Koṇāgamana Buddha
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Koṇāgamana Buddha is revered in Theravāda Buddhist tradition as one of the past Buddhas who attained enlightenment long before the historical Gautama Buddha.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Koṇāgamana Buddha canonical | 2 |
| Buddha as awakened teacher | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9125394 — 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: Koṇāgamana Buddha Context triple: [Shwedagon Pagoda, dedicatedTo, Koṇāgamana Buddha]
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Kakusandha Buddha
Kakusandha Buddha is regarded in Buddhist tradition as one of the past Buddhas who attained enlightenment long before Gautama Buddha and is venerated as a fully awakened teacher.
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B.
Ash Buddha
Ash Buddha is a large-scale sculptural installation by contemporary Chinese artist Zhang Huan, created from incense ash to explore themes of spirituality, impermanence, and collective memory.
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Bodhi
Bodhi is the enlightened understanding or awakening in Buddhism, representing the profound realization of the true nature of reality.
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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.
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.
- 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: Koṇāgamana Buddha Target entity description: Koṇāgamana Buddha is revered in Theravāda Buddhist tradition as one of the past Buddhas who attained enlightenment long before the historical Gautama Buddha.
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A.
Kakusandha Buddha
Kakusandha Buddha is regarded in Buddhist tradition as one of the past Buddhas who attained enlightenment long before Gautama Buddha and is venerated as a fully awakened teacher.
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B.
Ash Buddha
Ash Buddha is a large-scale sculptural installation by contemporary Chinese artist Zhang Huan, created from incense ash to explore themes of spirituality, impermanence, and collective memory.
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C.
Bodhi
Bodhi is the enlightened understanding or awakening in Buddhism, representing the profound realization of the true nature of reality.
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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.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddha
ⓘ
enlightened being ⓘ figure in Theravāda Buddhism ⓘ past Buddha ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Buddha lineage ⓘ |
| attained | enlightenment ⓘ |
| category |
Theravāda canonical figure
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mythic and religious figure ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrderAmongPastBuddhas | one of the 24 Buddhas before Gautama ⓘ |
| comparedWith | Gautama Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmicStatus | perfectly enlightened teacher of gods and humans (according to tradition) ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
possessor of great compassion (according to tradition)
ⓘ
possessor of the Ten Powers (according to tradition) ⓘ |
| hasDevotees |
Theravāda lay followers
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Theravāda monastics ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
omniscient wisdom (according to tradition)
ⓘ
perfect concentration (according to tradition) ⓘ perfect insight (according to tradition) ⓘ perfect liberation (according to tradition) ⓘ perfect morality (according to tradition) ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Pāli ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Buddhavaṃsa
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Pāli Canon NERFINISHED ⓘ Theravāda commentaries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Theravāda Buddhists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| roleInTradition | one of the past Buddhas ⓘ |
| scriptureRole | subject of narratives in Buddhavaṃsa ⓘ |
| temporalRelationToGautama | belongs to a previous aeon ⓘ |
| timeRelativeToGautama | long before Gautama Buddha ⓘ |
| tradition | Theravāda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | Fully Enlightened One ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Burmese Theravāda tradition
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Cambodian Theravāda tradition ⓘ Lao Theravāda tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lankan Theravāda tradition ⓘ Thai Theravāda tradition ⓘ |
| worldSystem | previous world-cycle ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Koṇāgamana Buddha Description of subject: Koṇāgamana Buddha is revered in Theravāda Buddhist tradition as one of the past Buddhas who attained enlightenment long before the historical Gautama Buddha.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Buddha as awakened teacher