Vajrabodhi
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Vajrabodhi was a prominent 8th-century Indian Buddhist monk and tantric master whose teachings were instrumental in transmitting esoteric Buddhism to China and shaping Chinese Esoteric Buddhism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vajrabodhi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16058984 — 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: Vajrabodhi Context triple: [Chinese Esoteric Buddhism, keyFigure, Vajrabodhi]
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A.
Buddhabhadra
Buddhabhadra was a prominent early 5th-century Buddhist monk and translator who played a key role in bringing major Mahayana scriptures, especially the Avataṃsaka Sutra, into the Chinese canon.
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B.
Manjushri
Manjushri is a revered bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism, especially associated with transcendent wisdom and often depicted wielding a flaming sword that cuts through ignorance.
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C.
Samantabhadra
Samantabhadra is a major bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism, especially revered in East Asia as the embodiment of Buddhist practice, vows, and meditation, often depicted riding a white elephant.
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D.
Vimalamitra
Vimalamitra was an 8th-century Indian Buddhist scholar-monk and tantric master renowned for transmitting key Dzogchen teachings to Tibet and becoming a central figure in the early Nyingma tradition.
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E.
Fazang
Fazang was a prominent 7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk and philosopher who systematized and greatly advanced the Huayan school’s doctrines.
- 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: Vajrabodhi Target entity description: Vajrabodhi was a prominent 8th-century Indian Buddhist monk and tantric master whose teachings were instrumental in transmitting esoteric Buddhism to China and shaping Chinese Esoteric Buddhism.
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A.
Buddhabhadra
Buddhabhadra was a prominent early 5th-century Buddhist monk and translator who played a key role in bringing major Mahayana scriptures, especially the Avataṃsaka Sutra, into the Chinese canon.
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B.
Manjushri
Manjushri is a revered bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism, especially associated with transcendent wisdom and often depicted wielding a flaming sword that cuts through ignorance.
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C.
Samantabhadra
Samantabhadra is a major bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism, especially revered in East Asia as the embodiment of Buddhist practice, vows, and meditation, often depicted riding a white elephant.
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D.
Vimalamitra
Vimalamitra was an 8th-century Indian Buddhist scholar-monk and tantric master renowned for transmitting key Dzogchen teachings to Tibet and becoming a central figure in the early Nyingma tradition.
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E.
Fazang
Fazang was a prominent 7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk and philosopher who systematized and greatly advanced the Huayan school’s doctrines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.