Maudgalyāyana
E279890
Maudgalyāyana is one of the Buddha’s foremost disciples in early Buddhism, renowned for his extraordinary supernatural powers and deep spiritual insight.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mahāmaudgalyāyana | 3 |
| Mahāmoggallāna | 1 |
| Maudgalyāyana canonical | 1 |
| Moggallāna | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2563174 — 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: Maudgalyāyana Context triple: [Shakyamuni Buddha, disciples, Maudgalyāyana]
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A.
Śāriputra
Śāriputra is one of the Buddha’s foremost disciples in early Buddhism, renowned for his exceptional wisdom and role as a chief disciple in the Buddhist tradition.
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B.
Maitreya
Maitreya is the future Buddha in Buddhist tradition, prophesied to appear on Earth, achieve complete enlightenment, and teach the pure dharma.
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C.
Somānanda
Somānanda was an early Kashmiri Śaiva philosopher and theologian whose non-dual Trika teachings helped lay the foundations for later thinkers like Abhinavagupta.
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D.
Bồ Đề
Bồ Đề is an urban ward of Long Biên District in Hanoi, Vietnam, known for its dense residential areas and proximity to central Hanoi across the Red River.
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E.
Bodhidharma
Bodhidharma is a semi-legendary Indian monk traditionally credited with bringing Zen (Chan) Buddhism to China and emphasizing direct meditation over scriptural study.
- 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: Maudgalyāyana Target entity description: Maudgalyāyana is one of the Buddha’s foremost disciples in early Buddhism, renowned for his extraordinary supernatural powers and deep spiritual insight.
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A.
Śāriputra
Śāriputra is one of the Buddha’s foremost disciples in early Buddhism, renowned for his exceptional wisdom and role as a chief disciple in the Buddhist tradition.
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B.
Maitreya
Maitreya is the future Buddha in Buddhist tradition, prophesied to appear on Earth, achieve complete enlightenment, and teach the pure dharma.
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C.
Somānanda
Somānanda was an early Kashmiri Śaiva philosopher and theologian whose non-dual Trika teachings helped lay the foundations for later thinkers like Abhinavagupta.
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D.
Bồ Đề
Bồ Đề is an urban ward of Long Biên District in Hanoi, Vietnam, known for its dense residential areas and proximity to central Hanoi across the Red River.
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E.
Bodhidharma
Bodhidharma is a semi-legendary Indian monk traditionally credited with bringing Zen (Chan) Buddhism to China and emphasizing direct meditation over scriptural study.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monk
ⓘ
arahant ⓘ disciple of the Buddha ⓘ early Buddhist figure ⓘ śrāvaka ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Āgamas
ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese Āgamas
the Pali Canon ⓘ
surface form:
Pāli Canon
Sutta Pitaka ⓘ
surface form:
Sutta Piṭaka
Vinaya Pitaka ⓘ
surface form:
Vinaya Piṭaka
various Mahāyāna sūtras ⓘ |
| associatedPractice | meditation on supernatural powers ⓘ |
| associatedRegion | Magadha ⓘ |
| associatedWithFestival |
Ullambana Festival
ⓘ
surface form:
Ullambana (Ghost Festival)
|
| attainedArahantship |
shortly after ordination
ⓘ
through intensive meditation ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Kolita village ⓘ |
| closeDiscipleWith | Śāriputra ⓘ |
| closeFriendOf | Śāriputra ⓘ |
| coChiefDiscipleWith | Śāriputra ⓘ |
| deathInterpretedAs | result of past karma ⓘ |
| diedBy |
being beaten by hired assassins
ⓘ
violent death ⓘ |
| familyBackground | brahmin family ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Kolita
ⓘ
Maudgalyāyana ⓘ
surface form:
Mahāmaudgalyāyana
Maudgalyāyana ⓘ
surface form:
Mahāmoggallāna
Maudgalyāyana ⓘ
surface form:
Moggallāna
|
| influenced | later Buddhist miracle stories ⓘ |
| isForemostIn |
iddhi
ⓘ
psychic powers ⓘ supernatural powers ⓘ |
| isOneOf | two chief male disciples of the Buddha ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ability to travel to heavenly realms
ⓘ
ability to travel to hell realms ⓘ deep spiritual insight ⓘ extraordinary supernatural powers ⓘ miraculous feats ⓘ rescuing beings from suffering realms ⓘ telepathic abilities ⓘ |
| praisedAs | foremost in psychic powers among the disciples ⓘ |
| praisedBy |
Shakyamuni Buddha
ⓘ
surface form:
Gautama Buddha
|
| preOrdinationName | Kolita ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| roleInTradition |
model of mastery of meditative powers
ⓘ
protector of the Saṅgha in some traditions ⓘ |
| teacher |
Shakyamuni Buddha
ⓘ
surface form:
Gautama Buddha
|
| tookRefugeIn |
Shakyamuni Buddha
ⓘ
surface form:
Gautama Buddha
|
| tradition |
Mahayana
ⓘ
surface form:
Mahāyāna
Theravada ⓘ
surface form:
Theravāda
|
| veneratedAs | Bodhisattva in some Mahāyāna traditions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maudgalyāyana Description of subject: Maudgalyāyana is one of the Buddha’s foremost disciples in early Buddhism, renowned for his extraordinary supernatural powers and deep spiritual insight.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mahāmaudgalyāyana
this entity surface form:
Mahāmaudgalyāyana
this entity surface form:
Mahāmaudgalyāyana
this entity surface form:
Moggallāna
this entity surface form:
Mahāmoggallāna