Abraham
contestedAvraham · Ibrahim
Judaism · Christianity · Islam
- covenant
- sacrifice of son
- founding patriarch
Sibling corpus · build the past
Sacred history
A rights-aware index of the world's sacred figures, a claim-backed sacred timeline, and AI-generated contestable correlations across traditions. Every correlation is a claim with evidence and a confidence — never a fact. Candidates, not settled history.
- Figures
- 22
- Traditions
- 13
- Correlations
- 49
- Timeline events
- 21
Local-model pipeline (ollama: nomic-embed-text embeddings + llama3.2:3b synthesis). Cross-tradition correlations are AI-generated candidates emitted as contestable claims with evidence and confidence, never as settled fact. $0 paid AI spend.
Rights · Tier A
Tier-A (public-domain / open / CC0) only. No copyrighted text. Figure metadata, motifs, conventional dates, Wikidata QIDs, and AI-generated contestable correlation claims only.
Sacred timeline
A claim-backed chronology
21 datable anchor points across the traditions, from 1500 BCE to 1947 CE. Dates are conventional scholarly placements, surfaced as claim-backed — disputed dates are flagged, not hidden.
- 1500 BCE
Composition of the Rigvedadate disputed
composition · Hinduism
Oral composition of the oldest Vedic hymns; conventionally placed c. 1500-1200 BCE.
Q183143 ↗ - 1000 BCE
Traditional floruit of Zoroasterdate disputed
life event · Zoroastrianism
Dating ranges widely across scholarship, from the 2nd millennium to the 6th century BCE.
Q4456 ↗ - 571 BCE
Traditional life of Laozidate disputed
life event · Tao / Confucian
Historicity and dates are uncertain; tradition places him as an older contemporary of Confucius.
Q9333 ↗ - 551 BCE
- 540 BCE
Life of Mahaviradate disputed
life event · Jainism
24th and last Tirthankara of the present age; traditionally c. 599-527 BCE.
Q170359 ↗ - 500 BCE
Life of Gautama Buddhadate disputed
life event · Buddhism
Conventional placement c. 6th-5th century BCE; the exact dates remain debated.
Q9441 ↗ - 250 BCE
Greek translation of the Hebrew scriptures (Septuagint)date disputed
translation · Judaism · Christianity
Began with the Torah in Alexandria in the 3rd century BCE; the rest followed over the next two centuries.
Q131405 ↗ - 4 BCE
Life of Jesus of Nazarethdate disputed
life event · Christianity
Most scholarship places his birth c. 6-4 BCE and death c. 30-33 CE.
Q302 ↗ - 50 CE
Council of Jerusalemdate disputed
council · Christianity
Early apostolic meeting described in Acts; conventionally dated c. 48-50 CE.
Q727072 ↗ - 325 CE
First Council of Nicaea
council · Christianity
Convened by Constantine; produced the original Nicene Creed and addressed the dating of Easter.
Q51993 ↗ - 451 CE
Council of Chalcedon
council · Christianity
Defined the two natures of Christ; a fault line between Chalcedonian and Oriental Orthodox traditions.
Q172017 ↗ - 500 CE
Redaction of the Babylonian Talmuddate disputed
redaction · Judaism
Editorial closing conventionally placed around the 5th-6th century CE.
Q584949 ↗ - 570 CE
- 622 CE
- 650 CE
Compilation of the Uthmanic codex of the Qur'andate disputed
canonization · Islam
Standardization of the consonantal text under the caliph Uthman, conventionally c. 650 CE.
Q428995 ↗ - 1469 CE
- 1604 CE
Compilation of the Adi Granth
canonization · Sikhism
First compilation of the Sikh scripture by Guru Arjan.
Q1115903 ↗ - 1830 CE
Publication of the Book of Mormon
founding · Latter Day Saint
Published by Joseph Smith; founding text of the Latter Day Saint movement.
Q43066 ↗ - 1863 CE
Declaration of Baha'u'llah
founding · Bahá'í
Baha'u'llah's declaration of his mission, conventionally dated to 1863 in Baghdad.
Q170504 ↗ - 1945 CE
Discovery of the Nag Hammadi library
manuscript discovery · Christianity
A cache of early Christian and Gnostic codices found in Upper Egypt.
Q235329 ↗ - 1947 CE
Discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls
manuscript discovery · Judaism
Manuscripts found in the Qumran caves, including some of the oldest surviving Hebrew biblical texts.
Q131233 ↗
Entity graph
Cross-tradition figures
22 figures across 13 traditions, each carrying its motifs, the traditions that claim it, a historicity assessment, and a Wikidata locator. The shared motifs are what the correlation engine reasons over.
