Catuḥstava
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Catuḥstava is a collection of four devotional hymns attributed to the Buddhist philosopher Nāgārjuna, expressing key themes of Madhyamaka thought in poetic form.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Catuḥstava canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9566187 — 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: Catuḥstava Context triple: [Nagarjuna, majorWork, Catuḥstava]
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Satyrane
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Alcimus
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Pithoprakta
Pithoprakta is a groundbreaking orchestral composition by Iannis Xenakis that applies mathematical and stochastic processes to create dense, dynamic sound textures.
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Schmendiman
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Satiromastix
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- 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: Catuḥstava Target entity description: Catuḥstava is a collection of four devotional hymns attributed to the Buddhist philosopher Nāgārjuna, expressing key themes of Madhyamaka thought in poetic form.
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A.
Satyrane
Satyrane is a bold, half-satyr knight in Edmund Spenser’s epic poem *The Faerie Queene*, known for his chivalry, strength, and mediation between wild nature and civilized virtue.
-
B.
Alcimus
Alcimus was a Hellenistic high priest in Jerusalem during the Maccabean period, known for collaborating with Seleucid authorities against the Jewish rebels.
-
C.
Pithoprakta
Pithoprakta is a groundbreaking orchestral composition by Iannis Xenakis that applies mathematical and stochastic processes to create dense, dynamic sound textures.
-
D.
Schmendiman
Schmendiman is a comically overconfident, dim-witted inventor in Steve Martin’s play "Picasso at the Lapin Agile," representing misguided modern ambition.
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E.
Satiromastix
Satiromastix is an early 17th-century satirical play by Thomas Dekker, best known for its role in the "War of the Theatres" and its attack on fellow playwright Ben Jonson.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist hymn collection
ⓘ
Madhyamaka text ⓘ devotional text ⓘ |
| associatedSchool | Madhyamaka ⓘ |
| attributedTo |
Nāgārjuna
ⓘ
linked to:
Nagarjuna
|
| author |
Nāgārjuna
ⓘ
linked to:
Nagarjuna
|
| category |
Buddhist devotional literature
ⓘ
Indian Buddhist philosophy texts ⓘ |
| circulatesIn |
Sanskrit manuscript tradition
ⓘ
Tibetan Buddhist canon (translation) ⓘ
linked to:
Tibetan Tengyur
|
| doctrineExpressed | middle way between eternalism and nihilism ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
inexpressibility of ultimate truth
ⓘ
non-conceptual wisdom ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
emptiness (śūnyatā)
ⓘ
middle way ⓘ praise of the Buddha ⓘ two truths doctrine ⓘ |
| genre | devotional hymn ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Acintyastava
ⓘ
Lokātītastava ⓘ Niraupamyastava ⓘ Paramārthastava ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early centuries CE ⓘ |
| influenced | later Madhyamaka commentators ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poetry ⓘ |
| numberOfHymns | 4 ⓘ |
| philosophicalContext |
Mahāyāna Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahayana
|
| praises | qualities of the Buddha ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin |
Indian subcontinent
ⓘ
linked to:
South Asia
|
| relatedTo | Mūlamadhyamakakārikā ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Buddhism ⓘ |
| subject |
Buddha
ⓘ
conventional reality ⓘ dependent origination ⓘ ultimate reality ⓘ |
| textType | śāstra-related hymn ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Buddhist devotional practice
ⓘ
Madhyamaka philosophical study ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Catuḥstava Description of subject: Catuḥstava is a collection of four devotional hymns attributed to the Buddhist philosopher Nāgārjuna, expressing key themes of Madhyamaka thought in poetic form.
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