Shravikas
E51277
Shravikas are lay followers in Jainism who observe religious duties and ethical principles while living a household life outside the monastic order.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shravikas canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T407493 — 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: Shravikas Context triple: [Jainism, layFollowers, Shravikas]
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A.
Shadharwan
Shadharwan is the sloped stone base or foundation that runs along the lower exterior walls of the Kaaba in Mecca.
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B.
Anish
Anish is a given name most notably associated with Anish Kapoor, the British-Indian sculptor renowned for his large-scale, often reflective and abstract public artworks.
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C.
Rajat Monga
Rajat Monga is a computer scientist and engineer best known as a co-creator and early lead of TensorFlow at Google Brain.
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D.
Satyendra
Satyendra is the given name of Satyendra Nath Bose, the Indian physicist whose work on quantum mechanics led to the concept of bosons and Bose–Einstein statistics.
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E.
Partha
Partha is a given name commonly used in India, often associated with figures in academia, arts, and public life.
- 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: Shravikas Target entity description: Shravikas are lay followers in Jainism who observe religious duties and ethical principles while living a household life outside the monastic order.
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A.
Shadharwan
Shadharwan is the sloped stone base or foundation that runs along the lower exterior walls of the Kaaba in Mecca.
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B.
Anish
Anish is a given name most notably associated with Anish Kapoor, the British-Indian sculptor renowned for his large-scale, often reflective and abstract public artworks.
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C.
Rajat Monga
Rajat Monga is a computer scientist and engineer best known as a co-creator and early lead of TensorFlow at Google Brain.
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D.
Satyendra
Satyendra is the given name of Satyendra Nath Bose, the Indian physicist whose work on quantum mechanics led to the concept of bosons and Bose–Einstein statistics.
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E.
Partha
Partha is a given name commonly used in India, often associated with figures in academia, arts, and public life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lay followers in Jainism
ⓘ
religious community ⓘ |
| aimsFor | spiritual progress while remaining householders ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jain festivals
ⓘ
Jain rituals ⓘ Jain temples ⓘ |
| collectiveTermFor | female Jain laity ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Shravakas (male lay followers) ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
organize and participate in Jain community activities
ⓘ
transmit Jain values within the family ⓘ |
| demographic | primarily women householders in Jainism ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | Jain monastic order ⓘ |
| ethicalIdeal |
ahimsa (non-violence)
ⓘ
aparigraha (non-possessiveness) ⓘ asteya (non-stealing) ⓘ brahmacharya (chastity, as applicable) ⓘ satya (truthfulness) ⓘ |
| follows |
Jain ethical principles
ⓘ
Jain religious duties ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Digambara Jain communities
ⓘ
Svetambara Jain communities ⓘ |
| gender | female lay followers ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm |
Prakrit
ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ |
| lifestyle | household life ⓘ |
| mayUndertake | supplementary vows (gunavratas and shikshavratas) ⓘ |
| meaning | female hearers of the teachings ⓘ |
| moralExpectation | to observe anuvratas (small vows) ⓘ |
| obligation |
to provide alms to monks and nuns
ⓘ
to uphold Jain teachings in family life ⓘ |
| observes |
ethical conduct
ⓘ
vows ⓘ |
| participatesIn |
Paryushana
ⓘ
surface form:
Paryushana observances
Paryushana ⓘ
surface form:
Samvatsari pratikraman
|
| performs |
charity (dana)
ⓘ
daily worship (puja) ⓘ fasting ⓘ scripture listening ⓘ |
| practices | pratikraman (ritual repentance) ⓘ |
| relatedTerm | Shravakas ⓘ |
| religion | Jainism ⓘ |
| role | lay practitioners of Jainism ⓘ |
| scripturalReference |
Jain literature
ⓘ
surface form:
Jain Agamas
later Jain commentarial literature ⓘ |
| socialRole | supporters of Jain monks and nuns ⓘ |
| status | non-monastic members of Jain community ⓘ |
| supports | Jain monastic community ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shravikas Description of subject: Shravikas are lay followers in Jainism who observe religious duties and ethical principles while living a household life outside the monastic order.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.