Bahá'u'lláh
historicalBahaullah · Mirza Husayn Ali
Bahá'í
- founder
- manifestation
Confucius
historical孔子 · Kǒngzǐ
Tao / Confucian
- sage
- lawgiver
- teacher
David
contestedDawud · Dāwūd
Judaism · Christianity · Islam
- psalmist
- king
- messianic line
Deucalion
mythicΔευκαλίων
Greek
- flood
- ark
- founding patriarch
Gautama Buddha
historicalSiddhārtha Gautama · Śākyamuni
Buddhism · Hinduism
- awakened one
- founder
- lawgiver
Gilgamesh
legendaryBilgames
Mesopotamian
- king
- quest for immortality
Guru Nanak
historicalNānak
Sikhism
- founder
- reformer
Jesus of Nazareth
historicalYeshua · Isa · ʿĪsā
Christianity · Islam
- dying and rising
- messiah
- miracle worker
Joseph Smith
historicalJoseph Smith Jr.
Latter Day Saint
- founder
- prophet restorationist
Krishna
mythicKṛṣṇa · Krsna
Hinduism
- avatar
- divine teacher
- trickster
Laozi
contested老子 · Lǎozǐ · Lao Tzu
Tao / Confucian
- sage
- founder
- way of nature
Mahāvīra
historicalVardhamāna
Jainism
- tirthankara
- ascetic
- reformer
Manu
mythicManu Vaivasvata · Vaivasvata Manu
Hinduism
- flood
- ark
- lawgiver
- founding patriarch
Moses
contestedMoshe · Musa · Mūsā
Judaism · Christianity · Islam
- lawgiver
- exodus
- mountain revelation
Muḥammad
historicalMuhammad · Mohammed
Islam
- lawgiver
- mountain revelation
- seal of prophets
Noah
legendaryNūḥ · Noach · Νῶε
Judaism · Christianity · Islam
- flood
- ark
- covenant rainbow
Rama
mythicRāma
Hinduism
- avatar
- righteous king
Saoshyant
mythicSaoshyans
Zoroastrianism
- world savior
- eschatological redeemer
Utnapishtim
mythicŪta-napišti · Ziusudra · Atrahasis
Mesopotamian
- flood
- ark
- immortality granted
Yu the Great
legendary大禹 · Dà Yǔ
Tao / Confucian
- flood
- lawgiver
- founding king
Zoroaster
contestedZarathustra · Zarathuštra
Zoroastrianism
- prophet
- dualist cosmology
Branch analysis · AI claims
Cross-tradition figure mappings
35 candidate figure-to-figure correspondences proposed by the local model from shared motifs and embedding similarity. Each is contestable — weigh the evidence and the counter-considerations.
contestedfigure mappingconfidence 72%
Manu is proposed as a cross-tradition correlate of Deucalion (shared motifs: ark, flood, founding-patriarch).
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Manu (['hinduism']) — motifs ['flood', 'ark', 'lawgiver', 'founding-patriarch']
- primary · tier AFigure Deucalion (['greek']) — motifs ['flood', 'ark', 'founding-patriarch']
- ai-derived · tier AEmbedding cosine=0.934; rapidfuzz token-set ratio=17.6; shared motifs=['ark', 'flood', 'founding-patriarch'].
ai-branch-analysis · nomic-embed-text · entity-graph-resolver · 2026-06-12
contestedfigure mappingconfidence 59%
Manu is proposed as a cross-tradition correlate of Yu the Great (shared motifs: flood, lawgiver).
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Manu (['hinduism']) — motifs ['flood', 'ark', 'lawgiver', 'founding-patriarch']
- primary · tier AFigure Yu the Great (['tao-confucian']) — motifs ['flood', 'lawgiver', 'founding-king']
- ai-derived · tier AEmbedding cosine=0.845; rapidfuzz token-set ratio=22.2; shared motifs=['flood', 'lawgiver'].
ai-branch-analysis · nomic-embed-text · entity-graph-resolver · 2026-06-12
contestedfigure mappingconfidence 57%
Utnapishtim is proposed as a cross-tradition correlate of Manu (shared motifs: ark, flood).
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Utnapishtim (['mesopotamian']) — motifs ['flood', 'ark', 'immortality-granted']
- primary · tier AFigure Manu (['hinduism']) — motifs ['flood', 'ark', 'lawgiver', 'founding-patriarch']
- ai-derived · tier AEmbedding cosine=0.762; rapidfuzz token-set ratio=28.1; shared motifs=['ark', 'flood'].
ai-branch-analysis · nomic-embed-text · entity-graph-resolver · 2026-06-12
contestedfigure mappingconfidence 56%
Noah is proposed as a cross-tradition correlate of Utnapishtim (shared motifs: ark, flood).
