Mulkirigala Raja Maha Vihara
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Mulkirigala Raja Maha Vihara is an ancient rock temple complex in southern Sri Lanka, renowned for its cliffside caves adorned with Buddhist murals and statues.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mulkirigala Raja Maha Vihara canonical | 2 |
| Mulkirigala Raja Maha Viharaya | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12982009 — 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: Mulkirigala Raja Maha Vihara Context triple: [Tangalle, hasNearbyAttraction, Mulkirigala Raja Maha Vihara]
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A.
Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara
Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara is a historic and highly revered Buddhist temple in Sri Lanka, renowned for its ancient origins, sacred relics, and elaborate religious art and festivals.
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B.
Anuradhapura Maha Viharaya
Anuradhapura Maha Viharaya was one of the most important ancient Buddhist monastic complexes in Sri Lanka, serving as a major center of Theravada scholarship, worship, and royal patronage in the historic city of Anuradhapura.
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C.
Sri Dalada Maligawa complex
The Sri Dalada Maligawa complex is the sacred temple precinct in Kandy, Sri Lanka, that houses the revered Tooth Relic of the Buddha and serves as a major religious and cultural center for Buddhists.
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D.
Lankatilaka Vihara
Lankatilaka Vihara is a monumental 12th-century Buddhist temple ruin in Sri Lanka, renowned for its towering brick walls and colossal standing Buddha statue.
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E.
Thuparamaya
Thuparamaya is an ancient Buddhist stupa in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, revered as one of the island’s earliest dagobas and a key monument of the country’s early Buddhist heritage.
- 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: Mulkirigala Raja Maha Vihara Target entity description: Mulkirigala Raja Maha Vihara is an ancient rock temple complex in southern Sri Lanka, renowned for its cliffside caves adorned with Buddhist murals and statues.
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A.
Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara
Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara is a historic and highly revered Buddhist temple in Sri Lanka, renowned for its ancient origins, sacred relics, and elaborate religious art and festivals.
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B.
Anuradhapura Maha Viharaya
Anuradhapura Maha Viharaya was one of the most important ancient Buddhist monastic complexes in Sri Lanka, serving as a major center of Theravada scholarship, worship, and royal patronage in the historic city of Anuradhapura.
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C.
Sri Dalada Maligawa complex
The Sri Dalada Maligawa complex is the sacred temple precinct in Kandy, Sri Lanka, that houses the revered Tooth Relic of the Buddha and serves as a major religious and cultural center for Buddhists.
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D.
Lankatilaka Vihara
Lankatilaka Vihara is a monumental 12th-century Buddhist temple ruin in Sri Lanka, renowned for its towering brick walls and colossal standing Buddha statue.
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E.
Thuparamaya
Thuparamaya is an ancient Buddhist stupa in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, revered as one of the island’s earliest dagobas and a key monument of the country’s early Buddhist heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist temple
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archaeological site ⓘ rock temple complex ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Theravada Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Theravada
|
| architecturalStyle | rock-cut architecture ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Sinhalese Buddhist culture ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 205 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| foundedAs | Buddhist monastery ⓘ |
| function |
place of meditation
ⓘ
place of pilgrimage ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Department of Archaeology, Sri Lanka
ⓘ
linked to:
Department of Archaeology of Sri Lanka
|
| hasAccess | series of stairways and steps ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Mulkirigala Rock Temple
ⓘ
Mulkirigala Viharaya ⓘ |
| hasArtStyle | Kandyan school of painting ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Buddha statues
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Buddhist murals ⓘ cliffside caves ⓘ dagoba ⓘ monastic cells ⓘ painted cave ceilings ⓘ rock inscriptions ⓘ stupa ⓘ terraced levels ⓘ |
| hasMuralsDepicting |
Jataka tales
ⓘ
scenes from the life of the Buddha ⓘ |
| hasNameInSinhala |
Mulkirigala Raja Maha Viharaya
ⓘ
linked to:
Mulkirigala Raja Maha Vihara
|
| hasStatuesOf |
Bodhisattvas
ⓘ
Gautama Buddha ⓘ
linked to:
Buddha
guardian deities ⓘ |
| hasViewOver | paddy fields and surrounding villages ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected archaeological monument of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ancient Buddhist murals
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panoramic views of surrounding countryside ⓘ reclining Buddha statues ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hambantota District
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Southern Province, Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Tangalle ⓘ |
| locatedOn | rock outcrop ⓘ |
| material | natural rock ⓘ |
| numberOfCaves | multiple rock-cut caves ⓘ |
| region | southern Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| significance |
example of Kandyan-period Buddhist art
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important pilgrimage site in southern Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| tourismType | cultural tourism attraction ⓘ |
| usedFor |
monastic residence
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religious worship ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mulkirigala Raja Maha Vihara Description of subject: Mulkirigala Raja Maha Vihara is an ancient rock temple complex in southern Sri Lanka, renowned for its cliffside caves adorned with Buddhist murals and statues.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Mulkirigala Raja Maha Vihara