Lamrim meditation

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Tibetan Buddhist meditation practice structured contemplative practice

Lamrim meditation is a structured Tibetan Buddhist contemplative practice that guides practitioners step-by-step through the entire path to enlightenment, from basic ethics to advanced insight and compassion.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Lamrim (stages of the path)	1
Lamrim meditation canonical	1
lamrim (stages of the path)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9979430 — 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: Lamrim meditation
Context triple: [Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, primaryPractice, Lamrim meditation]

A. Kriya Tantra
Kriya Tantra is a class of Buddhist tantric practice that emphasizes ritual actions, external conduct, and devotional activities as primary means for spiritual transformation.
B. Meditation IV
Meditation IV is a section of René Descartes’ *Meditations on First Philosophy* in which he examines the nature of truth and error, laying groundwork for debates such as the Cartesian circle.
C. Meditation III
Meditation III is a central section of René Descartes’ *Meditations on First Philosophy* in which he develops his main arguments for the existence of God and lays the groundwork for his theory of knowledge.
D. Vipassana
Vipassana is a Buddhist meditation technique focused on cultivating insight into the true nature of reality through mindful observation of thoughts, sensations, and phenomena.
E. Tukje Chenpo
Tukje Chenpo is an island located within Lake Rakshastal in western Tibet, known for its remote, high-altitude setting near Mount Kailash.
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: Lamrim meditation
Target entity description: Lamrim meditation is a structured Tibetan Buddhist contemplative practice that guides practitioners step-by-step through the entire path to enlightenment, from basic ethics to advanced insight and compassion.

A. Kriya Tantra
Kriya Tantra is a class of Buddhist tantric practice that emphasizes ritual actions, external conduct, and devotional activities as primary means for spiritual transformation.
B. Meditation IV
Meditation IV is a section of René Descartes’ *Meditations on First Philosophy* in which he examines the nature of truth and error, laying groundwork for debates such as the Cartesian circle.
C. Meditation III
Meditation III is a central section of René Descartes’ *Meditations on First Philosophy* in which he develops his main arguments for the existence of God and lays the groundwork for his theory of knowledge.
D. Vipassana
Vipassana is a Buddhist meditation technique focused on cultivating insight into the true nature of reality through mindful observation of thoughts, sensations, and phenomena.
E. Tukje Chenpo
Tukje Chenpo is an island located within Lake Rakshastal in western Tibet, known for its remote, high-altitude setting near Mount Kailash.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Tibetan Buddhist meditation practice ⓘ structured contemplative practice ⓘ
aimsAt	enlightenment ⓘ
alternativeName	stages-of-the-path meditation ⓘ
basedOn	Lamrim (stages of the path) teachings ⓘ linked to: Lamrim Chenmo
emphasizes	bodhicitta (awakening mind) ⓘ compassion ⓘ ethical discipline ⓘ impermanence ⓘ karma and its effects ⓘ loving-kindness ⓘ precious human life ⓘ refuge in the Three Jewels ⓘ renunciation ⓘ the four noble truths ⓘ the three principal aspects of the path ⓘ wisdom realizing emptiness ⓘ
goal	cultivating realizations of the path ⓘ developing altruistic intention ⓘ overcoming ignorance and afflictive emotions ⓘ transforming the mind ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	gradual path approach ⓘ step-by-step progression ⓘ
influencedBy	Atisha's Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment ⓘ linked to: Atisha’s Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment Je Tsongkhapa's Lamrim Chenmo ⓘ linked to: Lamrim Chenmo
involves	death and impermanence contemplations ⓘ guru devotion contemplations ⓘ integration of study and practice ⓘ meditation on emptiness ⓘ meditation on equanimity ⓘ meditation on exchanging self and others ⓘ meditation on suffering of samsara ⓘ meditation on the six perfections ⓘ repeated cycles through the entire path ⓘ systematic daily practice ⓘ
languageContext	Tibetan ⓘ
practicedIn	Gelug tradition of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ linked to: Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ Sakya tradition of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ
religiousTradition	Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ
structuredAccordingTo	gradual training from basic to advanced topics ⓘ stages of the path for beings of three capacities ⓘ
usedFor	lay practitioners ⓘ monastic practitioners ⓘ
usesMethod	analytical meditation ⓘ guided contemplation ⓘ repeated reflection on graded topics ⓘ stabilizing (concentrative) meditation ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism → primaryPractice → Lamrim meditation ⓘ

Tibetan Buddhism → hasPracticeSystem → Lamrim (stages of the path) ⓘ

linked to: Lamrim meditation

Lamrim Chenmo → subject → lamrim (stages of the path) ⓘ