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Noah (['judaism', 'christianity', 'islam']) — motifs ['flood', 'ark', 'covenant-rainbow']
- primary · tier AFigure Utnapishtim (['mesopotamian']) — motifs ['flood', 'ark', 'immortality-granted']
- ai-derived · tier AEmbedding cosine=0.761; rapidfuzz token-set ratio=23.3; shared motifs=['ark', 'flood'].
ai-branch-analysis · nomic-embed-text · entity-graph-resolver · 2026-06-12
contestedfigure mappingconfidence 54%
Noah is proposed as a cross-tradition correlate of Deucalion (shared motifs: ark, flood).
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Noah (['judaism', 'christianity', 'islam']) — motifs ['flood', 'ark', 'covenant-rainbow']
- primary · tier AFigure Deucalion (['greek']) — motifs ['flood', 'ark', 'founding-patriarch']
- ai-derived · tier AEmbedding cosine=0.707; rapidfuzz token-set ratio=21.6; shared motifs=['ark', 'flood'].
ai-branch-analysis · nomic-embed-text · entity-graph-resolver · 2026-06-12
contestedfigure mappingconfidence 53%
Utnapishtim is proposed as a cross-tradition correlate of Deucalion (shared motifs: ark, flood).
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Utnapishtim (['mesopotamian']) — motifs ['flood', 'ark', 'immortality-granted']
- primary · tier AFigure Deucalion (['greek']) — motifs ['flood', 'ark', 'founding-patriarch']
- ai-derived · tier AEmbedding cosine=0.746; rapidfuzz token-set ratio=13.1; shared motifs=['ark', 'flood'].
ai-branch-analysis · nomic-embed-text · entity-graph-resolver · 2026-06-12
contestedfigure mappingconfidence 53%
Noah is proposed as a cross-tradition correlate of Manu (shared motifs: ark, flood).
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Noah (['judaism', 'christianity', 'islam']) — motifs ['flood', 'ark', 'covenant-rainbow']
- primary · tier AFigure Manu (['hinduism']) — motifs ['flood', 'ark', 'lawgiver', 'founding-patriarch']
- ai-derived · tier AEmbedding cosine=0.704; rapidfuzz token-set ratio=18.2; shared motifs=['ark', 'flood'].
ai-branch-analysis · nomic-embed-text · entity-graph-resolver · 2026-06-12
contestedfigure mappingconfidence 49%
Guru Nanak is proposed as a cross-tradition correlate of Mahāvīra (shared motifs: reformer).
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Guru Nanak (['sikhism']) — motifs ['founder', 'reformer']
- primary · tier AFigure Mahāvīra (['jainism']) — motifs ['tirthankara', 'ascetic', 'reformer']
- ai-derived · tier AEmbedding cosine=0.712; rapidfuzz token-set ratio=40.0; shared motifs=['reformer'].
ai-branch-analysis · nomic-embed-text · entity-graph-resolver · 2026-06-12
contestedfigure mappingconfidence 48%
Abraham is proposed as a cross-tradition correlate of Manu (shared motifs: founding-patriarch).
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Abraham (['judaism', 'christianity', 'islam']) — motifs ['covenant', 'sacrifice-of-son', 'founding-patriarch']
- primary · tier AFigure Manu (['hinduism']) — motifs ['flood', 'ark', 'lawgiver', 'founding-patriarch']
- ai-derived · tier AEmbedding cosine=0.761; rapidfuzz token-set ratio=31.6; shared motifs=['founding-patriarch'].
ai-branch-analysis · nomic-embed-text · entity-graph-resolver · 2026-06-12
contestedfigure mappingconfidence 47%
Muḥammad is proposed as a cross-tradition correlate of Gautama Buddha (shared motifs: lawgiver).
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Muḥammad (['islam']) — motifs ['lawgiver', 'mountain-revelation', 'seal-of-prophets']
- primary · tier AFigure Gautama Buddha (['buddhism', 'hinduism']) — motifs ['awakened-one', 'founder', 'lawgiver']
- ai-derived · tier AEmbedding cosine=0.700; rapidfuzz token-set ratio=36.1; shared motifs=['lawgiver'].
ai-branch-analysis · nomic-embed-text · entity-graph-resolver · 2026-06-12
contestedfigure mappingconfidence 47%
Gautama Buddha is proposed as a cross-tradition correlate of Bahá'u'lláh (shared motifs: founder).
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Gautama Buddha (['buddhism', 'hinduism']) — motifs ['awakened-one', 'founder', 'lawgiver']
- primary · tier AFigure Bahá'u'lláh (['bahai']) — motifs ['founder', 'manifestation']
- ai-derived · tier AEmbedding cosine=0.715; rapidfuzz token-set ratio=32.9; shared motifs=['founder'].
ai-branch-analysis · nomic-embed-text · entity-graph-resolver · 2026-06-12
contestedfigure mappingconfidence 47%
Gautama Buddha is proposed as a cross-tradition correlate of Yu the Great (shared motifs: lawgiver).
