Bhaddā Kāpilānī
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Bhaddā Kāpilānī was a prominent early Buddhist nun renowned for her spiritual attainments and close association with leading disciples of the Buddha.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bhaddā Kāpilānī canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11831556 — 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: Bhaddā Kāpilānī Context triple: [Mahākāśyapa, spouse, Bhaddā Kāpilānī]
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A.
Kashyapa
Kashyapa is a revered Vedic sage and progenitor in Hindu mythology, regarded as one of the ancient rishis and a patriarch of many gods, demons, and beings.
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B.
Buddhapālita
Buddhapālita was an early Indian Buddhist philosopher and commentator renowned for articulating a subtle, non-assertive interpretation of Madhyamaka thought that strongly influenced later Prāsaṅgika traditions.
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C.
Kapila
Kapila is an ancient Indian sage and philosopher traditionally regarded as the founder of the Samkhya school of Hindu philosophy.
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D.
Trilochanapala
Trilochanapala was the final ruler of the Hindu Shahi dynasty in northwestern India, known for his resistance against the early Ghaznavid invasions.
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E.
Puspadanta
Puspadanta was a prominent Jain monk and poet known for composing important Apabhramsha-language works such as the Mahapurana.
- 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: Bhaddā Kāpilānī Target entity description: Bhaddā Kāpilānī was a prominent early Buddhist nun renowned for her spiritual attainments and close association with leading disciples of the Buddha.
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A.
Kashyapa
Kashyapa is a revered Vedic sage and progenitor in Hindu mythology, regarded as one of the ancient rishis and a patriarch of many gods, demons, and beings.
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B.
Buddhapālita
Buddhapālita was an early Indian Buddhist philosopher and commentator renowned for articulating a subtle, non-assertive interpretation of Madhyamaka thought that strongly influenced later Prāsaṅgika traditions.
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C.
Kapila
Kapila is an ancient Indian sage and philosopher traditionally regarded as the founder of the Samkhya school of Hindu philosophy.
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D.
Trilochanapala
Trilochanapala was the final ruler of the Hindu Shahi dynasty in northwestern India, known for his resistance against the early Ghaznavid invasions.
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E.
Puspadanta
Puspadanta was a prominent Jain monk and poet known for composing important Apabhramsha-language works such as the Mahapurana.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arahant
ⓘ
disciple of Gautama Buddha ⓘ early Buddhist nun ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gautama Buddha
ⓘ
linked to:
Buddha
Mahākassapa ⓘ
linked to:
Mahākāśyapa Thera
|
| category |
Arahants in Buddhism
ⓘ
Buddhist nuns ⓘ Disciples of Gautama Buddha ⓘ |
| ethicalQuality |
chastity
ⓘ
meditative concentration ⓘ renunciation ⓘ wisdom ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasHonorific | Therī ⓘ |
| knownFor |
exemplary monastic discipline
ⓘ
past-life recollection ⓘ renunciation of lay life with her husband ⓘ spiritual attainments ⓘ |
| languageOfSources | Pali ⓘ |
| lifeEvent |
attainment of arahantship
ⓘ
joint renunciation with husband Mahākassapa ⓘ ordination as a bhikkhunī ⓘ |
| maritalStatusBeforeOrdination | married ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Aṅguttara Nikāya
ⓘ
linked to:
Sutta Pitaka
Commentaries on the Pali Canon ⓘ
linked to:
Theravāda commentaries
Therīgāthā ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| role | bhikkhunī ⓘ |
| spouse |
Mahākassapa
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahākāśyapa Thera
|
| timePeriod | lifetime of Gautama Buddha ⓘ |
| tradition |
Theravāda
ⓘ
linked to:
Theravada
|
| veneratedIn |
Burmese Buddhism
ⓘ
Sri Lankan Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Buddhism in Sri Lanka
Thai Buddhism ⓘ other Theravāda countries ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bhaddā Kāpilānī Description of subject: Bhaddā Kāpilānī was a prominent early Buddhist nun renowned for her spiritual attainments and close association with leading disciples of the Buddha.
Referenced by (4)
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