paradise
Let an agent explain paradise across religious, mythological and secular senses, relay teachings and scholarship with attribution and respect, describe named paradises in different traditions, and distinguish paradise from heaven in general, the afterlife as a whole, utopia and the garden sense.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What paradise is.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is paradise, and how does it differ from heaven, the afterlife, utopia and paradise gardens? definition
- Is the question about a religious tradition, myth, literature or secular usage? boundary
Traditions
Named paradises.
Traditions
Traditions.
- What are Eden, Jannah, the Pure Land and Elysium, presented respectfully? definition
- Which entry fits the specific tradition? action
Religion Religious teachings.
Abrahamic
Abrahamic traditions.
Abrahamic
Abrahamic.
- How do Judaism, Christianity and Islam describe paradise, with differences attributed? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Others
Other traditions.
Others
Others.
- How do Buddhist, Hindu and ancient traditions describe blessed realms? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Culture Culture.
Literature
Literature and art.
Literature
Literature.
- How have Dante, Milton and artists depicted paradise? provenance
- Which entry fits Paradise Lost? action
Gardens
Paradise gardens.
Gardens
Gardens.
- What are Persian paradise gardens, and how do they relate to the word? provenance
- Which entry fits Persian garden? action
Context Secular senses.
Secular
Secular usage.
Secular
Secular.
- How is paradise used for idyllic places in tourism and everyday language? provenance
- Which entry fits utopia? action
Language
Etymology.
Language
Language.
- How did pairidaeza become paradise in Greek, Latin and other languages? provenance
- Which entry fits etymology? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.PLC
What it is Filled
A place of perfect happiness and harmony, in many religions a heavenly or earthly realm for the righteous or the blessed, such as the Garden of Eden, Jannah in Islam, the Pure Land in Mahayana Buddhism and Elysium in Greek myth, and in secular usage any idyllic place; the word comes from an Old Persian term for a walled garden, and the registry classes paradise as an otherworld and mythical location, which for believers is a matter of faith presented with respect.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain paradise across religious, mythological and secular senses, relay teachings and scholarship with attribution and respect, describe named paradises in different traditions, and distinguish paradise from heaven in general, the afterlife as a whole, utopia and the garden sense.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Bliss and harmony
- Religious and secular senses
- Garden imagery
- Matter of faith
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Present one tradition's paradise as the true or universal one.
- Mock or belittle beliefs about paradise or the afterlife.
- Use promises of paradise to recruit people into harm or violence.
- Confuse the secular sense of an idyllic place with religious teaching.
Only with a human decision
- Speaking about paradise to a grieving or dying person in place of their own faith community.
May
- Explain paradise across religious, mythological and secular senses, attributing each teaching.
- Describe named paradises such as Eden, Jannah and the Pure Land in the terms their traditions use.
Moral aspects Filled
- Beliefs about paradise are sacred to billions and give comfort in grief.
- Promises of paradise have been misused to justify violence and exploitation.
Who is affected
- Believers of each tradition
- Grieving people
- Religious communities
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns it; each religious community holds its own teaching.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q13383731 - registry parent class
- Q3238337 - registry parent class
related
- otherworld - in registry terms
- heaven
- Garden of Eden
- utopia
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.paradise
- Wikidata: Q3363340 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3363340)
Direct properties required Filled
- word origin: Old Persian pairidaeza, walled enclosure note
- Jannah: paradise in Islamic belief note
- Paradise Lost: John Milton, 1667 note
Recognition required Filled
- Place of perfect bliss
- Garden of Eden, Jannah, Pure Land, Elysium, earthly paradise
- Heaven may be broader; the afterlife includes other realms; utopia is a social ideal; paradise gardens are real gardens
- Not a visible object; often imagined as a garden.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain senses
- relay traditions with attribution
- describe named paradises
- distinguish related ideas
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Disrespectful framing of belief
- Presenting one tradition as universal
- Confusing religious and secular senses
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Freedom of religion and belief protections
Context of use required Filled
- Not applicable; a religious and cultural concept.
- Abrahamic paradises such as Eden and Jannah
- Buddhist Pure Lands
- Greek and Norse blessed realms such as Elysium
- earthly paradises in legend
- secular idylls and tourist paradises
- paradise gardens
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q3363340: paradise - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Paradise - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should Jannah and Pure Land be linked as separate entries?
- How should religious studies sources be linked?
- The registry parent mythical location may be insensitive for believers; should it be reviewed?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q3363340/spec.json