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Gautama Buddha (['buddhism', 'hinduism']) — motifs ['awakened-one', 'founder', 'lawgiver']
- primary · tier AFigure Yu the Great (['tao-confucian']) — motifs ['flood', 'lawgiver', 'founding-king']
- ai-derived · tier AEmbedding cosine=0.733; rapidfuzz token-set ratio=28.6; shared motifs=['lawgiver'].
ai-branch-analysis · nomic-embed-text · entity-graph-resolver · 2026-06-12
contestedfigure mappingconfidence 46%
Gautama Buddha is proposed as a cross-tradition correlate of Guru Nanak (shared motifs: founder).
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Gautama Buddha (['buddhism', 'hinduism']) — motifs ['awakened-one', 'founder', 'lawgiver']
- primary · tier AFigure Guru Nanak (['sikhism']) — motifs ['founder', 'reformer']
- ai-derived · tier AEmbedding cosine=0.713; rapidfuzz token-set ratio=31.4; shared motifs=['founder'].
ai-branch-analysis · nomic-embed-text · entity-graph-resolver · 2026-06-12
contestedfigure mappingconfidence 46%
Muḥammad is proposed as a cross-tradition correlate of Manu (shared motifs: lawgiver).
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Muḥammad (['islam']) — motifs ['lawgiver', 'mountain-revelation', 'seal-of-prophets']
- primary · tier AFigure Manu (['hinduism']) — motifs ['flood', 'ark', 'lawgiver', 'founding-patriarch']
- ai-derived · tier AEmbedding cosine=0.690; rapidfuzz token-set ratio=34.1; shared motifs=['lawgiver'].
ai-branch-analysis · nomic-embed-text · entity-graph-resolver · 2026-06-12
contestedfigure mappingconfidence 46%
Gautama Buddha is proposed as a cross-tradition correlate of Joseph Smith (shared motifs: founder).
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Gautama Buddha (['buddhism', 'hinduism']) — motifs ['awakened-one', 'founder', 'lawgiver']
- primary · tier AFigure Joseph Smith (['lds']) — motifs ['founder', 'prophet-restorationist']
- ai-derived · tier AEmbedding cosine=0.729; rapidfuzz token-set ratio=27.5; shared motifs=['founder'].
ai-branch-analysis · nomic-embed-text · entity-graph-resolver · 2026-06-12
contestedfigure mappingconfidence 46%
Deucalion is proposed as a cross-tradition correlate of Yu the Great (shared motifs: flood).
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Deucalion (['greek']) — motifs ['flood', 'ark', 'founding-patriarch']
- primary · tier AFigure Yu the Great (['tao-confucian']) — motifs ['flood', 'lawgiver', 'founding-king']
- ai-derived · tier AEmbedding cosine=0.764; rapidfuzz token-set ratio=20.0; shared motifs=['flood'].
ai-branch-analysis · nomic-embed-text · entity-graph-resolver · 2026-06-12
contestedfigure mappingconfidence 45%
Moses is proposed as a cross-tradition correlate of Gautama Buddha (shared motifs: lawgiver).
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Moses (['judaism', 'christianity', 'islam']) — motifs ['lawgiver', 'exodus', 'mountain-revelation']
- primary · tier AFigure Gautama Buddha (['buddhism', 'hinduism']) — motifs ['awakened-one', 'founder', 'lawgiver']
- ai-derived · tier AEmbedding cosine=0.746; rapidfuzz token-set ratio=21.4; shared motifs=['lawgiver'].
ai-branch-analysis · nomic-embed-text · entity-graph-resolver · 2026-06-12
contestedfigure mappingconfidence 45%
Utnapishtim is proposed as a cross-tradition correlate of Yu the Great (shared motifs: flood).
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Utnapishtim (['mesopotamian']) — motifs ['flood', 'ark', 'immortality-granted']
- primary · tier AFigure Yu the Great (['tao-confucian']) — motifs ['flood', 'lawgiver', 'founding-king']
- ai-derived · tier AEmbedding cosine=0.735; rapidfuzz token-set ratio=22.2; shared motifs=['flood'].
ai-branch-analysis · nomic-embed-text · entity-graph-resolver · 2026-06-12
contestedfigure mappingconfidence 44%
Guru Nanak is proposed as a cross-tradition correlate of Bahá'u'lláh (shared motifs: founder).
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Guru Nanak (['sikhism']) — motifs ['founder', 'reformer']
- primary · tier AFigure Bahá'u'lláh (['bahai']) — motifs ['founder', 'manifestation']
- ai-derived · tier AEmbedding cosine=0.694; rapidfuzz token-set ratio=25.9; shared motifs=['founder'].
ai-branch-analysis · nomic-embed-text · entity-graph-resolver · 2026-06-12
contestedfigure mappingconfidence 44%
Moses is proposed as a cross-tradition correlate of Manu (shared motifs: lawgiver).
