Mount Kailash
E101720
Bon pilgrimage site
Buddhist pilgrimage site
Hindu pilgrimage site
Jain pilgrimage site
mountain
pilgrimage site
sacred mountain
Mount Kailash is a sacred peak in the Transhimalaya of Tibet revered in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Bon as a cosmic mountain and major pilgrimage site.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mount Kailash canonical | 16 |
| Alaka on Mount Kailasa | 1 |
| Dakshina Kailash | 1 |
| Kailash Mountain | 1 |
| Kora around Mount Kailash | 1 |
| Mount Kailash (per many Jain traditions) | 1 |
| Mount Kailash (physical mountain in Tibet) | 1 |
| Mount Kailash area | 1 |
| sacred peak Mount Kailash | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T857340 — 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: Mount Kailash Context triple: [Sutlej River, originatesNear, Mount Kailash]
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A.
Margalla Hills
Margalla Hills is a picturesque hill range in northern Pakistan that forms part of the Himalayan foothills and serves as a popular recreational and hiking area near Islamabad.
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B.
K2
K2 is the world’s second-highest mountain, a notoriously difficult and dangerous peak in the Karakoram range of the Himalayas.
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C.
Ismoil Somoni Peak
Ismoil Somoni Peak is a prominent mountain in the Pamir range of Central Asia, historically known as the highest summit in the former Soviet Union.
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D.
Muztagh Tower
Muztagh Tower is a striking, steep granite peak in the Karakoram range on the Pakistan–China border, renowned among mountaineers for its dramatic shape and technical climbing challenges.
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E.
Trango Towers
Trango Towers is a dramatic group of granite spires in Pakistan’s Karakoram range, renowned among climbers for having some of the world’s most challenging big-wall and rock-climbing routes.
- 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: Mount Kailash Target entity description: Mount Kailash is a sacred peak in the Transhimalaya of Tibet revered in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Bon as a cosmic mountain and major pilgrimage site.
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A.
Margalla Hills
Margalla Hills is a picturesque hill range in northern Pakistan that forms part of the Himalayan foothills and serves as a popular recreational and hiking area near Islamabad.
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B.
K2
K2 is the world’s second-highest mountain, a notoriously difficult and dangerous peak in the Karakoram range of the Himalayas.
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C.
Ismoil Somoni Peak
Ismoil Somoni Peak is a prominent mountain in the Pamir range of Central Asia, historically known as the highest summit in the former Soviet Union.
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D.
Muztagh Tower
Muztagh Tower is a striking, steep granite peak in the Karakoram range on the Pakistan–China border, renowned among mountaineers for its dramatic shape and technical climbing challenges.
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E.
Trango Towers
Trango Towers is a dramatic group of granite spires in Pakistan’s Karakoram range, renowned among climbers for having some of the world’s most challenging big-wall and rock-climbing routes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bon pilgrimage site
ⓘ
Buddhist pilgrimage site ⓘ Hindu pilgrimage site ⓘ Jain pilgrimage site ⓘ mountain ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ sacred mountain ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Demchok
ⓘ
Goddess Gauri ⓘ
surface form:
Parvati
Rishabhanatha ⓘ Shiva ⓘ |
| climbingPolicy | ascent prohibited for religious reasons ⓘ |
| climbingStatus | unclimbed peak ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole |
cosmic axis mundi
ⓘ
identified with Mount Meru in Buddhist cosmology ⓘ identified with Mount Meru in Hindu cosmology ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| DolmaLaPassElevation | about 5630 m ⓘ |
| drainage |
source region of Brahmaputra River (Yarlung Tsangpo)
ⓘ
source region of Indus River system ⓘ source region of Karnali River ⓘ source region of Sutlej River ⓘ |
| elevation |
21778 ft
ⓘ
6638 m ⓘ |
| faces |
east face
ⓘ
north face ⓘ south face ⓘ west face ⓘ |
| firstAscent | no recorded ascent ⓘ |
| hasProminence | 1319 m ⓘ |
| localName |
Gang Rinpoche
ⓘ
Kailāsa Parvata ⓘ Kangrinboqê Peak ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
China
ⓘ
Tibet Autonomous Region ⓘ
surface form:
Tibet
Transhimalaya ⓘ |
| near |
Lake Manasarovar
ⓘ
Lake Rakshastal ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kailash Range
ⓘ
surface form:
Gangdise Range
|
| pilgrimageAltitudeHighPoint | Dolma La Pass ⓘ |
| pilgrimagePractice | circumambulation of mountain (kora) ⓘ |
| pilgrimageRouteLength | about 52 km ⓘ |
| region | Tibet Autonomous Region ⓘ |
| religiousSignificanceIn |
Bon
ⓘ
Buddhism ⓘ Hinduism ⓘ Jainism ⓘ |
| sacredStatus |
associated with Rishabhanatha in Jainism
ⓘ
central sacred mountain in Bon tradition ⓘ considered abode of Lord Shiva in Hinduism ⓘ considered home of Buddha Demchok (Chakrasamvara) in Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ |
| sacredTo |
Bonpo followers
ⓘ
Buddhism ⓘ
surface form:
Buddhists
Hinduism ⓘ
surface form:
Hindus
Jains ⓘ |
| shapeDescription | distinctive four-sided pyramid-like peak ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mount Kailash Description of subject: Mount Kailash is a sacred peak in the Transhimalaya of Tibet revered in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Bon as a cosmic mountain and major pilgrimage site.
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kailash Mountain
this entity surface form:
Mount Kailash area
this entity surface form:
Mount Kailash (physical mountain in Tibet)
this entity surface form:
sacred peak Mount Kailash
this entity surface form:
Mount Kailash (per many Jain traditions)
this entity surface form:
Dakshina Kailash
this entity surface form:
Kora around Mount Kailash