Svetambara canon
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The Svetambara canon is the authoritative collection of sacred Jain scriptures preserved and followed by the Svetambara sect.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Svetambara Jain canon | 1 |
| Svetambara canon canonical | 1 |
| Śvetāmbara Jain canon | 1 |
| Śvetāmbara canon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7573661 — 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: Svetambara canon Context triple: [Jain literature, hasComponent, Svetambara canon]
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A.
Āgamas
Āgamas are early Buddhist scriptural collections preserving discourses attributed to the historical Buddha, closely paralleling the Pali Nikāyas in content and structure.
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B.
Śaiva Āgamas
Śaiva Āgamas are a body of sacred Hindu scriptures central to Śaivism, outlining its theology, ritual practices, temple architecture, and paths to liberation centered on the worship of Śiva.
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C.
Shakta canon
The Shakta canon is the body of Hindu sacred texts that focus on the worship of the Goddess (Devi) as the supreme reality, central to Shaktism.
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D.
Vaikhanasa Agamas
The Vaikhanasa Agamas are a corpus of ancient Vaishnava scriptures that prescribe detailed rituals, temple architecture, and modes of worship for Vishnu and his incarnations, especially in South Indian temple traditions.
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E.
Dharmaguptaka Vinaya
The Dharmaguptaka Vinaya is a foundational Buddhist monastic code, preserved in Chinese translation, that governs the discipline and ordination procedures of many East Asian monastic communities.
- 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: Svetambara canon Target entity description: The Svetambara canon is the authoritative collection of sacred Jain scriptures preserved and followed by the Svetambara sect.
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A.
Āgamas
Āgamas are early Buddhist scriptural collections preserving discourses attributed to the historical Buddha, closely paralleling the Pali Nikāyas in content and structure.
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B.
Śaiva Āgamas
Śaiva Āgamas are a body of sacred Hindu scriptures central to Śaivism, outlining its theology, ritual practices, temple architecture, and paths to liberation centered on the worship of Śiva.
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C.
Shakta canon
The Shakta canon is the body of Hindu sacred texts that focus on the worship of the Goddess (Devi) as the supreme reality, central to Shaktism.
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D.
Vaikhanasa Agamas
The Vaikhanasa Agamas are a corpus of ancient Vaishnava scriptures that prescribe detailed rituals, temple architecture, and modes of worship for Vishnu and his incarnations, especially in South Indian temple traditions.
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E.
Dharmaguptaka Vinaya
The Dharmaguptaka Vinaya is a foundational Buddhist monastic code, preserved in Chinese translation, that governs the discipline and ordination procedures of many East Asian monastic communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jain scripture collection
ⓘ
religious canon ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mahavira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
ahimsa
ⓘ
karma ⓘ liberation ⓘ |
| contains | Jain Agamas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsTeachingsOf | Mahavira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Digambara scriptures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Svetambara Jains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Svetambara sect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicFocus | Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfAngas | 11 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Angas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chedasutras NERFINISHED ⓘ Culikasutras NERFINISHED ⓘ Mulasutras NERFINISHED ⓘ Prakirnakas ⓘ Upangas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesTextType |
didactic
ⓘ
legal ⓘ narrative ⓘ philosophical ⓘ |
| influences |
Svetambara lay conduct
ⓘ
Svetambara monastic rules ⓘ |
| language |
Ardhamagadhi Prakrit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prakrit ⓘ |
| laterWrittenDown | yes ⓘ |
| preservedBy |
Svetambara monastic community
ⓘ
Svetambara scholars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regardedAs |
authoritative scripture collection
ⓘ
sacred text ⓘ |
| regionOfUse |
Gujarat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rajasthan NERFINISHED ⓘ Western India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Jain Agamas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousBranch | Svetambara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Jainism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptureStatus |
authoritative for Svetambara Jains
ⓘ
canonical ⓘ |
| timeOfCompilation | early centuries CE ⓘ |
| traditionalNumberOfAngas | 12 ⓘ |
| transmittedAs | oral tradition ⓘ |
| usedFor |
doctrinal instruction
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ethical guidance ⓘ monastic discipline ⓘ ritual practice ⓘ |
| viewedAs | preserved teachings of Mahavira ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Svetambara canon Description of subject: The Svetambara canon is the authoritative collection of sacred Jain scriptures preserved and followed by the Svetambara sect.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Svetambara Jain canon
this entity surface form:
Śvetāmbara canon
this entity surface form:
Śvetāmbara Jain canon