Amitābha Buddha
E292234
Amitābha Buddha is a celestial buddha revered in Mahayana Buddhism as the embodiment of infinite light and compassion who presides over the Western Pure Land, a realm of bliss and salvation.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amida Buddha | 10 |
| Amitābha Buddha canonical | 10 |
| Amida Nyorai | 5 |
| Amitabha Buddha | 2 |
| Amitabha Tathāgata | 1 |
| Amitābha | 1 |
| Amitāyus | 1 |
| Amitāyus (another name of Amitābha) | 1 |
| Amitāyus Buddha | 1 |
| Eternal Buddha | 1 |
| Ἄμιδα (Amida) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2722336 — 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: Amitābha Buddha Context triple: [Pure Land Buddhism, centralDeity, Amitābha Buddha]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Buddha
"Buddha" is a biographical and historical study of Siddhartha Gautama by religious historian Karen Armstrong, exploring the life, teachings, and enduring influence of the Buddha.
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D.
Shakyamuni Buddha
Shakyamuni Buddha is the historical founder of Buddhism, revered as an enlightened teacher who attained awakening and taught the path to liberation from suffering.
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E.
Maudgalyāyana
Maudgalyāyana is one of the Buddha’s foremost disciples in early Buddhism, renowned for his extraordinary supernatural powers and deep spiritual insight.
- 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: Amitābha Buddha Target entity description: Amitābha Buddha is a celestial buddha revered in Mahayana Buddhism as the embodiment of infinite light and compassion who presides over the Western Pure Land, a realm of bliss and salvation.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Buddha
"Buddha" is a biographical and historical study of Siddhartha Gautama by religious historian Karen Armstrong, exploring the life, teachings, and enduring influence of the Buddha.
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D.
Shakyamuni Buddha
Shakyamuni Buddha is the historical founder of Buddhism, revered as an enlightened teacher who attained awakening and taught the path to liberation from suffering.
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E.
Maudgalyāyana
Maudgalyāyana is one of the Buddha’s foremost disciples in early Buddhism, renowned for his extraordinary supernatural powers and deep spiritual insight.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mahāyāna Buddhist deity
ⓘ
buddha ⓘ celestial buddha ⓘ |
| associatedBodhisattva |
Avalokiteśvara
ⓘ
Mahāsthāmaprāpta ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
boundless compassion
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infinite life ⓘ infinite light ⓘ |
| associatedPractice |
nembutsu
ⓘ
nianfo ⓘ recitation of his name ⓘ visualization of Sukhāvatī ⓘ |
| associatedRealmQuality |
absence of suffering
ⓘ
bliss ⓘ |
| associatedScripture |
Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra
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Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra ⓘ Shorter Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Guhyasamāja
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surface form:
Five Dhyāni Buddhas in Vajrayāna interpretations
|
| centralFigureOf |
Pure Land Buddhism
ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese Pure Land Buddhism
Jōdo Shinshū ⓘ Jōdo-shū ⓘ Pure Land Buddhism ⓘ
surface form:
Pure Land schools
Pure Land Buddhism ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnamese Pure Land Buddhism
|
| correspondsToDirection | west in Vajrayāna mandalas ⓘ |
| correspondsToElement | fire in some Vajrayāna systems ⓘ |
| correspondsToSkandha | saṃjñā (perception) in some Vajrayāna systems ⓘ |
| direction | west ⓘ |
| iconography |
hands in meditation mudrā
ⓘ
lotus throne ⓘ red-colored body ⓘ seated in meditation posture ⓘ |
| keyVow |
vow to establish a Pure Land for sentient beings
ⓘ
vow to save beings who sincerely call his name ⓘ |
| meaningOfName |
Infinite Light
ⓘ
surface form:
Immeasurable Light
Infinite Light ⓘ |
| otherName |
Amitābha Buddha
ⓘ
surface form:
Amida Buddha
Amitābha Buddha ⓘ
surface form:
Amida Nyorai
Amitābha Buddha ⓘ
surface form:
Amitabha Tathāgata
Amituofo ⓘ Amitābha Buddha ⓘ
surface form:
Amitāyus
|
| presidesOver | Western Pure Land ⓘ |
| realmName | Sukhāvatī ⓘ |
| realmType |
Pure Land Buddhism
ⓘ
surface form:
Pure Land
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| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| role |
embodiment of compassion
ⓘ
embodiment of wisdom light ⓘ savior figure in Pure Land Buddhism ⓘ |
| tradition |
Mahayana
ⓘ
surface form:
Mahāyāna Buddhism
Pure Land Buddhism ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
China
ⓘ
East Asia ⓘ Himalayan Buddhism ⓘ Japan ⓘ Korea ⓘ Tibet Autonomous Region ⓘ
surface form:
Tibet
Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| vowType | forty-eight vows ⓘ |
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: Amitābha Buddha Description of subject: Amitābha Buddha is a celestial buddha revered in Mahayana Buddhism as the embodiment of infinite light and compassion who presides over the Western Pure Land, a realm of bliss and salvation.
Referenced by (34)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Amitabha Buddha
this entity surface form:
Amida Buddha
this entity surface form:
Amida Nyorai
this entity surface form:
Amitāyus (another name of Amitābha)
this entity surface form:
Amida Buddha
this entity surface form:
Amitāyus
this entity surface form:
Amida Nyorai
this entity surface form:
Amitabha Tathāgata
this entity surface form:
Amitābha
this entity surface form:
Amida Buddha
this entity surface form:
Amitabha Buddha
this entity surface form:
Eternal Buddha
this entity surface form:
Amida Buddha
this entity surface form:
Amitāyus Buddha
this entity surface form:
Amida Buddha
this entity surface form:
Amida Buddha
this entity surface form:
Amida Nyorai
this entity surface form:
Ἄμιδα (Amida)
subject surface form:
Zenkō-ji
this entity surface form:
Amida Nyorai
this entity surface form:
Amida Nyorai
this entity surface form:
Amida Buddha
this entity surface form:
Amida Buddha
this entity surface form:
Amida Buddha