Aluvihare Rock Temple
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Aluvihare Rock Temple is an ancient Buddhist cave temple complex in Sri Lanka renowned as the site where the Pali Canon was first written down.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Aluvihare Rock Temple canonical | 3 |
| Aluvihara Rock Temple | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13480268 — 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: Aluvihare Rock Temple Context triple: [Matale, near, Aluvihare Rock Temple]
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A.
Varaha Cave Temple
Varaha Cave Temple is a 7th-century rock-cut Hindu cave temple at Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned for its Pallava-era bas-relief sculptures depicting Vishnu’s Varaha (boar) incarnation.
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B.
Sithulpawwa rock temple
Sithulpawwa rock temple is an ancient Buddhist monastic complex in Sri Lanka, renowned for its rock caves, stupas, and archaeological remains set within the wilderness of Yala.
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C.
Tarapith Tara Temple
Tarapith Tara Temple is a renowned Hindu pilgrimage site in West Bengal, India, dedicated to the goddess Tara and famous for its tantric worship and cremation-ground rituals.
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D.
Indrunag Temple
Indrunag Temple is a Hindu shrine located in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district, known for its hilltop setting and scenic views of the surrounding valleys.
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E.
White Temple
The White Temple is an ancient Sumerian mudbrick temple dedicated to the sky god Anu, located atop the ziggurat at the archaeological site of Uruk (Warka) in present-day Iraq.
- 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: Aluvihare Rock Temple Target entity description: Aluvihare Rock Temple is an ancient Buddhist cave temple complex in Sri Lanka renowned as the site where the Pali Canon was first written down.
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A.
Varaha Cave Temple
Varaha Cave Temple is a 7th-century rock-cut Hindu cave temple at Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned for its Pallava-era bas-relief sculptures depicting Vishnu’s Varaha (boar) incarnation.
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B.
Sithulpawwa rock temple
Sithulpawwa rock temple is an ancient Buddhist monastic complex in Sri Lanka, renowned for its rock caves, stupas, and archaeological remains set within the wilderness of Yala.
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C.
Tarapith Tara Temple
Tarapith Tara Temple is a renowned Hindu pilgrimage site in West Bengal, India, dedicated to the goddess Tara and famous for its tantric worship and cremation-ground rituals.
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D.
Indrunag Temple
Indrunag Temple is a Hindu shrine located in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district, known for its hilltop setting and scenic views of the surrounding valleys.
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E.
White Temple
The White Temple is an ancient Sumerian mudbrick temple dedicated to the sky god Anu, located atop the ziggurat at the archaeological site of Uruk (Warka) in present-day Iraq.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist temple
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ cave temple complex ⓘ |
| access | located along the Kandy–Jaffna road ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Theravada Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Theravada
|
| associatedWith |
King Valagamba
ⓘ
Theravada Buddhist monks ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | key site in the preservation of Theravada Buddhist scriptures ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Gautama Buddha
ⓘ
linked to:
Buddha
|
| function |
monastic residence
ⓘ
place of Buddhist worship ⓘ scriptural preservation site ⓘ |
| hasArtwork |
Buddha statues
ⓘ
Buddhist murals ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
painted cave ceilings
ⓘ
rock inscriptions ⓘ steep rock steps ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bodhi tree
ⓘ
image houses ⓘ series of natural rock caves ⓘ stupa ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | archaeological protected monument in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Anuradhapura period
ⓘ
linked to:
Anuradhapura Kingdom
|
| languageOfScriptureWritten | Pali ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Province, Sri Lanka
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Province of Sri Lanka
Matale District ⓘ |
| locatedInOrNear | Aluvihare ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Matale ⓘ |
| material | natural rock ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Kandy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ancient Buddhist cave inscriptions
ⓘ
being the site where the Pali Canon was first written down ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| scriptureWrittenHere |
Pali Canon
ⓘ
linked to:
the Pali Canon
Tipitaka ⓘ
linked to:
Tripitaka
|
| tourism |
popular pilgrimage site
ⓘ
tourist attraction in Central Province, Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Buddhist rituals
ⓘ
meditation ⓘ scriptural study ⓘ |
| writingMediumUsed | ola leaves ⓘ |
| writingSystemUsed | Sinhala script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aluvihare Rock Temple Description of subject: Aluvihare Rock Temple is an ancient Buddhist cave temple complex in Sri Lanka renowned as the site where the Pali Canon was first written down.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Aluvihare Rock Temple