Walpola, Sri Lanka
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Walpola, Sri Lanka is a village in Sri Lanka notable as the birthplace of the renowned Buddhist monk and scholar Walpola Rahula.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Walpola, Sri Lanka canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18577710 — 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: Walpola, Sri Lanka Context triple: [Walpola Rahula, placeOfBirth, Walpola, Sri Lanka]
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A.
Mattumagala, Sri Lanka
Mattumagala, Sri Lanka is a locality best known as the birthplace of renowned Sri Lankan fast bowler Chaminda Vaas.
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B.
Katunayake, Sri Lanka
Katunayake is a major town in western Sri Lanka best known for hosting Bandaranaike International Airport, the country’s primary international gateway.
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C.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is an island nation in the Indian Ocean known for its rich cultural heritage, diverse landscapes, and strategic location off the southern coast of India.
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D.
Lanka
Lanka is the island kingdom in the Ramayana epic ruled by the demon king Ravana, where Sita is held captive and Rama wages war to rescue her.
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E.
Southern Province, Sri Lanka
Southern Province, Sri Lanka is a coastal administrative region in the south of Sri Lanka known for its historic cities, beaches, and cultural 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: Walpola, Sri Lanka Target entity description: Walpola, Sri Lanka is a village in Sri Lanka notable as the birthplace of the renowned Buddhist monk and scholar Walpola Rahula.
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A.
Mattumagala, Sri Lanka
Mattumagala, Sri Lanka is a locality best known as the birthplace of renowned Sri Lankan fast bowler Chaminda Vaas.
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B.
Katunayake, Sri Lanka
Katunayake is a major town in western Sri Lanka best known for hosting Bandaranaike International Airport, the country’s primary international gateway.
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C.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is an island nation in the Indian Ocean known for its rich cultural heritage, diverse landscapes, and strategic location off the southern coast of India.
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D.
Lanka
Lanka is the island kingdom in the Ramayana epic ruled by the demon king Ravana, where Sita is held captive and Rama wages war to rescue her.
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E.
Southern Province, Sri Lanka
Southern Province, Sri Lanka is a coastal administrative region in the south of Sri Lanka known for its historic cities, beaches, and cultural heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
WalpolA Rahula