Basava Puranam
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Basava Puranam is a prominent Telugu devotional work that narrates the life, teachings, and miracles of the 12th-century social reformer and saint Basavanna.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Basava Puranam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6969825 — 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: Basava Puranam Context triple: [Telugu literature, hasNotableWork, Basava Puranam]
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A.
Puranānūru
Puranānūru is an ancient Tamil poetic anthology of the Sangam era, renowned for its verses on war, kingship, ethics, and the public life of early Tamil society.
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B.
Periya Puranam
Periya Puranam is a 12th-century Tamil hagiographical epic by Sekkizhar that narrates the lives and devotion of the 63 Nayanmar saints of Shaivism.
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C.
Adipurana
Adipurana is a 10th-century Kannada Jain epic poem by the poet Pampa that narrates the life and virtues of the first Tirthankara, Rishabhanatha.
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D.
Amuktamalyada
Amuktamalyada is a celebrated Telugu epic poem that narrates the story of the Tamil Alvar saint Andal and is renowned for its literary richness and devotional depth.
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E.
Upadesamrita
Upadesamrita is a short Sanskrit devotional text by Rupa Goswami that offers concise spiritual instructions and guidance within the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition.
- 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: Basava Puranam Target entity description: Basava Puranam is a prominent Telugu devotional work that narrates the life, teachings, and miracles of the 12th-century social reformer and saint Basavanna.
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A.
Puranānūru
Puranānūru is an ancient Tamil poetic anthology of the Sangam era, renowned for its verses on war, kingship, ethics, and the public life of early Tamil society.
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B.
Periya Puranam
Periya Puranam is a 12th-century Tamil hagiographical epic by Sekkizhar that narrates the lives and devotion of the 63 Nayanmar saints of Shaivism.
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C.
Adipurana
Adipurana is a 10th-century Kannada Jain epic poem by the poet Pampa that narrates the life and virtues of the first Tirthankara, Rishabhanatha.
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D.
Amuktamalyada
Amuktamalyada is a celebrated Telugu epic poem that narrates the story of the Tamil Alvar saint Andal and is renowned for its literary richness and devotional depth.
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E.
Upadesamrita
Upadesamrita is a short Sanskrit devotional text by Rupa Goswami that offers concise spiritual instructions and guidance within the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Telugu literary work
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devotional text ⓘ hagiographical work ⓘ |
| associatedWithLanguageCommunity | Telugu-speaking people ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Karnataka
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South India ⓘ |
| associatedWithSaint | Basavanna ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important text for Lingayat community
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prominent Telugu devotional work ⓘ |
| depicts | miracles attributed to Basavanna ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
devotion to Shiva
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equality and social justice ⓘ ethics and morality ⓘ social reform ⓘ |
| genre |
devotional literature
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hagiography ⓘ |
| language | Telugu ⓘ |
| narratesLifeOf | Basavanna ⓘ |
| portraysAs |
Basavanna as saint
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Basavanna as social reformer ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Hinduism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Lingayatism ⓘ |
| subject |
life of Basavanna
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miracles of Basavanna ⓘ teachings of Basavanna ⓘ |
| teaches | devotion combined with social responsibility ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | 12th century ⓘ |
| usedIn |
devotional reading
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religious discourse among Lingayats ⓘ teaching Basavanna’s philosophy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Basava Puranam Description of subject: Basava Puranam is a prominent Telugu devotional work that narrates the life, teachings, and miracles of the 12th-century social reformer and saint Basavanna.
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