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Moses (['judaism', 'christianity', 'islam']) — motifs ['lawgiver', 'exodus', 'mountain-revelation']
- primary · tier AFigure Manu (['hinduism']) — motifs ['flood', 'ark', 'lawgiver', 'founding-patriarch']
- ai-derived · tier AEmbedding cosine=0.701; rapidfuzz token-set ratio=22.2; shared motifs=['lawgiver'].
ai-branch-analysis · nomic-embed-text · entity-graph-resolver · 2026-06-12
contestedfigure mappingconfidence 44%
Gautama Buddha is proposed as a cross-tradition correlate of Laozi (shared motifs: founder).
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Gautama Buddha (['buddhism', 'hinduism']) — motifs ['awakened-one', 'founder', 'lawgiver']
- primary · tier AFigure Laozi (['tao-confucian']) — motifs ['sage', 'founder', 'way-of-nature']
- ai-derived · tier AEmbedding cosine=0.705; rapidfuzz token-set ratio=21.1; shared motifs=['founder'].
ai-branch-analysis · nomic-embed-text · entity-graph-resolver · 2026-06-12
contestedfigure mappingconfidence 43%
Moses is proposed as a cross-tradition correlate of Yu the Great (shared motifs: lawgiver).
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Moses (['judaism', 'christianity', 'islam']) — motifs ['lawgiver', 'exodus', 'mountain-revelation']
- primary · tier AFigure Yu the Great (['tao-confucian']) — motifs ['flood', 'lawgiver', 'founding-king']
- ai-derived · tier AEmbedding cosine=0.686; rapidfuzz token-set ratio=23.8; shared motifs=['lawgiver'].
ai-branch-analysis · nomic-embed-text · entity-graph-resolver · 2026-06-12
contestedfigure mappingconfidence 43%
Guru Nanak is proposed as a cross-tradition correlate of Joseph Smith (shared motifs: founder).
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Guru Nanak (['sikhism']) — motifs ['founder', 'reformer']
- primary · tier AFigure Joseph Smith (['lds']) — motifs ['founder', 'prophet-restorationist']
- ai-derived · tier AEmbedding cosine=0.748; rapidfuzz token-set ratio=12.5; shared motifs=['founder'].
ai-branch-analysis · nomic-embed-text · entity-graph-resolver · 2026-06-12
contestedfigure mappingconfidence 43%
Muḥammad is proposed as a cross-tradition correlate of Yu the Great (shared motifs: lawgiver).
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Muḥammad (['islam']) — motifs ['lawgiver', 'mountain-revelation', 'seal-of-prophets']
- primary · tier AFigure Yu the Great (['tao-confucian']) — motifs ['flood', 'lawgiver', 'founding-king']
- ai-derived · tier AEmbedding cosine=0.687; rapidfuzz token-set ratio=21.3; shared motifs=['lawgiver'].
ai-branch-analysis · nomic-embed-text · entity-graph-resolver · 2026-06-12
contestedfigure mappingconfidence 42%
Gautama Buddha is proposed as a cross-tradition correlate of Confucius (shared motifs: lawgiver).
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Gautama Buddha (['buddhism', 'hinduism']) — motifs ['awakened-one', 'founder', 'lawgiver']
- primary · tier AFigure Confucius (['tao-confucian']) — motifs ['sage', 'lawgiver', 'teacher']
- ai-derived · tier AEmbedding cosine=0.712; rapidfuzz token-set ratio=14.8; shared motifs=['lawgiver'].
ai-branch-analysis · nomic-embed-text · entity-graph-resolver · 2026-06-12
contestedfigure mappingconfidence 42%
Laozi is proposed as a cross-tradition correlate of Guru Nanak (shared motifs: founder).
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Laozi (['tao-confucian']) — motifs ['sage', 'founder', 'way-of-nature']
- primary · tier AFigure Guru Nanak (['sikhism']) — motifs ['founder', 'reformer']
- ai-derived · tier AEmbedding cosine=0.705; rapidfuzz token-set ratio=15.8; shared motifs=['founder'].
ai-branch-analysis · nomic-embed-text · entity-graph-resolver · 2026-06-12
contestedfigure mappingconfidence 42%
Moses is proposed as a cross-tradition correlate of Confucius (shared motifs: lawgiver).
