Amoghavajra
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Amoghavajra was an influential 8th-century Buddhist monk and translator who helped establish and spread Esoteric (Tantric) Buddhism in China during the Tang dynasty.
All labels observed (1)
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| Amoghavajra canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16058985 — 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: Amoghavajra Context triple: [Chinese Esoteric Buddhism, keyFigure, Amoghavajra]
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A.
Dharmapala
Dharmapala was a powerful 8th–9th century ruler of the Pala Empire in eastern India, known for expanding his realm, patronizing Buddhism, and establishing centers of learning like Vikramashila.
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B.
Dharmapala
Dharmapala is a protective Buddhist deity or spirit, often associated with guardianship and the defense of the Dharma.
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C.
Kamalaśīla
Kamalaśīla was an 8th-century Indian Buddhist philosopher-monk renowned for his influential works on Madhyamaka thought and his role in shaping Tibetan Buddhist scholasticism.
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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.
Songtsen Gampo
Songtsen Gampo was the 7th-century Tibetan emperor who unified Tibet and established Buddhism as a major cultural and religious force in the region.
- 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: Amoghavajra Target entity description: Amoghavajra was an influential 8th-century Buddhist monk and translator who helped establish and spread Esoteric (Tantric) Buddhism in China during the Tang dynasty.
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A.
Dharmapala
Dharmapala was a powerful 8th–9th century ruler of the Pala Empire in eastern India, known for expanding his realm, patronizing Buddhism, and establishing centers of learning like Vikramashila.
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B.
Dharmapala
Dharmapala is a protective Buddhist deity or spirit, often associated with guardianship and the defense of the Dharma.
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C.
Kamalaśīla
Kamalaśīla was an 8th-century Indian Buddhist philosopher-monk renowned for his influential works on Madhyamaka thought and his role in shaping Tibetan Buddhist scholasticism.
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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.
Songtsen Gampo
Songtsen Gampo was the 7th-century Tibetan emperor who unified Tibet and established Buddhism as a major cultural and religious force in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.