seats established by Adi Shankaracharya, located in Badrinath in the Indian Himalayas and serving as an important center of Advaita Vedanta learning.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu literature
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pilgrimage literature ⓘ religious literature genre ⓘ |
| associatedPractice |
charity at sacred sites
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pilgrimage ⓘ ritual bathing ⓘ tirtha-yatra ⓘ vows and fasts ⓘ |
| audience |
devout householders
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pilgrims ⓘ priests at tirthas ⓘ |
| contains |
dialogues between sages and deities
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instructions for observances ⓘ lists of sacred places ⓘ myths of origin of tirthas ⓘ |
| describes | tirthas ⓘ |
| doctrinalRole |
codification of sacred sites
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linking ethics with sacred geography ⓘ popularization of pilgrimage ideals ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
holy rivers
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pilgrimage sites ⓘ sacred mountains ⓘ sacred places ⓘ temples ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Brahma Purana
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Kurma Purana ⓘ Padma Purana ⓘ Skanda Purana ⓘ Varaha Purana ⓘ Vayu Purana ⓘ other Mahapuranas ⓘ |
| function |
to describe fruits of pious acts
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to encourage pilgrimage ⓘ to extol sacred geography ⓘ to prescribe rituals at tirthas ⓘ |
| geographicalScope |
pan-Indian sacred geography
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regional pilgrimage circuits ⓘ |
| languageTradition |
Sanskrit
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various regional languages ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
didactic narrative
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eulogistic text ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| theme |
cosmic sanctity of locations
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legends of sacred places ⓘ merit of visiting tirthas ⓘ ritual benefits ⓘ spiritual significance of pilgrimage ⓘ |
| tradition | Puranic literature ⓘ |
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