Trāyastriṃśa Heaven’s western side
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Trāyastriṃśa Heaven’s western side is the western quarter of the Buddhist heaven of the Thirty-Three, traditionally governed and protected by the guardian king Virūpākṣa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Trāyastriṃśa Heaven’s western side canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11861012 — 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: Trāyastriṃśa Heaven’s western side Context triple: [Virūpākṣa, residesIn, Trāyastriṃśa Heaven’s western side]
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A.
Tristubh
Tristubh is a principal Vedic poetic meter characterized by verses of four lines with eleven syllables each, widely used in ancient Sanskrit hymns.
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B.
Svarga
Svarga is the heavenly realm in Hindu cosmology, ruled by the god Indra and inhabited by gods and righteous souls.
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C.
Brahmaloka
Brahmaloka is the highest heavenly realm in Hindu and Buddhist cosmology, associated with the creator deity Brahma and characterized as a plane of great spiritual purity and bliss.
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D.
Triratna
Triratna is a central Buddhist term referring to the Three Jewels of Buddhism—the Buddha, the Dharma (teachings), and the Sangha (community)—in which practitioners take refuge.
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E.
Trika
Trika is a non-dual Shaiva philosophical tradition from Kashmir that emphasizes the unity of consciousness and reality through the worship and realization of Śiva, Śakti, and the individual self.
- 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: Trāyastriṃśa Heaven’s western side Target entity description: Trāyastriṃśa Heaven’s western side is the western quarter of the Buddhist heaven of the Thirty-Three, traditionally governed and protected by the guardian king Virūpākṣa.
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A.
Tristubh
Tristubh is a principal Vedic poetic meter characterized by verses of four lines with eleven syllables each, widely used in ancient Sanskrit hymns.
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B.
Svarga
Svarga is the heavenly realm in Hindu cosmology, ruled by the god Indra and inhabited by gods and righteous souls.
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C.
Brahmaloka
Brahmaloka is the highest heavenly realm in Hindu and Buddhist cosmology, associated with the creator deity Brahma and characterized as a plane of great spiritual purity and bliss.
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D.
Triratna
Triratna is a central Buddhist term referring to the Three Jewels of Buddhism—the Buddha, the Dharma (teachings), and the Sangha (community)—in which practitioners take refuge.
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E.
Trika
Trika is a non-dual Shaiva philosophical tradition from Kashmir that emphasizes the unity of consciousness and reality through the worship and realization of Śiva, Śakti, and the individual self.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mythological location
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region of heaven ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Virūpākṣa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRealmGuardian | Virūpākṣa GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Heaven of the Thirty-Three NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept | guardians of the four directions ⓘ |
| correspondingHeavenlyKing | Virūpākṣa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmologicalCategory | heavenly quarter ⓘ |
| cosmologicalFunction | domain of the western guardian king ⓘ |
| cosmologicalLevel | Kāmadhātu (Desire Realm) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| direction | west ⓘ |
| governedBy | Virūpākṣa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guardianKing | Virūpākṣa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCounterpart |
Trāyastriṃśa Heaven’s eastern side
ⓘ
Trāyastriṃśa Heaven’s northern side ⓘ Trāyastriṃśa Heaven’s southern side ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Buddhist cosmology ⓘ |
| locatedOn | summit of Mount Sumeru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalRole | western quarter of the Heaven of the Thirty-Three ⓘ |
| oneOfFourQuartersOf | Trāyastriṃśa Heaven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Trāyastriṃśa Heaven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedBy | Virūpākṣa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Four Heavenly Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Buddhism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Trāyastriṃśa Heaven’s western side Description of subject: Trāyastriṃśa Heaven’s western side is the western quarter of the Buddhist heaven of the Thirty-Three, traditionally governed and protected by the guardian king Virūpākṣa.
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