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Moses (['judaism', 'christianity', 'islam']) — motifs ['lawgiver', 'exodus', 'mountain-revelation']
- primary · tier AFigure Confucius (['tao-confucian']) — motifs ['sage', 'lawgiver', 'teacher']
- ai-derived · tier AEmbedding cosine=0.674; rapidfuzz token-set ratio=20.0; shared motifs=['lawgiver'].
ai-branch-analysis · nomic-embed-text · entity-graph-resolver · 2026-06-12
contestedfigure mappingconfidence 42%
Abraham is proposed as a cross-tradition correlate of Deucalion (shared motifs: founding-patriarch).
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Abraham (['judaism', 'christianity', 'islam']) — motifs ['covenant', 'sacrifice-of-son', 'founding-patriarch']
- primary · tier AFigure Deucalion (['greek']) — motifs ['flood', 'ark', 'founding-patriarch']
- ai-derived · tier AEmbedding cosine=0.741; rapidfuzz token-set ratio=9.5; shared motifs=['founding-patriarch'].
ai-branch-analysis · nomic-embed-text · entity-graph-resolver · 2026-06-12
contestedfigure mappingconfidence 42%
Laozi is proposed as a cross-tradition correlate of Bahá'u'lláh (shared motifs: founder).
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Laozi (['tao-confucian']) — motifs ['sage', 'founder', 'way-of-nature']
- primary · tier AFigure Bahá'u'lláh (['bahai']) — motifs ['founder', 'manifestation']
- ai-derived · tier AEmbedding cosine=0.671; rapidfuzz token-set ratio=20.0; shared motifs=['founder'].
ai-branch-analysis · nomic-embed-text · entity-graph-resolver · 2026-06-12
contestedfigure mappingconfidence 42%
Bahá'u'lláh is proposed as a cross-tradition correlate of Joseph Smith (shared motifs: founder).
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Bahá'u'lláh (['bahai']) — motifs ['founder', 'manifestation']
- primary · tier AFigure Joseph Smith (['lds']) — motifs ['founder', 'prophet-restorationist']
- ai-derived · tier AEmbedding cosine=0.703; rapidfuzz token-set ratio=14.8; shared motifs=['founder'].
ai-branch-analysis · nomic-embed-text · entity-graph-resolver · 2026-06-12
contestedfigure mappingconfidence 42%
Noah is proposed as a cross-tradition correlate of Yu the Great (shared motifs: flood).
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Noah (['judaism', 'christianity', 'islam']) — motifs ['flood', 'ark', 'covenant-rainbow']
- primary · tier AFigure Yu the Great (['tao-confucian']) — motifs ['flood', 'lawgiver', 'founding-king']
- ai-derived · tier AEmbedding cosine=0.660; rapidfuzz token-set ratio=20.5; shared motifs=['flood'].
ai-branch-analysis · nomic-embed-text · entity-graph-resolver · 2026-06-12
contestedfigure mappingconfidence 41%
Laozi is proposed as a cross-tradition correlate of Joseph Smith (shared motifs: founder).
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Laozi (['tao-confucian']) — motifs ['sage', 'founder', 'way-of-nature']
- primary · tier AFigure Joseph Smith (['lds']) — motifs ['founder', 'prophet-restorationist']
- ai-derived · tier AEmbedding cosine=0.682; rapidfuzz token-set ratio=15.8; shared motifs=['founder'].
ai-branch-analysis · nomic-embed-text · entity-graph-resolver · 2026-06-12
contestedfigure mappingconfidence 41%
Manu is proposed as a cross-tradition correlate of Confucius (shared motifs: lawgiver).
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Manu (['hinduism']) — motifs ['flood', 'ark', 'lawgiver', 'founding-patriarch']
- primary · tier AFigure Confucius (['tao-confucian']) — motifs ['sage', 'lawgiver', 'teacher']
- ai-derived · tier AEmbedding cosine=0.627; rapidfuzz token-set ratio=23.5; shared motifs=['lawgiver'].
ai-branch-analysis · nomic-embed-text · entity-graph-resolver · 2026-06-12
contestedfigure mappingconfidence 39%
David is proposed as a cross-tradition correlate of Gilgamesh (shared motifs: king).
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure David (['judaism', 'christianity', 'islam']) — motifs ['psalmist', 'king', 'messianic-line']
- primary · tier AFigure Gilgamesh (['mesopotamian']) — motifs ['king', 'quest-for-immortality']
- ai-derived · tier AEmbedding cosine=0.626; rapidfuzz token-set ratio=17.1; shared motifs=['king'].
ai-branch-analysis · nomic-embed-text · entity-graph-resolver · 2026-06-12
contestedfigure mappingconfidence 39%
Muḥammad is proposed as a cross-tradition correlate of Confucius (shared motifs: lawgiver).
