Kolita
E945752
Kolita, better known as Maudgalyāyana, is one of the Buddha’s foremost disciples in early Buddhism, renowned for his extraordinary supernatural powers and deep spiritual insight.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kolita canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11770796 — 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: Kolita Context triple: [Maudgalyāyana, hasAlternativeName, Kolita]
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A.
Kololo
Kololo refers to the Sotho-speaking people whose 19th-century migration and conquest in south-central Africa significantly influenced the formation and language of the Lozi kingdom in present-day Zambia.
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B.
Kolane
Kolane is a small municipality located within Zadar County in Croatia.
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C.
Kolis
The Kolis are a prominent fishing and agrarian community of western India, particularly associated with coastal and riverine regions.
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D.
Kaolie
Kaolie was a monarch of the ancient Chinese state of Chu during the Warring States period, remembered primarily through historical records that preserve his posthumous title.
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E.
Kolahun
Kolahun is a town in northwestern Liberia that serves as one of the main local centers of administration and commerce in Lofa County.
- 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: Kolita Target entity description: Kolita, better known as Maudgalyāyana, is one of the Buddha’s foremost disciples in early Buddhism, renowned for his extraordinary supernatural powers and deep spiritual insight.
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A.
Kololo
Kololo refers to the Sotho-speaking people whose 19th-century migration and conquest in south-central Africa significantly influenced the formation and language of the Lozi kingdom in present-day Zambia.
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B.
Kolane
Kolane is a small municipality located within Zadar County in Croatia.
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C.
Kolis
The Kolis are a prominent fishing and agrarian community of western India, particularly associated with coastal and riverine regions.
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D.
Kaolie
Kaolie was a monarch of the ancient Chinese state of Chu during the Warring States period, remembered primarily through historical records that preserve his posthumous title.
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E.
Kolahun
Kolahun is a town in northwestern Liberia that serves as one of the main local centers of administration and commerce in Lofa County.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monk
ⓘ
arahant ⓘ disciple of the Buddha ⓘ |
| associatedWithText |
Sutta accounts of chief disciples
ⓘ
Vinaya accounts of the Buddha’s disciples ⓘ |
| associatedWithTradition |
Early Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Nikaya Buddhism
Mahāyāna Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Mahayana
Theravāda Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Theravada
|
| birthName | Kolita ⓘ |
| closeDiscipleOf |
Gautama Buddha
ⓘ
linked to:
Buddha
|
| ethicalQuality |
devotion to his mother
ⓘ
great compassion ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Mahāmaudgalyāyana
ⓘ
linked to:
Maudgalyāyana
Mahāmoggallāna ⓘ
linked to:
Maudgalyāyana
Maudgalyāyana ⓘ Moggallāna ⓘ
linked to:
Maudgalyāyana
|
| hasCanonicalSource |
Pāli Canon
ⓘ
linked to:
the Pali Canon
Āgamas ⓘ |
| hasCloseFriend |
Sāriputta
ⓘ
linked to:
Śāriputra
Śāriputra ⓘ |
| hasMythicTheme |
efficacy of monastic practice
ⓘ
filial piety ⓘ power of karmic retribution ⓘ |
| isForemostDiscipleIn | supernatural powers ⓘ |
| isRenownedFor |
deep spiritual insight
ⓘ
supernatural powers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
miraculous abilities
ⓘ
psychic powers ⓘ rescuing his mother from a hell realm (later legend) ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Pāli
ⓘ
linked to:
Pali
Sanskrit ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| role |
chief disciple of the Buddha
ⓘ
exemplar of psychic mastery ⓘ |
| spiritualAttainment | arahantship ⓘ |
| teacher |
Gautama Buddha
ⓘ
linked to:
Buddha
|
| timePeriod | lifetime of Gautama Buddha ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Cambodia
ⓘ
China ⓘ Japan ⓘ Korea ⓘ Laos ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ Thailand ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kolita Description of subject: Kolita, better known as Maudgalyāyana, is one of the Buddha’s foremost disciples in early Buddhism, renowned for his extraordinary supernatural powers and deep spiritual insight.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.