Karmasara
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Karmasara is a key Digambara Jain scripture that systematically explains the doctrine of karma and its role in the soul’s bondage and liberation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Karmasara canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10576017 — 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: Karmasara Context triple: [Digambara Jains, importantText, Karmasara]
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Trishna
Trishna is a 2011 British-Indian drama film directed by Michael Winterbottom, loosely based on Thomas Hardy’s novel "Tess of the d’Urbervilles."
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Nagamandala
Nagamandala is a traditional South Indian ritualistic performance and folk dance-drama centered on serpent worship, especially prevalent in the Tulu-speaking regions of Karnataka.
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C.
Manthara
Manthara is a pivotal character in the Indian epic Ramayana, known as Queen Kaikeyi’s scheming maid whose manipulation leads to Rama’s exile.
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D.
Surasamharam
Surasamharam is a Hindu religious festival and ritual reenactment commemorating Lord Murugan’s victory over the demon Surapadman, observed especially during the Skanda Sashti period.
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E.
Kausalya
Kausalya is a revered queen of Ayodhya in the Hindu epic Ramayana, best known as the virtuous and compassionate mother of Lord Rama.
- 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: Karmasara Target entity description: Karmasara is a key Digambara Jain scripture that systematically explains the doctrine of karma and its role in the soul’s bondage and liberation.
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A.
Trishna
Trishna is a 2011 British-Indian drama film directed by Michael Winterbottom, loosely based on Thomas Hardy’s novel "Tess of the d’Urbervilles."
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B.
Nagamandala
Nagamandala is a traditional South Indian ritualistic performance and folk dance-drama centered on serpent worship, especially prevalent in the Tulu-speaking regions of Karnataka.
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C.
Manthara
Manthara is a pivotal character in the Indian epic Ramayana, known as Queen Kaikeyi’s scheming maid whose manipulation leads to Rama’s exile.
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D.
Surasamharam
Surasamharam is a Hindu religious festival and ritual reenactment commemorating Lord Murugan’s victory over the demon Surapadman, observed especially during the Skanda Sashti period.
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E.
Kausalya
Kausalya is a revered queen of Ayodhya in the Hindu epic Ramayana, best known as the virtuous and compassionate mother of Lord Rama.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jain scripture
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religious text ⓘ |
| aimsTo | explain bondage and liberation of the soul ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Digambara monastic curriculum ⓘ |
| cosmologicalFramework | Jain karma cosmology ⓘ |
| describes |
causes of karmic influx
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interaction between soul and karma ⓘ methods to destroy accumulated karma ⓘ methods to stop karmic influx ⓘ |
| doctrinalTheme |
bondage (bandha)
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liberation (moksha) ⓘ non-soul (ajiva) ⓘ shedding (nirjara) ⓘ soul (jiva) ⓘ stoppage (samvara) ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
mechanism of karmic bondage
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nature of karma ⓘ path to moksha ⓘ process of karmic shedding ⓘ types of karma ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic text
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philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| influences | later Digambara doctrinal expositions ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
bondage of the soul
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karma doctrine ⓘ liberation of the soul ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Jain karma theory ⓘ |
| purpose | systematic explanation of karma doctrine ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Jain ethics
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austerities (tapas) ⓘ non-violence (ahimsa) ⓘ spiritual purification ⓘ |
| religiousCanon | Digambara textual tradition ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Jainism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | key Digambara Jain scripture ⓘ |
| sect | Digambara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
Jain monks
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Jain scholars ⓘ students of Jain philosophy ⓘ |
| teaches |
ethical basis of karmic bondage
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importance of right faith ⓘ importance of right knowledge ⓘ role of right conduct in liberation ⓘ |
| usedFor |
doctrinal study in Digambara tradition
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teaching Jain karma theory ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Karmasara Description of subject: Karmasara is a key Digambara Jain scripture that systematically explains the doctrine of karma and its role in the soul’s bondage and liberation.
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