Mig-mi bzang
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Mig-mi bzang is the Tibetan name for Virūpākṣa, one of the Four Great Kings who serve as guardian deities in Buddhist cosmology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mig-mi bzang canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11861024 — 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: Mig-mi bzang Context triple: [Virūpākṣa, TibetanName, Mig-mi bzang]
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A.
Mizos
Mizos are an indigenous Tibeto-Burman–speaking ethnic group primarily inhabiting the hilly regions of Northeast India’s Mizoram state and neighboring areas of Myanmar and Bangladesh, known for their distinct culture, festivals, and Christian-majority society.
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B.
Laungshe Mibaya
Laungshe Mibaya was a Burmese queen consort of the Konbaung dynasty and the mother of Burma’s last king, Thibaw Min.
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C.
Mimiambi
Mimiambi are a collection of Hellenistic Greek mimes in verse, most famously composed by Herodas, that depict everyday life and characters in a vivid, colloquial style.
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D.
Mishmi takin
The Mishmi takin is a large, muscular goat-antelope native to the eastern Himalayas, known for its thick golden-brown coat and adaptation to rugged, high-altitude forested terrain.
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E.
Mungos mungo
Mungos mungo is the banded mongoose, a small, social African carnivore known for living in cooperative groups and inhabiting savannas and open woodlands.
- 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: Mig-mi bzang Target entity description: Mig-mi bzang is the Tibetan name for Virūpākṣa, one of the Four Great Kings who serve as guardian deities in Buddhist cosmology.
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A.
Mizos
Mizos are an indigenous Tibeto-Burman–speaking ethnic group primarily inhabiting the hilly regions of Northeast India’s Mizoram state and neighboring areas of Myanmar and Bangladesh, known for their distinct culture, festivals, and Christian-majority society.
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B.
Laungshe Mibaya
Laungshe Mibaya was a Burmese queen consort of the Konbaung dynasty and the mother of Burma’s last king, Thibaw Min.
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C.
Mimiambi
Mimiambi are a collection of Hellenistic Greek mimes in verse, most famously composed by Herodas, that depict everyday life and characters in a vivid, colloquial style.
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D.
Mishmi takin
The Mishmi takin is a large, muscular goat-antelope native to the eastern Himalayas, known for its thick golden-brown coat and adaptation to rugged, high-altitude forested terrain.
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E.
Mungos mungo
Mungos mungo is the banded mongoose, a small, social African carnivore known for living in cooperative groups and inhabiting savannas and open woodlands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist deity
ⓘ
Four Heavenly Kings ⓘ guardian king ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept | protection of the Dharma ⓘ |
| associatedWithRealm | western quarter of Mount Sumeru ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| category | Dharmapāla ⓘ |
| cosmologicalLocation | lower slopes of Mount Sumeru ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole |
guardian of one of the four cardinal directions
ⓘ
protector of the world ⓘ |
| culture | Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ |
| equivalentInChinese | Guangmu Tianwang ⓘ |
| equivalentInJapanese | Kōmokuten ⓘ |
| equivalentInSanskrit | Virūpākṣa ⓘ |
| function |
guardian of beings in the western direction
ⓘ
protector of the four continents surrounding Mount Sumeru ⓘ |
| groupWith |
Yul-’khor srung (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
ⓘ
linked to:
Dhṛtarāṣṭra
rNam-thos sras (Vaiśravaṇa) ⓘ ’Phags-skyes po (Virūḍhaka) ⓘ
linked to:
’Phags-skyes-po
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| memberOf | Four Great Kings ⓘ |
| positionInGroup | guardian king of the West ⓘ |
| role | guardian of the western direction ⓘ |
| TibetanNameOf | Virūpākṣa ⓘ |
| worshippedIn |
Mahayana Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahayana
Vajrayana Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Vajrayana
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mig-mi bzang Description of subject: Mig-mi bzang is the Tibetan name for Virūpākṣa, one of the Four Great Kings who serve as guardian deities in Buddhist cosmology.
Referenced by (1)
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