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it belongs to the Buddhist traditions.", "master_systems": [] } }, "sources": [ { "id": "wikidata", "title": "Wikidata item Q42927: nirvana", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42927", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "identity and sense of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api" }, { "id": "wikipedia-en", "title": "Wikipedia: Nirvana", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvana", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "general description of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink" } ], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "understand", "name": "Understand", "description": "What nirvana is.", "rationale": "Attribution.", "layers": [ { "id": "definition", "name": "Definition", "description": "Definition.", "findings": [ { "id": "definition-finding", "name": "Definition", "description": "Definition.", "questions": [ { "text": "What is nirvana in Buddhism, and how do the traditions describe it, with sources attributed?", "kind": "definition" }, { "text": "Is the question about the Buddhist concept, Hindu or Jain usage, or the colloquial sense?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] }, { "id": "kinds", "name": "Kinds", "description": "Distinctions.", "findings": [ { "id": "kinds-finding", "name": "Kinds", "description": "Kinds.", "questions": [ { "text": "What are nirvana with remainder, final nirvana and terms such as niepan and yuanji?", "kind": "definition" }, { "text": "Which entry fits the specific term?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "traditions", "name": "Traditions", "description": "Traditions.", "rationale": "Attribution.", "layers": [ { "id": "buddhist", "name": "Buddhist", "description": "Buddhist schools.", "findings": [ { "id": "buddhist-finding", "name": "Buddhist", "description": "Buddhist.", "questions": [ { "text": "How do Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana schools interpret nirvana and its relation to emptiness and buddhahood?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Which references are standard?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] }, { "id": "others", "name": "Others", "description": "Hinduism and Jainism.", "findings": [ { "id": "others-finding", "name": "Others", "description": "Others.", "questions": [ { "text": "How do Hindu and Jain traditions use the term nirvana, as they describe it?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Is the presentation respectful and attributed?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "path", "name": "Path", "description": "Path and practice.", "rationale": "Attribution.", "layers": [ { "id": "path", "name": "Path", "description": "The path.", "findings": [ { "id": "path-finding", "name": "Path", "description": "Path.", "questions": [ { "text": "How do the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path lead toward nirvana, according to the tradition?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Which sources are cited?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] }, { "id": "scholarship", "name": "Scholarship", "description": "Scholarship.", "findings": [ { "id": "scholarship-finding", "name": "Scholarship", "description": "Scholarship.", "questions": [ { "text": "What debates exist among scholars about the meaning of nirvana, with positions attributed?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Which entry fits Buddhist studies?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "context", "name": "Context", "description": "Culture.", "rationale": "Context.", "layers": [ { "id": "language", "name": "Language", "description": "Language and translation.", "findings": [ { "id": "language-finding", "name": "Language", "description": "Language.", "questions": [ { "text": "How has nirvana been translated into Chinese, Tibetan and Western languages?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Which entry fits Buddhist terminology?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] }, { "id": "popular", "name": "Popular", "description": "Popular usage.", "findings": [ { "id": "popular-finding", "name": "Popular", "description": "Popular.", "questions": [ { "text": "How is nirvana used in everyday English and popular culture, and how does that differ from the religious sense?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Which entry fits nirvana in popular culture?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] } ] } ] }, "openQuestions": [ "Should parinirvana and moksha be separate primary entries?", "How should textual sources be linked?", "The registry entry has merged a Chinese term alias; 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