Four Gates and Forty Stations
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Four Gates and Forty Stations is a central Alevi spiritual framework outlining a progressive path of ethical, mystical, and religious development through four main stages and forty successive ranks.
All labels observed (1)
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| Four Gates and Forty Stations canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7030102 — 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: Four Gates and Forty Stations Context triple: [Alevism, associatedWithConcept, Four Gates and Forty Stations]
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A.
The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō
The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō is a celebrated ukiyo-e print series depicting the post stations along Japan’s Nakasendō route, created collaboratively by Utagawa Hiroshige and Keisai Eisen in the 19th century.
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B.
The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō
The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō is a celebrated series of ukiyo-e woodblock prints by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting scenic views along the historic Tōkaidō road between Edo and Kyoto in Japan.
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C.
Book of the Eight Tones
The Book of the Eight Tones is a liturgical hymn book used in Eastern Christian worship that organizes chants according to eight musical modes.
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D.
Sesame and Lilies
"Sesame and Lilies" is a collection of influential Victorian-era lectures by John Ruskin that explore education, gender roles, and the moral responsibilities of men and women in society.
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E.
Oku no Hosomichi
Oku no Hosomichi is a classic Japanese travel diary and poetic masterpiece by Matsuo Bashō that recounts his journey through northern Japan, blending haiku with prose.
- 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: Four Gates and Forty Stations Target entity description: Four Gates and Forty Stations is a central Alevi spiritual framework outlining a progressive path of ethical, mystical, and religious development through four main stages and forty successive ranks.
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A.
The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō
The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō is a celebrated ukiyo-e print series depicting the post stations along Japan’s Nakasendō route, created collaboratively by Utagawa Hiroshige and Keisai Eisen in the 19th century.
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B.
The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō
The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō is a celebrated series of ukiyo-e woodblock prints by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting scenic views along the historic Tōkaidō road between Edo and Kyoto in Japan.
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C.
Book of the Eight Tones
The Book of the Eight Tones is a liturgical hymn book used in Eastern Christian worship that organizes chants according to eight musical modes.
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D.
Sesame and Lilies
"Sesame and Lilies" is a collection of influential Victorian-era lectures by John Ruskin that explore education, gender roles, and the moral responsibilities of men and women in society.
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E.
Oku no Hosomichi
Oku no Hosomichi is a classic Japanese travel diary and poetic masterpiece by Matsuo Bashō that recounts his journey through northern Japan, blending haiku with prose.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Alevi spiritual framework
ⓘ
religious path schema ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
perfected ethical character
ⓘ
union with divine truth ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Dört Kapı Kırk Makam ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alevi dede authority
ⓘ
Alevi initiation stages ⓘ |
| category |
Alevi theology
ⓘ
Islamic mysticism ⓘ |
| conceptualizes | human spiritual maturation as graded path ⓘ |
| defines | sequential ranks of spiritual progress ⓘ |
| describes |
ethical development
ⓘ
mystical development ⓘ progressive spiritual development ⓘ religious development ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
gnosis (marifa)
ⓘ
linked to:
Gnosis: Divine Wisdom
inner purification ⓘ moral discipline ⓘ realization of divine truth (haqiqa) ⓘ |
| gateOrder |
Haqiqa fourth
ⓘ
Marifa third ⓘ Sharia first ⓘ Tariqa second ⓘ |
| hasComponent | individual spiritual stations (makamlar) ⓘ |
| hasGate |
Gate of Haqiqa (Hakikat Kapısı)
ⓘ
Gate of Marifa (Marifet Kapısı) ⓘ Gate of Sharia (Şeriat Kapısı) ⓘ Gate of Tariqa (Tarikat Kapısı) ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfGates | 4 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfStations | 40 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Sufi concepts of sharia, tariqa, marifa, haqiqa ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Turkish ⓘ |
| normativeFunction |
criteria for spiritual advancement
ⓘ
ethical code for Alevi adherents ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Sufi path (tariqa)
ⓘ
stations (maqamat) in Sufism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Alevism ⓘ |
| roleInAlevism |
central doctrinal framework
ⓘ
map of spiritual ranks ⓘ |
| structure | four main stages and forty successive ranks ⓘ |
| transmittedThrough |
Alevi religious literature
ⓘ
oral teaching ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Alevi ethical instruction
ⓘ
Alevi initiation ⓘ Alevi teaching ⓘ |
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