Shaar Perishut
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Shaar Perishut is a section of the medieval Jewish ethical work Chovot HaLevavot that focuses on the spiritual value of asceticism and detachment from worldly excess.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shaar Perishut canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6347749 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shaar Perishut Context triple: [Chovot HaLevavot, hasPart, Shaar Perishut]
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A.
Shaar HaYichud
Shaar HaYichud is a central section of the medieval Jewish ethical work Chovot HaLevavot that systematically explores the principles of God’s unity and the foundations of monotheistic belief.
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B.
Sha'ar HeHadash
Sha'ar HeHadash is the Hebrew name for the New Gate, one of the historic gates in the Old City walls of Jerusalem.
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Sha'ar Tzion
Sha'ar Tzion is the Hebrew name for the historic Zion Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City walls, a key entrance near Mount Zion.
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Shaar HaKeniah
Shaar HaKeniah is a section of the classic Jewish ethical work Chovot HaLevavot that focuses on the virtue and practice of humility.
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Shaar HaTziyun
Shaar HaTziyun is a detailed commentary and source-reference work by Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan that accompanies the Mishnah Berurah on the Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim.
- 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: Shaar Perishut Target entity description: Shaar Perishut is a section of the medieval Jewish ethical work Chovot HaLevavot that focuses on the spiritual value of asceticism and detachment from worldly excess.
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A.
Shaar HaYichud
Shaar HaYichud is a central section of the medieval Jewish ethical work Chovot HaLevavot that systematically explores the principles of God’s unity and the foundations of monotheistic belief.
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B.
Sha'ar HeHadash
Sha'ar HeHadash is the Hebrew name for the New Gate, one of the historic gates in the Old City walls of Jerusalem.
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C.
Sha'ar Tzion
Sha'ar Tzion is the Hebrew name for the historic Zion Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City walls, a key entrance near Mount Zion.
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D.
Shaar HaKeniah
Shaar HaKeniah is a section of the classic Jewish ethical work Chovot HaLevavot that focuses on the virtue and practice of humility.
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E.
Shaar HaTziyun
Shaar HaTziyun is a detailed commentary and source-reference work by Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan that accompanies the Mishnah Berurah on the Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish ethical text section
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section of a religious text ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
cultivating inner detachment
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reducing dependence on physical comforts ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Chovot HaLevavot’s system of spiritual gates ⓘ |
| author | Bahya ibn Paquda ⓘ |
| category | Jewish ethical literature section ⓘ |
| commonlyReadIn | Hebrew translation ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
moderation in worldly involvement
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trust in God over reliance on possessions ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
asceticism
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detachment from worldly excess ⓘ inner piety ⓘ spiritual discipline ⓘ |
| genre | Musar literature ⓘ |
| includedIn | standard editions of Chovot HaLevavot ⓘ |
| influenced | later Musar literature ⓘ |
| language | Judeo-Arabic ⓘ |
| literaryForm | didactic prose ⓘ |
| originalLanguageFamily | Arabic ⓘ |
| partOf | Chovot HaLevavot ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| religiousWork | medieval Jewish ethics ⓘ |
| subject |
ethical self-restraint
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limiting material indulgence ⓘ spiritual refinement ⓘ |
| teaches |
prioritizing spiritual pursuits over material concerns
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withdrawing from unnecessary pleasures ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 11th century ⓘ |
| titleMeaning |
Gate of Abstinence
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Gate of Separation ⓘ |
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