Adishvara
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Adishvara is an epithet of Rishabhanatha, revered in Jainism as the first Tirthankara and primordial spiritual teacher of the current time cycle.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11025416 — 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: Adishvara Context triple: [Rishabhanatha, otherName, Adishvara]
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A.
Satyakāma Jābāla
Satyakāma Jābāla is a revered Vedic sage known for his exemplary truthfulness and devotion to spiritual knowledge, prominently featured in the Upanishadic tradition.
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B.
Shurasena
Shurasena was an ancient Yadava king of the Vrishni clan, known in Hindu tradition as the grandfather of Krishna and a prominent ruler in the Mahabharata era.
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C.
Anandatirtha
Anandatirtha is another name for Madhvacharya, the 13th-century Indian philosopher and theologian who founded the Dvaita (dualist) school of Vedanta.
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D.
Maharshi
Maharshi is a 2019 Telugu-language action drama film starring Mahesh Babu as a successful businessman who reconnects with his roots and champions farmers' rights.
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E.
Kapila
Kapila is an ancient Indian sage and philosopher traditionally regarded as the founder of the Samkhya school of Hindu philosophy.
- 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: Adishvara Target entity description: Adishvara is an epithet of Rishabhanatha, revered in Jainism as the first Tirthankara and primordial spiritual teacher of the current time cycle.
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A.
Satyakāma Jābāla
Satyakāma Jābāla is a revered Vedic sage known for his exemplary truthfulness and devotion to spiritual knowledge, prominently featured in the Upanishadic tradition.
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B.
Shurasena
Shurasena was an ancient Yadava king of the Vrishni clan, known in Hindu tradition as the grandfather of Krishna and a prominent ruler in the Mahabharata era.
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C.
Anandatirtha
Anandatirtha is another name for Madhvacharya, the 13th-century Indian philosopher and theologian who founded the Dvaita (dualist) school of Vedanta.
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D.
Maharshi
Maharshi is a 2019 Telugu-language action drama film starring Mahesh Babu as a successful businessman who reconnects with his roots and champions farmers' rights.
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E.
Kapila
Kapila is an ancient Indian sage and philosopher traditionally regarded as the founder of the Samkhya school of Hindu philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
epithet
ⓘ
religious honorific title ⓘ |
| alsoSpelled |
Adishvar
ⓘ
linked to:
Adishvara
Adishwer ⓘ |
| appliedTo | first Tirthankara of Jainism ⓘ |
| associatedWithTimeCycle | current time cycle in Jain cosmology ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRoleRefersTo | beginning of current avasarpini half-cycle ⓘ |
| describesRoleAs |
first Tirthankara
ⓘ
primordial spiritual teacher ⓘ |
| epithetOf |
Rishabha
ⓘ
linked to:
Rishabhdeo
first Jina ⓘ
linked to:
Jina
|
| epithetType | primordial lord ⓘ |
| hasDevotionalAssociation | veneration of the first Tirthankara ⓘ |
| honorificCategory | title of spiritual supremacy ⓘ |
| honorificFor | Rishabhanatha ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| linkedDoctrine |
Jain concept of Tirthankaras in each time cycle
ⓘ
Jain cosmology ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Rishabhanatha
ⓘ
Tirthankara ⓘ
linked to:
Tirthankaras
|
| religiousTradition | Śramaṇa traditions ⓘ |
| titleMeaning |
original lord
ⓘ
primordial lord ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
Jain devotional literature
ⓘ
Jain temple worship ⓘ |
| usedInReligion | Jainism ⓘ |
| veneratedBy |
Digambara Jains
ⓘ
Shvetambara Jains ⓘ
linked to:
Svetambara
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Adishvara Description of subject: Adishvara is an epithet of Rishabhanatha, revered in Jainism as the first Tirthankara and primordial spiritual teacher of the current time cycle.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Adishvara