Bamiyan Buddhas
E141850
The Bamiyan Buddhas were two monumental 6th-century statues of the Buddha carved into cliffs in central Afghanistan, renowned as masterpieces of Buddhist art before their destruction.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley | 2 |
| Bamiyan Buddhas canonical | 1 |
| Buddha statues of Bamyan | 1 |
| Larger Bamiyan Buddha | 1 |
| Leshan Giant Buddha | 1 |
| Smaller Bamiyan Buddha | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1247900 — 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: Bamiyan Buddhas Context triple: [Taliban, destroyed, Bamiyan Buddhas]
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A.
Borobudur Temple
Borobudur Temple is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist monument in Central Java renowned for its massive stepped pyramid structure and intricate stone reliefs, and is one of the most important archaeological and pilgrimage sites in Southeast Asia.
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B.
Ajanta Caves
Ajanta Caves is a renowned complex of ancient Buddhist rock-cut cave monuments in India, famous for its exquisite murals, sculptures, and architecture dating from the 2nd century BCE to about 480 CE.
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C.
Mogao Caves
The Mogao Caves are a renowned complex of Buddhist cave temples near Dunhuang in China, famous for their extensive collection of ancient murals, sculptures, and manuscripts along the Silk Road.
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D.
Terracotta Army
The Terracotta Army is a vast collection of life-sized clay soldiers and horses buried with China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, to guard him in the afterlife.
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E.
Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi
The Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi are an ancient complex of stupas, monasteries, temples, and pillars renowned as some of the oldest and most important surviving Buddhist architectural and artistic remains in India.
- 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: Bamiyan Buddhas Target entity description: The Bamiyan Buddhas were two monumental 6th-century statues of the Buddha carved into cliffs in central Afghanistan, renowned as masterpieces of Buddhist art before their destruction.
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A.
Borobudur Temple
Borobudur Temple is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist monument in Central Java renowned for its massive stepped pyramid structure and intricate stone reliefs, and is one of the most important archaeological and pilgrimage sites in Southeast Asia.
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B.
Ajanta Caves
Ajanta Caves is a renowned complex of ancient Buddhist rock-cut cave monuments in India, famous for its exquisite murals, sculptures, and architecture dating from the 2nd century BCE to about 480 CE.
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C.
Mogao Caves
The Mogao Caves are a renowned complex of Buddhist cave temples near Dunhuang in China, famous for their extensive collection of ancient murals, sculptures, and manuscripts along the Silk Road.
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D.
Terracotta Army
The Terracotta Army is a vast collection of life-sized clay soldiers and horses buried with China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, to guard him in the afterlife.
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E.
Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi
The Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi are an ancient complex of stupas, monasteries, temples, and pillars renowned as some of the oldest and most important surviving Buddhist architectural and artistic remains in India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddha statue
ⓘ
Buddha statue ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ cultural heritage site ⓘ rock-cut Buddha statues ⓘ |
| 3DProjectionProject | temporary light projection of Buddhas in niches ⓘ |
| artStyle | Greco-Buddhist art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Silk Road routes
ⓘ
surface form:
Silk Road
|
| causeOfDestruction | iconoclasm ⓘ |
| completionCentury |
6th century
ⓘ
6th century ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | rock carving ⓘ |
| constructionStartCentury | 6th century ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| culture |
Gandhara civilization
ⓘ
surface form:
Gandhara
|
| currentCondition | ruins ⓘ |
| dateOfDestruction | March 2001 ⓘ |
| depicts |
Shakyamuni Buddha
ⓘ
surface form:
Gautama Buddha
|
| destroyedBy | Taliban ⓘ |
| hasCaveMonasteries | true ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bamiyan Buddhas
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Larger Bamiyan Buddha
Bamiyan Buddhas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Smaller Bamiyan Buddha
|
| hasWallPaintings | true ⓘ |
| height |
about 38 meters
ⓘ
about 55 meters ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
List of World Heritage in Danger
ⓘ
surface form:
World Heritage in Danger
|
| inscribedOnUNESCOWorldHeritageListAs |
Bamiyan Buddhas
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley
|
| locatedIn |
Bamyan Province
ⓘ
Bamyan Province ⓘ
surface form:
Bamyan Valley
|
| material | sandstone cliff ⓘ |
| methodOfDestruction | explosives ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Bamyan Province
ⓘ
surface form:
Bamyan
|
| orientation | facing east ⓘ |
| reconstructionStatus | not fully reconstructed ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| significance | major center of Buddhist monastic life on the Silk Road ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Kushan period influence ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(i)
ⓘ
(ii) ⓘ (iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ (vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInDangerSince | 2003 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 2003 ⓘ |
| valley |
Hindu Kush
ⓘ
surface form:
Hindu Kush mountains
|
| visitedBy | Xuanzang ⓘ |
| XuanzangVisitCentury | 7th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bamiyan Buddhas Description of subject: The Bamiyan Buddhas were two monumental 6th-century statues of the Buddha carved into cliffs in central Afghanistan, renowned as masterpieces of Buddhist art before their destruction.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Leshan Giant Buddha
this entity surface form:
Buddha statues of Bamyan
this entity surface form:
Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley
this entity surface form:
Larger Bamiyan Buddha
this entity surface form:
Smaller Bamiyan Buddha
this entity surface form:
Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley