Pudgalavada traditions
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Pudgalavada traditions were early Buddhist schools distinguished by their unique doctrine of the “person” (pudgala) as a conventional reality that underlies karmic continuity and rebirth.
All labels observed (1)
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| Pudgalavada traditions canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pudgalavada traditions Context triple: [Sthavira Nikaya, influenced, Pudgalavada traditions]
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A.
Sahajiya traditions
Sahajiya traditions are esoteric tantric devotional movements from medieval Bengal that emphasize spontaneous spiritual realization through everyday life, love, and music.
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B.
Ajivika tradition
The Ajivika tradition was an ancient Indian ascetic and philosophical movement known for its strict determinism and belief in an impersonal cosmic order governing all events.
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C.
Navayana Buddhism
Navayana Buddhism is a modern reinterpretation of Buddhism, inspired by B. R. Ambedkar, that emphasizes social equality and rejects caste-based discrimination.
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D.
Yogācāra
Yogācāra is a major Mahayana Buddhist philosophical school that emphasizes the primacy of consciousness and the idea that all experiences are constructions of the mind.
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E.
Madhyamaka
Madhyamaka is a major Buddhist philosophical school, founded by Nāgārjuna, that analyzes all phenomena as empty of inherent existence to illuminate the middle way between eternalism and nihilism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pudgalavada traditions Target entity description: Pudgalavada traditions were early Buddhist schools distinguished by their unique doctrine of the “person” (pudgala) as a conventional reality that underlies karmic continuity and rebirth.
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A.
Sahajiya traditions
Sahajiya traditions are esoteric tantric devotional movements from medieval Bengal that emphasize spontaneous spiritual realization through everyday life, love, and music.
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B.
Ajivika tradition
The Ajivika tradition was an ancient Indian ascetic and philosophical movement known for its strict determinism and belief in an impersonal cosmic order governing all events.
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C.
Navayana Buddhism
Navayana Buddhism is a modern reinterpretation of Buddhism, inspired by B. R. Ambedkar, that emphasizes social equality and rejects caste-based discrimination.
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D.
Yogācāra
Yogācāra is a major Mahayana Buddhist philosophical school that emphasizes the primacy of consciousness and the idea that all experiences are constructions of the mind.
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E.
Madhyamaka
Madhyamaka is a major Buddhist philosophical school, founded by Nāgārjuna, that analyzes all phenomena as empty of inherent existence to illuminate the middle way between eternalism and nihilism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist philosophical tradition
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early Buddhist schools ⓘ |
| aimOfDoctrine |
to explain continuity across lives without positing an eternal self
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to safeguard moral responsibility ⓘ |
| associatedSchool |
Bhadrayaniya
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Dhammuttariya ⓘ Sammitiya ⓘ Sannagarika ⓘ Vatsiputriya ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
karmic fruits are appropriated by a person
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liberation involves transformation of the person ⓘ pudgala is a conventional reality ⓘ pudgala is neither identical with nor completely different from the five aggregates ⓘ pudgala serves as the basis for karmic responsibility ⓘ pudgala serves as the basis for rebirth continuity ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
Madhyamaka philosophers
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linked to:
Madhyamaka
Sarvastivada Abhidharma authors ⓘ Theravada Abhidhamma authors ⓘ
linked to:
Theravāda commentaries
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| criticizedFor |
allegedly reifying a self-like entity
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departing from strict anatta doctrine ⓘ |
| distinguishedBy |
affirmation of a pudgala underlying karmic continuity and rebirth
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doctrine of the person as a conventional reality ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Madhyamaka
ⓘ
Sarvastivada ⓘ
linked to:
Sarvastivada school
Theravada ⓘ |
| doctrineCentralConcept |
person
ⓘ
pudgala ⓘ |
| emergedIn | early centuries of Buddhism ⓘ |
| emergedInRegion | Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| flourishedIn |
early centuries BCE
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first millennium CE ⓘ |
| influenced |
classical Indian Buddhist polemical literature
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later Buddhist debates on personal identity ⓘ |
| languageOfDoctrine |
Pali (in secondary sources)
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Prakrit ⓘ Sanskrit ⓘ |
| religiousTraditionOf | Buddhism ⓘ |
| sourceType |
known mainly through opponents’ texts
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partially preserved in Chinese translations ⓘ |
| status | now extinct as distinct monastic lineages ⓘ |
| viewOnAggregates |
five aggregates are dependently arisen
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five aggregates are impermanent ⓘ |
| viewOnKarma |
karmic actions are owned by a person
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moral responsibility presupposes a person ⓘ |
| viewOnNirvana | nirvana is the final state of the person ⓘ |
| viewOnRebirth | rebirth involves continuity of a person ⓘ |
| viewOnSelf |
affirm a conventional person distinct from the aggregates
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reject a permanent substantial self (atman) ⓘ |
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