Buddhism

E8459

Dharmic religion philosophical tradition religion

Buddhism is a major world religion and philosophical tradition founded on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha), emphasizing the Four Noble Truths and the path to enlightenment.

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All labels observed (37)

Label	Occurrences
Buddhism canonical	4,271
Buddhists	17
Buddhism (historical)	6
Buddhist philosophy	3
Buddhism (attributed, uncertain)	2
Buddhism (reported)	2
Theravada Buddhism	2
Buddhism (Christmas Island)	1
Buddhism (Mahayana)	1
Buddhism (according to Buddhist tradition)	1
Buddhism (associated)	1
Buddhism (attributed in some sources)	1
Buddhism (attributed, not certain)	1
Buddhism (commonly associated)	1
Buddhism (fictionalized)	1
Buddhism (influential)	1
Buddhism (interest/practice)	1
Buddhism (late period, limited)	1
Buddhism (major)	1
Buddhism (minority)	1
Buddhism (partly, through assimilation)	1
Buddhism (predominant)	1
Buddhism (present in region)	1
Buddhism (probable)	1
Buddhism (self-identified)	1
Buddhism (significant)	1
Buddhism (traditional attribution)	1
Buddhism (traditional attribution, historically uncertain)	1
Buddhism (widely reported)	1
Buddhism in Bangladesh	1
Buddhism in Cambodia	1
Buddhism in Japan	1
Buddhism in Sri Lanka	1
Buddhist thought	1
Buddhists (historically)	1
Chinese Buddhism	1
佛教	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T42587 — 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: Buddhism
Context triple: [British India, majorReligions, Buddhism]

A. Hinduism
Hinduism is one of the world’s oldest major religions, originating in the Indian subcontinent and characterized by diverse philosophies, rituals, and traditions centered on concepts like dharma, karma, and moksha.
B. Shinto
Shinto is the indigenous religion of Japan centered on the worship of kami (spirits or deities) and the veneration of nature and ancestors.
C. Sikhism
Sikhism is a monotheistic religion founded in the Punjab region of South Asia in the 15th century by Guru Nanak, emphasizing devotion to one God, equality, and community service.
D. Sufism
Sufism is the mystical and spiritual dimension of Islam that emphasizes inner purification, direct experience of the divine, and a path of love and devotion to God.
E. Judaism
Judaism is one of the world’s oldest monotheistic religions, centered on the covenant between God and the Jewish people and expressed through the Hebrew Bible, law, and 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: Buddhism
Target entity description: Buddhism is a major world religion and philosophical tradition founded on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha), emphasizing the Four Noble Truths and the path to enlightenment.

A. Hinduism
Hinduism is one of the world’s oldest major religions, originating in the Indian subcontinent and characterized by diverse philosophies, rituals, and traditions centered on concepts like dharma, karma, and moksha.
B. Shinto
Shinto is the indigenous religion of Japan centered on the worship of kami (spirits or deities) and the veneration of nature and ancestors.
C. Sikhism
Sikhism is a monotheistic religion founded in the Punjab region of South Asia in the 15th century by Guru Nanak, emphasizing devotion to one God, equality, and community service.
D. Sufism
Sufism is the mystical and spiritual dimension of Islam that emphasizes inner purification, direct experience of the divine, and a path of love and devotion to God.
E. Judaism
Judaism is one of the world’s oldest monotheistic religions, centered on the covenant between God and the Jewish people and expressed through the Hebrew Bible, law, and tradition.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (70)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Dharmic religion ⓘ philosophical tradition ⓘ religion ⓘ
centralFigure	Buddha ⓘ linked to: Shakyamuni Buddha Siddhartha Gautama ⓘ linked to: Shakyamuni Buddha
coreGoal	enlightenment ⓘ nirvana ⓘ
coreTeaching	Four Noble Truths ⓘ Noble Eightfold Path ⓘ linked to: Middle Way
ethicalPrecepts	Five Precepts ⓘ
founder	Siddhartha Gautama ⓘ linked to: Shakyamuni Buddha
hasHoliday	Asalha Puja ⓘ Buddha's Birthday ⓘ linked to: Vesak Magha Puja ⓘ Vesak ⓘ
hasMonasticOrder	Sangha ⓘ
hasSymbol	Bodhi tree ⓘ Dharma wheel ⓘ linked to: Dharma Chakra lotus flower ⓘ
influenced	East Asian culture ⓘ Southeast Asian culture ⓘ Tibetan culture ⓘ
keyConcept	dependent origination ⓘ dukkha ⓘ impermanence ⓘ karma ⓘ non-self ⓘ rebirth ⓘ
languageOfEarlyTexts	Pali ⓘ Sanskrit ⓘ
majorBranch	Mahayana ⓘ Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ Pure Land Buddhism ⓘ Theravada ⓘ Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ linked to: Vajrayana Vajrayana ⓘ Zen Buddhism ⓘ linked to: Chan Buddhism
meditativePractice	metta meditation ⓘ mindfulness ⓘ samatha ⓘ vipassana ⓘ
originatedIn	Indian subcontinent ⓘ linked to: South Asia ancient India ⓘ
originatedWhen	5th century BCE ⓘ 6th century BCE ⓘ
populationRank	one of the largest religions in the world ⓘ
practicedIn	Cambodia ⓘ China ⓘ Japan ⓘ Korea ⓘ linked to: Korean Peninsula Laos ⓘ Mongolia ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ Thailand ⓘ Tibet ⓘ linked to: Tibet Autonomous Region Vietnam ⓘ linked to: Viet Nam
rejects	eternalism ⓘ nihilism ⓘ permanent self ⓘ
scripture	Mahayana sutras ⓘ Pali Canon ⓘ linked to: Tripitaka Tibetan Kangyur ⓘ Tripitaka ⓘ
teaches	Middle Way ⓘ compassion ⓘ loving-kindness ⓘ non-attachment ⓘ
venerates	Buddha ⓘ linked to: Shakyamuni Buddha bodhisattvas ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4,333)

