Dharma-raja
E218794
Dharma-raja is a title of the Hindu god Yama in his role as the divine judge who upholds cosmic law and moral order.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dharmaraja | 4 |
| Dharma-raja canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1961272 — 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: Dharma-raja Context triple: [Yama, position, Dharma-raja]
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A.
Devapala
Devapala was a powerful 9th-century ruler of the Pala dynasty in eastern India, known for expanding the empire to its greatest territorial extent and patronizing Buddhism.
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B.
Pavanputra
Pavanputra is a revered epithet of the Hindu deity Hanuman, highlighting his divine parentage as the son of the wind god.
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C.
Sanjaya
Sanjaya was an early Javanese king traditionally regarded as the founder of the Mataram (Medang) Kingdom and the Sanjaya dynasty in Central Java.
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D.
Sanjaya
Sanjaya is the charioteer and seer in the Mahabharata who, granted divine vision, narrates the events of the Kurukshetra war to the blind king Dhritarashtra.
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E.
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.
- 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: Dharma-raja Target entity description: Dharma-raja is a title of the Hindu god Yama in his role as the divine judge who upholds cosmic law and moral order.
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A.
Devapala
Devapala was a powerful 9th-century ruler of the Pala dynasty in eastern India, known for expanding the empire to its greatest territorial extent and patronizing Buddhism.
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B.
Pavanputra
Pavanputra is a revered epithet of the Hindu deity Hanuman, highlighting his divine parentage as the son of the wind god.
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C.
Sanjaya
Sanjaya was an early Javanese king traditionally regarded as the founder of the Mataram (Medang) Kingdom and the Sanjaya dynasty in Central Java.
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D.
Sanjaya
Sanjaya is the charioteer and seer in the Mahabharata who, granted divine vision, narrates the events of the Kurukshetra war to the blind king Dhritarashtra.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
epithet
ⓘ
theonym ⓘ title ⓘ |
| appliedTo | Yama ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
cosmic law
ⓘ
dharma ⓘ moral order ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Yama as god of death ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Indian religious tradition ⓘ |
| domain | afterlife judgment ⓘ |
| etymologicalGloss |
dharma = law, righteousness
ⓘ
raja = king, ruler ⓘ |
| hasMeaning |
king of dharma
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lord of righteousness ⓘ |
| hasRole | divine judge ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| morphologicalComponent |
dharma
ⓘ
raja ⓘ |
| refersToAspectOf |
Yama as judge of the dead
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Yama as upholder of justice ⓘ |
| relatedDeity | Yama ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| titleEmphasizes |
ethical dimension of Yama
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judicial function of Yama ⓘ |
| usedInTextualTradition |
Hindu mythological narratives
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Puranas ⓘ
surface form:
Puranic literature
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dharma-raja Description of subject: Dharma-raja is a title of the Hindu god Yama in his role as the divine judge who upholds cosmic law and moral order.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dharmaraja