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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Purpose and description
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.
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.
What it is for: Not applicable; a religious and cultural concept.
It can be explain senses; relay traditions with attribution; describe named paradises; distinguish related ideas.
Distinguishing features
Bliss and harmony
Religious and secular senses
Garden imagery
Matter of faith
What it looks like
Not a visible object; often imagined as a garden.
Physical character
word origin: Old Persian pairidaeza, walled enclosure note
Jannah: paradise in Islamic belief note
Paradise Lost: John Milton, 1667 note
How it is recognised
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
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is related to -
includes -
is contrasted with -
In practice
Families and kinds
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
Standards and regulation
Freedom of religion and belief protections
Failure modes and hazards
Disrespectful framing of belief
Presenting one tradition as universal
Confusing religious and secular senses
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What paradise is.
Attribution.
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.
Attribution.
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.
Sources.
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.
Context.
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
What the second pass must settle
- 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?