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Muḥammad (['islam']) — motifs ['lawgiver', 'mountain-revelation', 'seal-of-prophets']
- primary · tier AFigure Confucius (['tao-confucian']) — motifs ['sage', 'lawgiver', 'teacher']
- ai-derived · tier AEmbedding cosine=0.647; rapidfuzz token-set ratio=13.3; shared motifs=['lawgiver'].
ai-branch-analysis · nomic-embed-text · entity-graph-resolver · 2026-06-12
Branch analysis · AI claims
Motif parallels
14 candidate motif parallels across traditions (flood, ark, founding-patriarch, and others). Generated as contestable claims with a self-reported confidence and counter-considerations.
contestedmotif parallelconfidence 69%
The flood motif is proposed to be correlated with the ark motif in both mesopotamian and hinduism traditions.
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Utnapishtim (['mesopotamian']) — motifs ['flood', 'ark', 'immortality-granted']
- primary · tier AFigure Manu (['hinduism']) — motifs ['flood', 'ark', 'lawgiver', 'founding-patriarch']
- ai-derived · tier AShared motifs of 'flood' and 'ark' across traditions.
Counter-considerations
- — The presence of additional motifs like 'immortality-granted' in mesopotamian may indicate a unique cultural context.
- — The hinduism tradition's inclusion of 'lawgiver' and 'founding-patriarch' motifs may suggest a distinct theological framework.
ai-branch-analysis · llama3.2:3b · 2026-05-20
contestedmotif parallelconfidence 69%
This motif of an ark figure is proposed to be correlated with in the mesopotamian and greek traditions.
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Utnapishtim (['mesopotamian']) — motifs ['flood', 'ark', 'immortality-granted']
- primary · tier AFigure Deucalion (['greek']) — motifs ['flood', 'ark', 'founding-patriarch']
- ai-derived · tier AShared motifs of 'ark' and 'flood' across traditions.
Counter-considerations
- — The presence of immortality-granted themes in mesopotamian utnapishtim may not be directly comparable to greek deucalion's founding-patriarch role.
ai-branch-analysis · llama3.2:3b · 2026-05-20
contestedmotif parallelconfidence 69%
The motif of the founding patriarch appears parallel to in both Judaism and Hinduism.
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Abraham (['judaism', 'christianity', 'islam']) — motifs ['covenant', 'sacrifice-of-son', 'founding-patriarch']
- primary · tier AFigure Manu (['hinduism']) — motifs ['flood', 'ark', 'lawgiver', 'founding-patriarch']
- ai-derived · tier AShared motif of founding patriarch across traditions.
Counter-considerations
- — Lack of direct textual connection between Abraham and Manu
ai-branch-analysis · llama3.2:3b · 2026-05-20
contestedmotif parallelconfidence 67%
The motif of the flood is proposed to be correlated with the founding patriarch in Hinduism and Greek traditions.
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Manu (['hinduism']) — motifs ['flood', 'ark', 'lawgiver', 'founding-patriarch']
- primary · tier AFigure Deucalion (['greek']) — motifs ['flood', 'ark', 'founding-patriarch']
- ai-derived · tier AShared motifs of 'flood', 'ark', and 'founding-patriarch' across traditions.
Counter-considerations
- — Counter-intuitive overlap with unrelated mythological themes in other traditions
ai-branch-analysis · llama3.2:3b · 2026-05-20
contestedmotif parallelconfidence 67%
The motif of the lawgiver is proposed to be correlated with in Hinduism and Taoist traditions.
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Manu (['hinduism']) — motifs ['flood', 'ark', 'lawgiver', 'founding-patriarch']
- primary · tier AFigure Yu the Great (['tao-confucian']) — motifs ['flood', 'lawgiver', 'founding-king']
- ai-derived · tier AShared motifs of 'flood', 'lawgiver' across traditions.
Counter-considerations
- — Counter-consideration: The lawgiver motif may be a cultural borrowing from ancient Near Eastern traditions.
ai-branch-analysis · llama3.2:3b · 2026-05-20
contestedmotif parallelconfidence 67%
This motif of the ark and covenant-rainbow is proposed to be correlated with the figure of Utnapishtim in Mesopotamian tradition.
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Utnapishtim (['mesopotamian']) — motifs ['flood', 'ark', 'immortality-granted']
- primary · tier AFigure Noah (['judaism', 'christianity', 'islam']) — motifs ['flood', 'ark', 'covenant-rainbow']
- ai-derived · tier AShared motifs of 'flood' and 'ark' across traditions.
Counter-considerations
- — Different cultural contexts may have influenced the development of these motifs independently.
ai-branch-analysis · llama3.2:3b · 2026-05-20
contestedmotif parallelconfidence 67%
This motif 'lawgiver' appears parallel to in the traditions of Islam and Buddhism.
