Siyam Nikaya
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Siyam Nikaya is a major monastic order of Theravada Buddhism in Sri Lanka, historically influential in the island’s religious and political life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siyam Nikaya canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13016706 — 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: Siyam Nikaya Context triple: [Kirti Sri Rajasinha, associatedWith, Siyam Nikaya]
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A.
Theriya Nikaya
Theriya Nikaya is an early Buddhist monastic school of the Sthavira (Elders) tradition, regarded as a precursor to the Theravāda lineage.
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B.
Dhammasangani
Dhammasangani is a key canonical text of Theravada Buddhism that systematically analyzes and classifies mental and physical phenomena as part of the Abhidhamma.
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C.
Kathavatthu
Kathavatthu is a canonical Theravāda Buddhist text that systematically debates and refutes various doctrinal views within early Buddhist schools.
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D.
Sutta Pitaka
The Sutta Pitaka is a major division of the Pali Canon in Theravada Buddhism, comprising discourses attributed to the Buddha that form a primary source for Buddhist doctrine and practice.
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E.
Vinaya Pitaka
The Vinaya Pitaka is the canonical Buddhist text that lays down the monastic rules and disciplinary code for monks and nuns, especially central in the Theravada tradition.
- 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: Siyam Nikaya Target entity description: Siyam Nikaya is a major monastic order of Theravada Buddhism in Sri Lanka, historically influential in the island’s religious and political life.
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A.
Theriya Nikaya
Theriya Nikaya is an early Buddhist monastic school of the Sthavira (Elders) tradition, regarded as a precursor to the Theravāda lineage.
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B.
Dhammasangani
Dhammasangani is a key canonical text of Theravada Buddhism that systematically analyzes and classifies mental and physical phenomena as part of the Abhidhamma.
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C.
Kathavatthu
Kathavatthu is a canonical Theravāda Buddhist text that systematically debates and refutes various doctrinal views within early Buddhist schools.
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D.
Sutta Pitaka
The Sutta Pitaka is a major division of the Pali Canon in Theravada Buddhism, comprising discourses attributed to the Buddha that form a primary source for Buddhist doctrine and practice.
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E.
Vinaya Pitaka
The Vinaya Pitaka is the canonical Buddhist text that lays down the monastic rules and disciplinary code for monks and nuns, especially central in the Theravada tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monastic order
ⓘ
Theravada monastic fraternity ⓘ |
| associatedWithRelic | Sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTemple | Sri Dalada Maligawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Amarapura Nikaya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ramanna Nikaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| establishedInCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| establishedInPeriod | Kandyan Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsVinaya | Theravada Vinaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Upali Thera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genderOfOrdination | male ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration | Siam Nikaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClergyType | bhikkhu ⓘ |
| hasDoctrinalOrientation | orthodox Theravada ⓘ |
| hasFounderMonk | Upali Thera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLeadershipStructure | Mahanayaka Theros of Malwatta and Asgiriya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMembershipRestriction | traditionally limited to Govigama caste ⓘ |
| hasMonasticRole | Mahanayaka Thero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryFocus | monastic discipline and ritual ⓘ |
| hasSecondaryFocus | education and preaching ⓘ |
| hasSubOrder |
Asgiriya Chapter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malwatta Chapter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersRegion |
Central Province of Sri Lanka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | dominant monastic order in Sri Lanka for centuries ⓘ |
| influenced |
Buddhist ritual practices in Sri Lanka
ⓘ
relations between Sangha and state in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| influentialIn |
political life of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
religious life of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Buddhist revival movements in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| languageOfScriptureStudy |
Pali
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sinhala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainMonasteriesLocatedIn | Kandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorBranchOf | Sri Lankan Theravada Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monasticDisciplineBasedOn | Pali Canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ordinationLineageFrom |
Ayutthaya Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Nikaya system of Sri Lankan Buddhism ⓘ |
| patronizedBy |
Kandyan kings
NERFINISHED
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Sri Lankan monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playsRoleIn |
Buddhist education in Sri Lanka
ⓘ
ordination of monks in Sri Lanka ⓘ state ceremonies in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| regionServed | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Theravada Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Siyam Nikaya Description of subject: Siyam Nikaya is a major monastic order of Theravada Buddhism in Sri Lanka, historically influential in the island’s religious and political life.
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