Shakyamuni Buddha
E57288
Shakyamuni Buddha is the historical founder of Buddhism, revered as an enlightened teacher who attained awakening and taught the path to liberation from suffering.
All labels observed (21)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gautama Buddha | 86 |
| Buddha | 54 |
| Siddhartha Gautama | 22 |
| Shakyamuni Buddha canonical | 11 |
| Śākyamuni Buddha | 10 |
| the Buddha | 6 |
| Buddha Shakyamuni | 3 |
| The Buddha | 2 |
| Buddha (in some Buddhist traditions) | 1 |
| Buddha (in some lists) | 1 |
| Buddha Gautama | 1 |
| Buddha Śākyamuni | 1 |
| Gautama Buddha (in Zen patriarchal lineage) | 1 |
| Jowo Shakyamuni | 1 |
| Original Buddha | 1 |
| Sakyamuni Buddha | 1 |
| Shaka Nyorai (Śākyamuni Buddha) | 1 |
| Tathāgata | 1 |
| historical Buddha Shakyamuni | 1 |
| Śākyamuni | 1 |
| 釈迦如来 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T453433 — 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: Shakyamuni Buddha Context triple: [Guiyuan Temple, hasDeity, Shakyamuni Buddha]
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A.
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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B.
Mahavira
Mahavira was the 24th and last Tirthankara of Jainism, revered as a great spiritual teacher who revitalized and systematized the Jain religious tradition.
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C.
Adi Shankaracharya
Adi Shankaracharya was an 8th-century Indian philosopher and theologian who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta and played a key role in reviving Hinduism through his writings and monastic institutions.
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D.
Tirthankaras
Tirthankaras are enlightened spiritual teachers in Jainism who have conquered the cycle of birth and death and show the path of liberation to others.
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E.
Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism and a globally recognized advocate for peace, nonviolence, and human rights.
- 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: Shakyamuni Buddha Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
Mahavira
Mahavira was the 24th and last Tirthankara of Jainism, revered as a great spiritual teacher who revitalized and systematized the Jain religious tradition.
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C.
Adi Shankaracharya
Adi Shankaracharya was an 8th-century Indian philosopher and theologian who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta and played a key role in reviving Hinduism through his writings and monastic institutions.
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D.
Tirthankaras
Tirthankaras are enlightened spiritual teachers in Jainism who have conquered the cycle of birth and death and show the path of liberation to others.
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E.
Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism and a globally recognized advocate for peace, nonviolence, and human rights.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (89)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddha
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ religious founder ⓘ spiritual teacher ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | around 80 ⓘ |
| ageAtEnlightenment | around 35 ⓘ |
| ageAtRenunciation | around 29 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Shakyamuni Buddha
ⓘ
surface form:
Gautama Buddha
Shakyamuni Buddha ⓘ
surface form:
Sakyamuni Buddha
Shakyamuni Buddha ⓘ
surface form:
Siddhartha Gautama
Shakyamuni Buddha ⓘ
surface form:
Śākyamuni
|
| approximateBirthCenturyBCE |
5th century BCE
ⓘ
6th century BCE ⓘ |
| approximateDeathCenturyBCE | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mahayana
ⓘ
surface form:
Mahāyāna Buddhism
Theravada ⓘ
surface form:
Theravāda Buddhism
Vajrayana ⓘ
surface form:
Vajrayāna Buddhism
|
| attainedEnlightenment | yes ⓘ |
| auntAndFosterMother | Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī ⓘ |
| birthName |
Shakyamuni Buddha
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Siddhartha Gautama
|
| birthPlace | Lumbini ⓘ |
| birthRegion |
Shakya republic
ⓘ
ancient India ⓘ present-day Nepal region ⓘ |
| centralTeaching |
Four Noble Truths
ⓘ
Middle Way ⓘ Eightfold Path ⓘ
surface form:
Noble Eightfold Path
dependent origination ⓘ impermanence (anicca) ⓘ non-self (anattā) ⓘ suffering (dukkha) ⓘ |
| child | Rāhula ⓘ |
| clan | Shakya ⓘ |
| coreEthicalTeaching |
compassion (karuṇā)
ⓘ
five precepts ⓘ loving-kindness (mettā) ⓘ non-harming (ahiṃsā) ⓘ |
| cosmologicalStatusInTradition | perfectly enlightened Buddha of this age ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Kushinagar ⓘ |
| deathRegion | ancient India ⓘ |
| disciples |
Mahākāśyapa
ⓘ
Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī ⓘ Maudgalyāyana ⓘ Rāhula ⓘ Yaśodharā ⓘ Ānanda ⓘ Śāriputra ⓘ |
| established |
Sangha
ⓘ
surface form:
Bhikkhu Sangha
Sangha ⓘ
surface form:
Bhikkhunī Sangha
Sangha ⓘ |
| familyName | Gautama ⓘ |
| father | Śuddhodana ⓘ |
| finalPassing | parinirvāṇa ⓘ |
| firstSermonEvent | Turning of the Wheel of Dharma ⓘ |
| firstSermonPlace | Sarnath ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Bhagavān
ⓘ
Shakyamuni Buddha self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Tathāgata
Shakyamuni Buddha self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Buddha
|
| influenced |
Asian philosophy
ⓘ
ethics ⓘ meditation practices worldwide ⓘ world religions ⓘ |
| languageOfEarlyTeachings | Magadhi-related Middle Indo-Aryan ⓘ |
| meditationTeaching |
samatha
ⓘ
vipassanā ⓘ |
| mother | Māyādevī ⓘ |
| placeOfEnlightenment | Bodh Gaya ⓘ |
| religionFounded | Buddhism ⓘ |
| renouncedWorldlyLife | yes ⓘ |
| roleInBuddhism |
founder of Buddhism
ⓘ
fully enlightened teacher ⓘ |
| scripturalTraditions |
Tripitaka
ⓘ
surface form:
Pāli Canon
Āgamas ⓘ |
| socialStatusAtBirth | prince ⓘ |
| spouse | Yaśodharā ⓘ |
| symbol |
Bodhi tree
ⓘ
surface form:
Bodhi Tree
Dharma Chakra ⓘ
surface form:
Dharma wheel
lotus ⓘ |
| taughtGoal |
liberation from suffering
ⓘ
nirvāṇa ⓘ |
| treeOfEnlightenment |
Bodhi tree
ⓘ
surface form:
Bodhi Tree
|
| veneratedIn |
China
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Japan ⓘ Korean Peninsula ⓘ
surface form:
Korea
Myanmar ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ Thailand ⓘ Tibet Autonomous Region ⓘ
surface form:
Tibet
Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shakyamuni Buddha Description of subject: Shakyamuni Buddha is the historical founder of Buddhism, revered as an enlightened teacher who attained awakening and taught the path to liberation from suffering.
Referenced by (207)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gautama Buddha
this entity surface form:
Gautama Buddha
this entity surface form:
Gautama Buddha
this entity surface form:
Gautama Buddha
this entity surface form:
Gautama Buddha
this entity surface form:
Siddhartha Gautama