Dambulla Cave Temple

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Dambulla Cave Temple is a UNESCO World Heritage-listed Buddhist temple complex in central Sri Lanka, renowned for its extensive cave shrines filled with ancient statues and vibrant religious murals.

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Label	Occurrences
Dambulla Cave Temple canonical	3
Golden Temple of Dambulla	3
Dambulla cave temple	1
Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18935417 — 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: Dambulla Cave Temple
Context triple: [Matale District, hasHeritageSite, Dambulla Cave Temple]

A. Badulla Kataragama Devalaya
Badulla Kataragama Devalaya is a historic Hindu-Buddhist shrine in Badulla, Sri Lanka, dedicated to the deity Kataragama and known for its religious and cultural significance in the region.
B. Mulkirigala Raja Maha Vihara
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.
C. 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.
D. Yatala Vehera
Yatala Vehera is an ancient Buddhist stupa and archaeological site in southern Sri Lanka, notable for its historic stonework and religious significance.
E. Kiri Vehera
Kiri Vehera is a well-preserved ancient stupa in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka, notable for its white plastered dome and historical significance in the island’s 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: Dambulla Cave Temple
Target entity description: Dambulla Cave Temple is a UNESCO World Heritage-listed Buddhist temple complex in central Sri Lanka, renowned for its extensive cave shrines filled with ancient statues and vibrant religious murals.

A. Badulla Kataragama Devalaya
Badulla Kataragama Devalaya is a historic Hindu-Buddhist shrine in Badulla, Sri Lanka, dedicated to the deity Kataragama and known for its religious and cultural significance in the region.
B. Mulkirigala Raja Maha Vihara
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.
C. 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.
D. Yatala Vehera
Yatala Vehera is an ancient Buddhist stupa and archaeological site in southern Sri Lanka, notable for its historic stonework and religious significance.
E. Kiri Vehera
Kiri Vehera is a well-preserved ancient stupa in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka, notable for its white plastered dome and historical significance in the island’s Buddhist heritage.
F. None of above. chosen