Three Natures (trisvabhāva)
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Three Natures (trisvabhāva) is a central Yogācāra Buddhist doctrine that analyzes reality into three modes—imagined, dependent, and perfected—to explain how delusion arises and how ultimate truth is realized.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Three Natures (trisvabhāva) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12017468 — 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: Three Natures (trisvabhāva) Context triple: [Hosso sect, coreDoctrine, Three Natures (trisvabhāva)]
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Three Marks of Existence
The Three Marks of Existence are core Buddhist teachings that describe the fundamental characteristics of all conditioned phenomena: impermanence, unsatisfactoriness, and non-self.
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Trika (threefold) system
Trika (threefold) system is a major non-dual tantric school within Kashmir Shaivism that emphasizes the unity of consciousness through a triadic framework of divine principles, practices, and metaphysics.
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C.
Three Jewels of Buddhism
The Three Jewels of Buddhism are the central objects of refuge in Buddhist practice, comprising the Buddha, the Dharma (his teachings), and the Sangha (the community of practitioners).
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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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Non-dualism (advaya)
Non-dualism (advaya) is a philosophical and spiritual doctrine asserting that ultimate reality is a single, indivisible unity beyond all dualistic distinctions such as subject and object.
- 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: Three Natures (trisvabhāva) Target entity description: Three Natures (trisvabhāva) is a central Yogācāra Buddhist doctrine that analyzes reality into three modes—imagined, dependent, and perfected—to explain how delusion arises and how ultimate truth is realized.
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A.
Three Marks of Existence
The Three Marks of Existence are core Buddhist teachings that describe the fundamental characteristics of all conditioned phenomena: impermanence, unsatisfactoriness, and non-self.
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B.
Trika (threefold) system
Trika (threefold) system is a major non-dual tantric school within Kashmir Shaivism that emphasizes the unity of consciousness through a triadic framework of divine principles, practices, and metaphysics.
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C.
Three Jewels of Buddhism
The Three Jewels of Buddhism are the central objects of refuge in Buddhist practice, comprising the Buddha, the Dharma (his teachings), and the Sangha (the community of practitioners).
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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.
Non-dualism (advaya)
Non-dualism (advaya) is a philosophical and spiritual doctrine asserting that ultimate reality is a single, indivisible unity beyond all dualistic distinctions such as subject and object.
- F. None of above. chosen
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