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Muḥammad (['islam']) — motifs ['lawgiver', 'mountain-revelation', 'seal-of-prophets']
- primary · tier AFigure Gautama Buddha (['buddhism', 'hinduism']) — motifs ['awakened-one', 'founder', 'lawgiver']
- ai-derived · tier ABoth traditions associate the lawgiver with revelation and prophetic authority.
Counter-considerations
- — The motif may be a result of cultural exchange or independent development.
ai-branch-analysis · llama3.2:3b · 2026-05-20
contestedmotif parallelconfidence 67%
This cluster appears parallel to the motif of 'founder' in buddhism and bahai traditions.
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Gautama Buddha (['buddhism', 'hinduism']) — motifs ['awakened-one', 'founder', 'lawgiver']
- primary · tier AFigure Bahá'u'lláh (['bahai']) — motifs ['founder', 'manifestation']
- ai-derived · tier AShared motif of 'founder' across buddhism and bahai traditions.
Counter-considerations
- — May be due to cultural exchange or borrowing
ai-branch-analysis · llama3.2:3b · 2026-05-20
contestedmotif parallelconfidence 67%
This motif 'lawgiver' appears parallel to in the traditions of buddhism and tao-confucian.
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Gautama Buddha (['buddhism', 'hinduism']) — motifs ['awakened-one', 'founder', 'lawgiver']
- primary · tier AFigure Yu the Great (['tao-confucian']) — motifs ['flood', 'lawgiver', 'founding-king']
- ai-derived · tier AShared motif 'lawgiver' in buddhism and tao-confucian traditions.
Counter-considerations
- — Counter-claim may be due to linguistic borrowing or cultural exchange.
ai-branch-analysis · llama3.2:3b · 2026-05-20
contestedmotif parallelconfidence 67%
This founder motif appears parallel to in Sikhism and Buddhism.
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Guru Nanak (['sikhism']) — motifs ['founder', 'reformer']
- primary · tier AFigure Gautama Buddha (['buddhism', 'hinduism']) — motifs ['awakened-one', 'founder', 'lawgiver']
- ai-derived · tier AShared 'founder' motif across traditions.
Counter-considerations
- — May be a result of cultural exchange or independent development.
ai-branch-analysis · llama3.2:3b · 2026-05-20
contestedmotif parallelconfidence 67%
This motif of the 'lawgiver' appears parallel to Figure Manu (['hinduism']) — motifs ['flood', 'ark', 'lawgiver', 'founding-patriarch'] and is hypothesized to be correlated with Figure Muḥammad (['islam']) — motifs ['lawgiver', 'mountain-revelation', 'seal-of-prophets'], with counter-considerations including potential cultural exchange or independent development of the motif.
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Manu (['hinduism']) — motifs ['flood', 'ark', 'lawgiver', 'founding-patriarch']
- primary · tier AFigure Muḥammad (['islam']) — motifs ['lawgiver', 'mountain-revelation', 'seal-of-prophets']
- ai-derived · tier AShared motif of the 'lawgiver' across two traditions.
Counter-considerations
- — Potential cultural exchange or independent development of the motif.
ai-branch-analysis · llama3.2:3b · 2026-05-20
contestedmotif parallelconfidence 67%
This founder motif is proposed to be correlated with across traditions.
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Gautama Buddha (['buddhism', 'hinduism']) — motifs ['awakened-one', 'founder', 'lawgiver']
- primary · tier AFigure Joseph Smith (['lds']) — motifs ['founder', 'prophet-restorationist']
- ai-derived · tier AShared 'founder' motif across traditions.
Counter-considerations
- — Lack of direct textual connection between Buddha and Joseph Smith
ai-branch-analysis · llama3.2:3b · 2026-05-20
contestedmotif parallelconfidence 56%
This motif of the flood appears parallel to in both Judaism and Hinduism.
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Noah (['judaism', 'christianity', 'islam']) — motifs ['flood', 'ark', 'covenant-rainbow']
- primary · tier AFigure Manu (['hinduism']) — motifs ['flood', 'ark', 'lawgiver', 'founding-patriarch']
- ai-derived · tier AShared motifs of the flood in both traditions.
Counter-considerations
- — The presence of other distinct motifs in each tradition may indicate unique cultural influences.
ai-branch-analysis · llama3.2:3b · 2026-05-20
contestedstructuralconfidence 56%
Guru Nanak is hypothesized to be correlated with Mahāvīra as reformers in their respective traditions.
Evidence (3)
- primary · tier AFigure Guru Nanak (['sikhism']) — motifs ['founder', 'reformer']
- primary · tier AFigure Mahāvīra (['jainism']) — motifs ['tirthankara', 'ascetic', 'reformer']
- ai-derived · tier AShared motifs of 'reformer' across traditions.
Counter-considerations
- — Lack of direct textual connection between Guru Nanak and Mahāvīra
ai-branch-analysis · llama3.2:3b · 2026-05-20