Japji Sahib
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Japji Sahib is a foundational Sikh prayer and spiritual hymn composed by Guru Nanak that opens the Guru Granth Sahib and outlines core Sikh theology and meditation on the divine.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Japji Sahib canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2526175 — 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: Japji Sahib Context triple: [Guru Nanak, notableWork, Japji Sahib]
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A.
Guru Granth Sahib
Guru Granth Sahib is the central holy scripture of Sikhism, revered as the eternal living Guru and containing the teachings of Sikh Gurus and various saints in poetic form.
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B.
Dasam Granth
Dasam Granth is a revered Sikh religious scripture traditionally attributed to Guru Gobind Singh, containing hymns, narratives, and philosophical compositions.
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C.
Harmandir Sahib
Harmandir Sahib, also known as the Golden Temple, is the holiest gurdwara and major pilgrimage site of Sikhism located in Amritsar, India.
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D.
Kirat Mundhum
Kirat Mundhum is an indigenous animistic and shamanistic religious tradition of the Kirati people of the Himalayas, centered on nature worship, ancestral veneration, and oral scriptures.
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E.
Har Ki Pauri
Har Ki Pauri is a renowned and sacred riverfront ghat on the Ganges in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, famous for its evening Ganga Aarti and as a major Hindu pilgrimage site.
- 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: Japji Sahib Target entity description: Japji Sahib is a foundational Sikh prayer and spiritual hymn composed by Guru Nanak that opens the Guru Granth Sahib and outlines core Sikh theology and meditation on the divine.
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A.
Guru Granth Sahib
Guru Granth Sahib is the central holy scripture of Sikhism, revered as the eternal living Guru and containing the teachings of Sikh Gurus and various saints in poetic form.
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B.
Dasam Granth
Dasam Granth is a revered Sikh religious scripture traditionally attributed to Guru Gobind Singh, containing hymns, narratives, and philosophical compositions.
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C.
Harmandir Sahib
Harmandir Sahib, also known as the Golden Temple, is the holiest gurdwara and major pilgrimage site of Sikhism located in Amritsar, India.
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D.
Kirat Mundhum
Kirat Mundhum is an indigenous animistic and shamanistic religious tradition of the Kirati people of the Himalayas, centered on nature worship, ancestral veneration, and oral scriptures.
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E.
Har Ki Pauri
Har Ki Pauri is a renowned and sacred riverfront ghat on the Ganges in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, famous for its evening Ganga Aarti and as a major Hindu pilgrimage site.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sikh prayer
ⓘ
religious text ⓘ spiritual hymn ⓘ |
| associatedGuru |
Guru Nanak
ⓘ
surface form:
Guru Nanak Dev
|
| associatedWith | Nitnem ⓘ |
| author | Guru Nanak ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
ethical living
ⓘ
hukam (divine will) ⓘ meditation on the divine ⓘ nam (divine Name) ⓘ oneness of God ⓘ spiritual liberation ⓘ |
| compiledIn | Guru Granth Sahib ⓘ |
| containsLanguage | Sant Bhasha ⓘ |
| doctrine |
Ik Onkar
ⓘ
surface form:
Ik Onkar (One Supreme Reality)
equality of all humans ⓘ formlessness of God ⓘ importance of grace ⓘ importance of truthful living ⓘ rejection of ritualism ⓘ |
| emphasizesPractice |
acceptance of hukam
ⓘ
listening (suniai) ⓘ simran (remembrance of God) ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic poetry
ⓘ
hymn ⓘ |
| hasPart |
38 pauris
ⓘ
Mool Mantar ⓘ final sloks ⓘ |
| influenced | later Sikh theology ⓘ |
| language | Gurmukhi ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
daily Sikh prayer
ⓘ
recited in the morning ⓘ |
| openingTextOf | Guru Granth Sahib ⓘ |
| outlines |
Sikh path of meditation
ⓘ
Sikh understanding of God ⓘ core Sikh theology ⓘ |
| placeInPractice | memorized by many Sikhs ⓘ |
| positionInGuruGranthSahib | opening composition ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Punjabi ⓘ |
| religion | Sikhism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sikh scripture ⓘ |
| reveredAs | summary of Sikh philosophy ⓘ |
| script |
Gurmukhi
ⓘ
surface form:
Gurmukhi script
|
| scriptureStatus | foundational text in Sikhism ⓘ |
| structure |
Mool Mantar introduction
ⓘ
pauris ⓘ sloks ⓘ |
| timeOfRecitation | Amrit Vela ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Japji Sahib Description of subject: Japji Sahib is a foundational Sikh prayer and spiritual hymn composed by Guru Nanak that opens the Guru Granth Sahib and outlines core Sikh theology and meditation on the divine.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Nitnem
subject surface form:
Nitnem