Rājapraśnīya-sūtra
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The Rājapraśnīya-sūtra is a Jain canonical text known for its dialogic exploration of philosophical and ethical questions posed by a king to enlightened teachers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Niśītha-sūtra | 1 |
| Rājapraśnīya-sūtra canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10769827 — 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: Rājapraśnīya-sūtra Context triple: [Upangas, includesText, Rājapraśnīya-sūtra]
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A.
Aupapatika-sutra
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Pannavana-sutra
The Pannavana-sutra is a Jain canonical text known for its systematic classification and detailed descriptions of various forms of life and existence.
- 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: Rājapraśnīya-sūtra Target entity description: The Rājapraśnīya-sūtra is a Jain canonical text known for its dialogic exploration of philosophical and ethical questions posed by a king to enlightened teachers.
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A.
Aupapatika-sutra
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Pannavana-sutra
The Pannavana-sutra is a Jain canonical text known for its systematic classification and detailed descriptions of various forms of life and existence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jain text
ⓘ
canonical scripture ⓘ śruta ⓘ |
| aim |
to explain Jain philosophical positions
ⓘ
to guide ethical decision-making ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Jain monastic teachers ⓘ |
| category | Jain Āgama literature ⓘ |
| concerns |
karmic consequences of actions
ⓘ
nature of reality ⓘ right conduct ⓘ |
| cosmologicalAspect | implications of karma for rebirth ⓘ |
| didacticFunction |
clarification of doctrinal points
ⓘ
instruction for lay followers ⓘ |
| ethicalFocus |
ahiṃsā (non-violence)
ⓘ
detachment ⓘ self-discipline ⓘ |
| features | didactic dialogue ⓘ |
| genre | dialogic scripture ⓘ |
| influence | Jain ethical discourse ⓘ |
| language | Prakrit ⓘ |
| literaryForm | question-and-answer ⓘ |
| method | responding to questions posed by a king ⓘ |
| modernAvailability |
published in printed editions
ⓘ
subject of modern translations and studies ⓘ |
| moralEmphasis |
consequences of violence and attachment
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importance of right view and right conduct ⓘ |
| narrativeFrame | dialogue between a king and enlightened teachers ⓘ |
| philosophicalFocus |
karma
ⓘ
liberation (mokṣa) ⓘ soul (jīva) ⓘ |
| preservation | transmitted in monastic lineages ⓘ |
| primaryTheme |
ethical inquiry
ⓘ
philosophical inquiry ⓘ |
| religion | Jainism ⓘ |
| script | Jain Devanāgarī (in many printed editions) ⓘ |
| status | part of the Jain canonical corpus ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
Jain lay scholars
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Jain monks ⓘ indologists ⓘ scholars of South Asian religions ⓘ |
| teachingStyle | explanatory answers to practical and metaphysical questions ⓘ |
| tradition |
Śvetāmbara Jainism
ⓘ
linked to:
Svetambara
|
| uses | dialogue with a royal questioner to present doctrine ⓘ |
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