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

British India → majorReligions → Buddhism ⓘ

Dutch East Indies → religion → Buddhism ⓘ

India → majorReligion → Buddhism ⓘ

Isoroku Yamamoto → religion → Buddhism ⓘ

Steve Jobs → religion → Buddhism ⓘ

Asia → containsMajorReligionOrigin → Buddhism ⓘ

Kawi (Old Javanese) → associatedWithReligion → Buddhism ⓘ

Priscilla Chan → religion → Buddhism ⓘ

Karen Armstrong → writesAbout → Buddhism ⓘ

Indonesia → majorReligion → Buddhism ⓘ

Tocharian languages → religiousContext → Buddhism ⓘ

Singapore → majorReligion → Buddhism ⓘ

East Asia → hasReligion → Buddhism ⓘ

Ryukyu Islands → hasReligion → Buddhism ⓘ

South Korea → majorReligion → Buddhism ⓘ

Vietnam → majorReligion → Buddhism ⓘ

subject linked to: Viet Nam

Malay peoples → traditionalReligionBeforeIslam → Buddhism ⓘ

Shinto → coexistsWith → Buddhism in Japan ⓘ

linked to: Buddhism

Bengal → historicalReligion → Buddhism ⓘ

Assam → religion → Buddhism ⓘ

Sind → religionHistoricallyPracticed → Buddhism ⓘ

Thailand → majorReligion → Buddhism ⓘ

Thailand → majorReligion → Theravada Buddhism ⓘ

linked to: Buddhism

Lotus → hasReligiousSignificanceIn → Buddhism ⓘ

China → dominantReligionOrBelief → Buddhism ⓘ

Dominion of Ceylon → religionMajority → Buddhism ⓘ

South Asia → hasMajorReligion → Buddhism ⓘ

Devanagari script → associatedReligion → Buddhism ⓘ

Hanoi → primaryReligion → Buddhism ⓘ

Sundanese → religion → Buddhism ⓘ

Saigon → majorReligion → Buddhism ⓘ

Min Ko Naing → religion → Buddhism ⓘ

Asian American → hasMajorReligion → Buddhism ⓘ

Southeast Asia → majorReligion → Buddhism ⓘ

Oceania → hasMajorReligion → Buddhism ⓘ

House of Yamato → religiousAffiliationTraditional → Buddhism ⓘ

Malaysia → majorReligion → Buddhism ⓘ

Burma (until 1937) → religionMajority → Theravada Buddhism ⓘ

linked to: Buddhism

Guiyuan Temple → associatedWith → Chinese Buddhism ⓘ

linked to: Buddhism

Germans → minorReligion → Buddhism ⓘ

Tomoyuki Yamashita → religion → Buddhism ⓘ

Northern India → majorReligion → Buddhism ⓘ

subject linked to: northern India

Northern India → historicalReligion → Buddhism ⓘ

subject linked to: northern India

Beat Generation → hasMainSubject → Buddhism ⓘ

Laos → majorReligion → Buddhism ⓘ

Matsubara → hasPrimaryReligion → Buddhism ⓘ

Trincomalee → hasMajorReligion → Buddhism ⓘ

Portuguese Ceylon → preExistingReligions → Buddhism ⓘ

Majapahit Empire → religion → Buddhism ⓘ

Majapahit Empire → stateReligionForm → Buddhism (Mahayana) ⓘ

linked to: Buddhism

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