Mahavihara monastic community
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The Mahavihara monastic community was the principal Theravada Buddhist monastery in ancient Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, serving as a major center of religious scholarship and chronicle compilation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mahavihara monastic community canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22215713 — 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: Mahavihara monastic community Context triple: [Mahavamsa, authorAffiliation, Mahavihara monastic community]
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A.
Mahabodhi Mahavihara
Mahabodhi Mahavihara is the historic Buddhist temple complex at Bodh Gaya, India, marking the site where Siddhartha Gautama is believed to have attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree.
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Isurumuniya Vihara
Isurumuniya Vihara is an ancient Buddhist rock temple in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, renowned for its historic stone carvings and serene monastic setting.
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C.
Bahirawakanda Vihara
Bahirawakanda Vihara is a Buddhist temple in Kandy, Sri Lanka, best known for its towering hilltop Buddha statue overlooking the city.
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D.
Hiranya Varna Mahavihar
Hiranya Varna Mahavihar is a historic Buddhist monastery in Patan, Nepal, renowned for its intricate golden metalwork and Newar architecture.
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E.
Nava Nalanda Mahavihara
Nava Nalanda Mahavihara is a deemed university and research institution in Bihar, India, dedicated to the study and revival of ancient Nalanda’s Buddhist and Pali scholarship.
- 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: Mahavihara monastic community Target entity description: The Mahavihara monastic community was the principal Theravada Buddhist monastery in ancient Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, serving as a major center of religious scholarship and chronicle compilation.
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A.
Mahabodhi Mahavihara
Mahabodhi Mahavihara is the historic Buddhist temple complex at Bodh Gaya, India, marking the site where Siddhartha Gautama is believed to have attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree.
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B.
Isurumuniya Vihara
Isurumuniya Vihara is an ancient Buddhist rock temple in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, renowned for its historic stone carvings and serene monastic setting.
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C.
Bahirawakanda Vihara
Bahirawakanda Vihara is a Buddhist temple in Kandy, Sri Lanka, best known for its towering hilltop Buddha statue overlooking the city.
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D.
Hiranya Varna Mahavihar
Hiranya Varna Mahavihar is a historic Buddhist monastery in Patan, Nepal, renowned for its intricate golden metalwork and Newar architecture.
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E.
Nava Nalanda Mahavihara
Nava Nalanda Mahavihara is a deemed university and research institution in Bihar, India, dedicated to the study and revival of ancient Nalanda’s Buddhist and Pali scholarship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.