Vaivasvata Manvantara
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Vaivasvata Manvantara is the current cosmic age in Hindu cosmology, presided over by the Manu Vaivasvata (Shraddhadeva), during which the present human race and world order exist.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vaivasvata Manvantara canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9119362 — 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: Vaivasvata Manvantara Context triple: [Shraddhadeva Manu, cosmologicalPeriod, Vaivasvata Manvantara]
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A.
Mahayuga
Mahayuga is a complete cycle of four Hindu cosmic ages (yugas) that together represent a full epoch in traditional Indian cosmology.
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B.
Treta Yuga
Treta Yuga is the second of the four Hindu cosmic ages, known for the incarnations of Lord Vishnu such as Rama and for a gradual decline in human virtue compared to the preceding Satya Yuga.
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C.
Dvapara Yuga
Dvapara Yuga is the third of the four cyclical ages (yugas) in Hindu cosmology, characterized by a gradual decline in virtue and the setting for many events in the Mahabharata, including the life of Krishna.
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D.
Satya Yuga
Satya Yuga is the first and most virtuous of the four cyclical ages in Hindu cosmology, characterized by truth, righteousness, and spiritual purity.
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E.
Kali Yuga
Kali Yuga is the fourth and final age in the Hindu cyclical concept of time, characterized by moral decline, spiritual degradation, and the predominance of conflict and materialism.
- 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: Vaivasvata Manvantara Target entity description: Vaivasvata Manvantara is the current cosmic age in Hindu cosmology, presided over by the Manu Vaivasvata (Shraddhadeva), during which the present human race and world order exist.
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A.
Mahayuga
Mahayuga is a complete cycle of four Hindu cosmic ages (yugas) that together represent a full epoch in traditional Indian cosmology.
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B.
Treta Yuga
Treta Yuga is the second of the four Hindu cosmic ages, known for the incarnations of Lord Vishnu such as Rama and for a gradual decline in human virtue compared to the preceding Satya Yuga.
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C.
Dvapara Yuga
Dvapara Yuga is the third of the four cyclical ages (yugas) in Hindu cosmology, characterized by a gradual decline in virtue and the setting for many events in the Mahabharata, including the life of Krishna.
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D.
Satya Yuga
Satya Yuga is the first and most virtuous of the four cyclical ages in Hindu cosmology, characterized by truth, righteousness, and spiritual purity.
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E.
Kali Yuga
Kali Yuga is the fourth and final age in the Hindu cyclical concept of time, characterized by moral decline, spiritual degradation, and the predominance of conflict and materialism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Manvantara
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cosmic age ⓘ period in Hindu cosmology ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Matsya avatar of Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Dvapara Yuga
ⓘ
Kali Yuga NERFINISHED ⓘ Satya Yuga NERFINISHED ⓘ Treta Yuga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmicContext | part of a Kalpa of Brahma ⓘ |
| cosmicLocation |
Bhuloka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmologicalSystem | Hindu cosmology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentStatus | present Manvantara ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Bhagavata Purana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ Matsya Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ Puranas NERFINISHED ⓘ Vishnu Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| duration |
306,720,000 human years
ⓘ
71 Mahayugas ⓘ |
| follows | Chakshusha Manvantara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
creation and dissolution cycles
ⓘ
cyclical time ⓘ |
| hasDeityGroup | Adityas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEvent | great flood of Vaivasvata Manu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGuardianDeity | Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHumanRace | present human race ⓘ |
| hasIndra | Indra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasManu | Vaivasvata Manu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPatronymic | named after Vaivasvata Manu ⓘ |
| hasPositionInSequence | seventh Manvantara ⓘ |
| hasRishis |
Saptarishi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
seven sages ⓘ |
| hasWorldOrder | present world order ⓘ |
| languageOfSources | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| numberOfManvantarasPerKalpa | 14 ⓘ |
| ontologyType | mythological time period ⓘ |
| partOf |
Shveta-Varaha Kalpa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
current Kalpa ⓘ |
| precedes | future eighth Manvantara ⓘ |
| presidedBy |
Shraddhadeva Manu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vaivasvata Manu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Kalpa
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Mahayuga NERFINISHED ⓘ Yuga cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| tradition | Puranic cosmology ⓘ |
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Subject: Vaivasvata Manvantara Description of subject: Vaivasvata Manvantara is the current cosmic age in Hindu cosmology, presided over by the Manu Vaivasvata (Shraddhadeva), during which the present human race and world order exist.
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