Abhayagiri Vihara
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Abhayagiri Vihara was a major Buddhist monastic complex and influential religious center in ancient Sri Lanka, renowned for its scholarship, architecture, and role in the development of Theravada and Mahayana traditions.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Abhayagiri Vihara canonical | 3 |
| Abhayagiri monastic complex | 2 |
| Abhayagiri Vihara complex | 1 |
| Abhayagiri monastic fraternity | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22215815 — 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: Abhayagiri Vihara Context triple: [Anuradhapura Kingdom, hasPart, Abhayagiri Vihara]
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A.
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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Mahavihara
Mahavihara was the principal Theravada Buddhist monastic complex in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, serving as a major center of scholarship, scripture compilation, and religious authority in ancient Sri Lankan Buddhism.
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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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D.
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.
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E.
Bahirawakanda Vihara
Bahirawakanda Vihara is a Buddhist temple in Kandy, Sri Lanka, best known for its towering hilltop Buddha statue overlooking the city.
- 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: Abhayagiri Vihara Target entity description: Abhayagiri Vihara was a major Buddhist monastic complex and influential religious center in ancient Sri Lanka, renowned for its scholarship, architecture, and role in the development of Theravada and Mahayana traditions.
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A.
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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B.
Mahavihara
Mahavihara was the principal Theravada Buddhist monastic complex in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, serving as a major center of scholarship, scripture compilation, and religious authority in ancient Sri Lankan Buddhism.
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C.
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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D.
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.
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E.
Bahirawakanda Vihara
Bahirawakanda Vihara is a Buddhist temple in Kandy, Sri Lanka, best known for its towering hilltop Buddha statue overlooking the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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