Shaar HaGilgulim
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Shaar HaGilgulim is a foundational Kabbalistic work, attributed to Rabbi Chaim Vital based on the teachings of the Arizal, that systematically explains the doctrine of reincarnation (gilgul) of souls.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shaar HaGilgulim canonical | 3 |
| Sha'ar HaGilgulim | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T888076 — 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: Shaar HaGilgulim Context triple: [Gilgul, primaryText, Shaar HaGilgulim]
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A.
Zohar
The Zohar is the central mystical text of Jewish Kabbalah, presenting esoteric interpretations of the Torah and profound teachings on the nature of God, the cosmos, and the soul.
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B.
Zohar Manna
Zohar Manna was a pioneering computer scientist known for his foundational work in mathematical logic, program verification, and the formal methods of software correctness.
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C.
Der Nister
Der Nister was a Ukrainian-born Yiddish writer and symbolist author known for his mystical, allegorical prose and stories that explored Jewish life and spirituality in Eastern Europe.
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D.
The Jews of Silence
The Jews of Silence is a non-fiction work by Elie Wiesel that chronicles his 1965 journey to the Soviet Union and exposes the oppression and silencing of Soviet Jewry.
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E.
Sefer Yetzirah
Sefer Yetzirah is an early foundational work of Jewish mysticism that explores creation through the Hebrew letters and the ten sefirot.
- 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: Shaar HaGilgulim Target entity description: Shaar HaGilgulim is a foundational Kabbalistic work, attributed to Rabbi Chaim Vital based on the teachings of the Arizal, that systematically explains the doctrine of reincarnation (gilgul) of souls.
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A.
Zohar
The Zohar is the central mystical text of Jewish Kabbalah, presenting esoteric interpretations of the Torah and profound teachings on the nature of God, the cosmos, and the soul.
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B.
Zohar Manna
Zohar Manna was a pioneering computer scientist known for his foundational work in mathematical logic, program verification, and the formal methods of software correctness.
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C.
Der Nister
Der Nister was a Ukrainian-born Yiddish writer and symbolist author known for his mystical, allegorical prose and stories that explored Jewish life and spirituality in Eastern Europe.
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D.
The Jews of Silence
The Jews of Silence is a non-fiction work by Elie Wiesel that chronicles his 1965 journey to the Soviet Union and exposes the oppression and silencing of Soviet Jewry.
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E.
Sefer Yetzirah
Sefer Yetzirah is an early foundational work of Jewish mysticism that explores creation through the Hebrew letters and the ten sefirot.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish religious text
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Kabbalistic work ⓘ mystical treatise ⓘ |
| associatedFigure |
Hayyim Vital
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surface form:
Rabbi Chaim Vital
Isaac Luria ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Isaac Luria
|
| associatedWithSchool | Safed Kabbalah ⓘ |
| attributedTo |
Hayyim Vital
ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Chaim Vital
|
| basedOnTeachingsOf |
Isaac Luria
ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Isaac Luria
Isaac Luria ⓘ
surface form:
the Arizal
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| canonicalStatus | foundational text of Lurianic Kabbalah ⓘ |
| circulatesIn | printed editions of Etz Chaim and related compilations ⓘ |
| discussesConcept |
ibbur (soul impregnation)
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neshama (soul) ⓘ soul roots of biblical figures ⓘ tikkun (spiritual rectification) ⓘ |
| explainsDoctrineOf |
gilgul (reincarnation)
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transmigration of souls ⓘ |
| genre |
esoteric commentary
ⓘ
mystical theology ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Gate of Reincarnations ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration |
Shaar HaGilgulim
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Sha'ar HaGilgulim
|
| hasAuthor |
Hayyim Vital
ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Chaim Vital
|
| historicalPeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hasidic thought
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conceptions of reincarnation in Judaism ⓘ later Kabbalistic literature ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| originLocation | Safed ⓘ |
| partOfCorpus |
Safed Kabbalah
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surface form:
Lurianic Kabbalah
writings of Rabbi Chaim Vital ⓘ |
| primarySubject |
gilgul neshamot
ⓘ
reincarnation of souls ⓘ |
| recordsTeachingsOf |
Isaac Luria
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surface form:
the Arizal
|
| religiousSubtradition | Kabbalah ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
Kabbalah
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surface form:
Kabbalists
advanced students of Jewish mysticism ⓘ |
| systematicallyPresents |
processes of soul rectification (tikkun)
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rules of reincarnation ⓘ structure of soul roots ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Gate of Reincarnations ⓘ |
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Subject: Shaar HaGilgulim Description of subject: Shaar HaGilgulim is a foundational Kabbalistic work, attributed to Rabbi Chaim Vital based on the teachings of the Arizal, that systematically explains the doctrine of reincarnation (gilgul) of souls.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Gilgul
this entity surface form:
Sha'ar HaGilgulim