Yamaloka
E218799
Buddhist mythological location
Hindu mythological location
afterlife realm
mythological realm
realm of the dead
religious cosmological concept
Yamaloka is the mythological realm of the dead in Hindu and Buddhist cosmology, presided over by the god Yama, where souls undergo judgment after death.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yamaloka canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1961288 — 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: Yamaloka Context triple: [Yama, domain, Yamaloka]
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A.
Yenda
Yenda is a small rural town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, known for its agricultural production, particularly viticulture and horticulture.
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B.
Nyishi
The Nyishi are one of the major indigenous tribes of northeastern India, known for their distinct language, traditional bamboo and cane craftsmanship, and rich cultural heritage.
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C.
Nyokum
Nyokum is a major agricultural and religious festival of the Nyishi tribe in Arunachal Pradesh, India, celebrated to invoke prosperity, harmony, and good harvest.
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D.
Nokuku
Nokuku is an indigenous Oceanic language spoken by a small community in Vanuatu.
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E.
Senaki
Senaki is a town in western Georgia that serves as an important local administrative and transportation center in the Samegrelo 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: Yamaloka Target entity description: Yamaloka is the mythological realm of the dead in Hindu and Buddhist cosmology, presided over by the god Yama, where souls undergo judgment after death.
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A.
Yenda
Yenda is a small rural town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, known for its agricultural production, particularly viticulture and horticulture.
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B.
Nyishi
The Nyishi are one of the major indigenous tribes of northeastern India, known for their distinct language, traditional bamboo and cane craftsmanship, and rich cultural heritage.
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C.
Nyokum
Nyokum is a major agricultural and religious festival of the Nyishi tribe in Arunachal Pradesh, India, celebrated to invoke prosperity, harmony, and good harvest.
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D.
Nokuku
Nokuku is an indigenous Oceanic language spoken by a small community in Vanuatu.
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E.
Senaki
Senaki is a town in western Georgia that serves as an important local administrative and transportation center in the Samegrelo region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist mythological location
ⓘ
Hindu mythological location ⓘ afterlife realm ⓘ mythological realm ⓘ realm of the dead ⓘ religious cosmological concept ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Buddhist cosmological texts
ⓘ
Hindu mythological narratives ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
afterlife
ⓘ
karma ⓘ post-mortem judgment ⓘ reincarnation ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Yama ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Naraka
ⓘ
Svarga ⓘ |
| cosmologicalLevel | lower realm compared to heavenly worlds ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Indian religions
ⓘ
South Asian religious cosmology ⓘ |
| etymology | compound of ‘Yama’ and ‘loka’ ⓘ |
| governedBy | laws of karma ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Naraka
ⓘ
surface form:
Yama-loka
Yama’s realm ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
destination of the dead
ⓘ
place where souls undergo judgment ⓘ realm of judgment after death ⓘ |
| hasJudicialAspect |
court of Yama
ⓘ
weighing of deeds after death ⓘ |
| hasType | underworld ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
Yama
ⓘ
Yama’s attendants ⓘ souls of the dead ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | world of Yama ⓘ |
| moralSignificance | symbol of ethical accountability after death ⓘ |
| partOf |
Buddhist cosmology
ⓘ
Hindu cosmology ⓘ |
| presidedBy | Yama ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Naraka
ⓘ
surface form:
Naraka (hell realms)
Pitrloka ⓘ Svarga ⓘ
surface form:
Svargaloka
|
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ |
| roleInBeliefSystem |
intermediate state after death
ⓘ
place where merit and demerit are assessed ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | Yama as judge of the dead ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yamaloka Description of subject: Yamaloka is the mythological realm of the dead in Hindu and Buddhist cosmology, presided over by the god Yama, where souls undergo judgment after death.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.