Aupapatika-sutra
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The Aupapatika-sutra is an early Jain scripture that describes the miraculous rebirths and karmic transformations of beings in heavenly and hellish realms.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aupapatika-sutra canonical | 1 |
| Vipāka-sūtra | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10769826 — 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: Aupapatika-sutra Context triple: [Upangas, includesText, Aupapatika-sutra]
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A.
Vaisesika Sutra
The Vaisesika Sutra is an ancient Indian philosophical text that systematizes the Vaisheshika school’s atomistic and realist metaphysics, detailing categories of reality such as substance, quality, and motion.
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B.
Vajrasekhara Sutra
The Vajrasekhara Sutra is a key esoteric Buddhist tantra that, together with the Mahavairocana Sutra, forms a primary doctrinal foundation for Shingon Buddhism’s ritual and cosmological system.
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C.
Acaranga Sutra
The Acaranga Sutra is one of the oldest and most authoritative Jain scriptures, detailing the ascetic conduct, ethical principles, and spiritual practices of early Jain monks.
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D.
Gautama Dharmasutra
Gautama Dharmasutra is an ancient Hindu legal and religious text, traditionally attributed to the sage Gautama, that outlines social duties, legal norms, and ritual practices.
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E.
Samkhyasutra
Samkhyasutra is an ancient foundational text of the Sāṃkhya school of Indian philosophy, traditionally attributed to the sage Kapila and concerned with enumerating and analyzing the fundamental principles of reality.
- 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: Aupapatika-sutra Target entity description: The Aupapatika-sutra is an early Jain scripture that describes the miraculous rebirths and karmic transformations of beings in heavenly and hellish realms.
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A.
Vaisesika Sutra
The Vaisesika Sutra is an ancient Indian philosophical text that systematizes the Vaisheshika school’s atomistic and realist metaphysics, detailing categories of reality such as substance, quality, and motion.
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B.
Vajrasekhara Sutra
The Vajrasekhara Sutra is a key esoteric Buddhist tantra that, together with the Mahavairocana Sutra, forms a primary doctrinal foundation for Shingon Buddhism’s ritual and cosmological system.
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C.
Acaranga Sutra
The Acaranga Sutra is one of the oldest and most authoritative Jain scriptures, detailing the ascetic conduct, ethical principles, and spiritual practices of early Jain monks.
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D.
Gautama Dharmasutra
Gautama Dharmasutra is an ancient Hindu legal and religious text, traditionally attributed to the sage Gautama, that outlines social duties, legal norms, and ritual practices.
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E.
Samkhyasutra
Samkhyasutra is an ancient foundational text of the Sāṃkhya school of Indian philosophy, traditionally attributed to the sage Kapila and concerned with enumerating and analyzing the fundamental principles of reality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jain scripture
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Svetambara canon text ⓘ canonical Jain text ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
encourage ethical conduct
ⓘ
illustrate karmic consequences ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Svetambara Jain tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Svetambara
|
| belongsTo |
Śvetāmbara canon
ⓘ
linked to:
Svetambara canon
|
| concerns |
fate of souls after death
ⓘ
transmigration of jīvas ⓘ |
| cosmologicalLevel |
heavens
ⓘ
hells ⓘ |
| cosmology | Jain cosmology ⓘ |
| describes |
heavenly realms
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hellish realms ⓘ karmic transformations ⓘ miraculous rebirths ⓘ sudden rebirths of beings ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
moral consequences of actions
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post-mortem states ⓘ results of karma ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic narrative
ⓘ
religious scripture ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
benefits of right conduct
ⓘ
moral retribution ⓘ spiritual consequences of violence ⓘ |
| language | Prakrit ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anga
ⓘ
Jain Agamas ⓘ Svetambara canon ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
heavenly beings
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hellish beings ⓘ instantaneous rebirth ⓘ merit and demerit ⓘ |
| religion | Jainism ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
edification of lay Jains
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edification of monks and nuns ⓘ |
| script | Jain Prakrit ⓘ |
| teaches |
doctrine of karma
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doctrine of rebirth ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early Jain canonical period ⓘ |
| tradition | Jain canonical literature ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Jain religious instruction
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monastic education ⓘ |
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