Shaktism
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Shaktism is a major Hindu tradition that centers on the worship of the Divine Mother (Shakti) as the supreme, all-encompassing cosmic power.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shaktism canonical | 45 |
| Shakta Tantra | 2 |
| Tantric Shaktism | 2 |
| Shakta Vedanta | 1 |
| Shakta theology | 1 |
| Shakta tradition | 1 |
| non-dual Shakta Vedanta | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T152536 — 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: Shaktism Context triple: [Hinduism, hasMajorTradition, Shaktism]
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A.
Shaivism
Shaivism is a major Hindu tradition centered on the worship of the god Shiva as the supreme being, encompassing diverse philosophical schools, rituals, and devotional practices.
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B.
Vedanta
Vedanta is a major Hindu philosophical tradition that interprets and systematizes the teachings of the Upanishads, focusing on the nature of ultimate reality (Brahman) and the self (Atman).
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C.
Jainism
Jainism is an ancient Indian religion that emphasizes non-violence, truth, and asceticism as the path to spiritual liberation.
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D.
Sankhya Yoga
Sankhya Yoga is the second chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, presenting a foundational exposition of spiritual wisdom that distinguishes the eternal self from the temporary body and introduces the path of disciplined, knowledge-based understanding.
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E.
Hinduism
Hinduism is one of the world’s oldest major religions, originating in the Indian subcontinent and characterized by diverse philosophies, rituals, and traditions centered on concepts like dharma, karma, and moksha.
- 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: Shaktism Target entity description: Shaktism is a major Hindu tradition that centers on the worship of the Divine Mother (Shakti) as the supreme, all-encompassing cosmic power.
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A.
Shaivism
Shaivism is a major Hindu tradition centered on the worship of the god Shiva as the supreme being, encompassing diverse philosophical schools, rituals, and devotional practices.
-
B.
Vedanta
Vedanta is a major Hindu philosophical tradition that interprets and systematizes the teachings of the Upanishads, focusing on the nature of ultimate reality (Brahman) and the self (Atman).
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C.
Jainism
Jainism is an ancient Indian religion that emphasizes non-violence, truth, and asceticism as the path to spiritual liberation.
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D.
Sankhya Yoga
Sankhya Yoga is the second chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, presenting a foundational exposition of spiritual wisdom that distinguishes the eternal self from the temporary body and introduces the path of disciplined, knowledge-based understanding.
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E.
Hinduism
Hinduism is one of the world’s oldest major religions, originating in the Indian subcontinent and characterized by diverse philosophies, rituals, and traditions centered on concepts like dharma, karma, and moksha.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu denomination
ⓘ
Hindu tradition ⓘ religious tradition ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Tripura Sundari
ⓘ
surface form:
Bhuvaneshwari
Chandi ⓘ Devi ⓘ
surface form:
Durga
Kali ⓘ Lalita ⓘ
surface form:
Lalita Tripurasundari
Mahavidyas ⓘ Devi ⓘ
surface form:
Parvati
|
| coreBelief |
Shakti is the all-encompassing cosmic power
ⓘ
Brahman ⓘ
surface form:
Shakti is the supreme reality
|
| coreDeity |
Devi
ⓘ
surface form:
Divine Mother
Devi ⓘ
surface form:
Shakti
|
| cosmologyView | universe is manifestation of Shakti ⓘ |
| geographicPresence |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
India ⓘ Nepal ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| goal |
moksha
ⓘ
union with the Divine Mother ⓘ |
| importantFestival |
Durga Puja
ⓘ
Kali Puja ⓘ Navaratri ⓘ |
| majorBranch |
Kalikula
ⓘ
Srikula ⓘ |
| majorText |
Devi Bhagavata Purana
ⓘ
Devi Mahatmya ⓘ Lalita Sahasranama ⓘ Saundarya Lahari ⓘ Shakta Upanishads ⓘ Tantras ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation |
monistic
ⓘ
monotheistic ⓘ panentheistic ⓘ |
| relatedTradition |
Shaivism
ⓘ
Smartism ⓘ Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| templeType | Shakti Peetha ⓘ |
| usesRitual |
Tantric rituals
ⓘ
mantra ⓘ puja ⓘ yantra ⓘ |
| viewOfShiva |
Shiva
ⓘ
surface form:
Shiva is Shakti’s consort
Shiva is powerless without Shakti ⓘ |
| worshipFocus |
Devi
ⓘ
Divine feminine ⓘ goddess ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Shaktism Description of subject: Shaktism is a major Hindu tradition that centers on the worship of the Divine Mother (Shakti) as the supreme, all-encompassing cosmic power.
Referenced by (53)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shakta Vedanta
subject surface form:
Shakti
subject surface form:
Shakti
this entity surface form:
Tantric Shaktism
subject surface form:
Chandi Mandir
this entity surface form:
Shakta tradition
this entity surface form:
Tantric Shaktism
subject surface form:
Durga Mandir (Varanasi)
this entity surface form:
non-dual Shakta Vedanta
this entity surface form:
Shakta Tantra
this entity surface form:
Shakta theology
subject surface form:
Jeen Mata temple