Mahabodhi Temple complex

E281284

Buddhist temple complex UNESCO World Heritage Site pilgrimage site religious building

The Mahabodhi Temple complex is a UNESCO World Heritage Buddhist pilgrimage site in Bodh Gaya, India, marking the location where Siddhartha Gautama is believed to have attained enlightenment.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
Mahabodhi Temple	23
Mahabodhi Temple complex canonical	8
Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya	5
Bodh Gaya temple complex	2
Mahabodhi Temple Complex	2
Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya	2
Bodh Gaya sacred landscape	1
Bodhi Tree at Bodh Gaya	1
Mahabodhi Temple UNESCO World Heritage Site	1
Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya	1
Mahabodhi Temple complex, Bodh Gaya	1
Mahabodhi Temple main shrine	1
UNESCO World Heritage Site (Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya)	1
UNESCO World Heritage Site Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya	1
international monasteries area of Bodh Gaya	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2610196 — 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: Mahabodhi Temple complex
Context triple: [Bodhi tree, partOf, Mahabodhi Temple complex]

A. Dhamek Stupa
Dhamek Stupa is a massive 6th-century Buddhist stupa at Sarnath, India, marking the site where Gautama Buddha is believed to have delivered his first sermon.
B. Chaukhandi Stupa
Chaukhandi Stupa is an ancient Buddhist monument at Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh, India, marking the spot where the Buddha is believed to have first met his initial disciples after attaining enlightenment.
C. Sasbahu Temple
Sasbahu Temple is an 11th-century twin temple complex in Gwalior, India, renowned for its intricate sandstone carvings and dedication to Vishnu.
D. 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.
E. 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.
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: Mahabodhi Temple complex
Target entity description: The Mahabodhi Temple complex is a UNESCO World Heritage Buddhist pilgrimage site in Bodh Gaya, India, marking the location where Siddhartha Gautama is believed to have attained enlightenment.

A. Dhamek Stupa
Dhamek Stupa is a massive 6th-century Buddhist stupa at Sarnath, India, marking the site where Gautama Buddha is believed to have delivered his first sermon.
B. Chaukhandi Stupa
Chaukhandi Stupa is an ancient Buddhist monument at Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh, India, marking the spot where the Buddha is believed to have first met his initial disciples after attaining enlightenment.
C. Sasbahu Temple
Sasbahu Temple is an 11th-century twin temple complex in Gwalior, India, renowned for its intricate sandstone carvings and dedication to Vishnu.
D. 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.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist temple complex ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ religious building ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Great Awakening Temple ⓘ Mahabodhi Mahavihara ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Indian ⓘ Nagara style ⓘ
associatedWith	Bodh Gaya ⓘ Bodhi Tree ⓘ linked to: Bodhi tree Siddhartha Gautama ⓘ linked to: Shakyamuni Buddha
bufferZoneArea	approximately 12.04 hectares ⓘ
coordinates	approximately 24.695°N 84.991°E ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Gautama Buddha ⓘ linked to: Shakyamuni Buddha
foundedBy	Ashoka ⓘ
foundingDate	3rd century BCE ⓘ
governingBody	Bodh Gaya Temple Management Committee ⓘ
hasPart	Animesh Lochana Chaitya ⓘ Bodhi Tree ⓘ linked to: Bodhi tree Cankamana (Cloister walk) ⓘ Lotus Pond ⓘ Mahabodhi Temple ⓘ linked to: Mahabodhi Temple complex Vajrasana ⓘ various stupas ⓘ
height	about 55 metres ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
inscriptionYear	2002 ⓘ
locatedIn	Bihar ⓘ Bodh Gaya ⓘ Gaya district ⓘ India ⓘ
materialUsed	brick ⓘ stone ⓘ
near	Niranjana River ⓘ
rebuiltIn	5th–6th century CE ⓘ
religion	Buddhism ⓘ
significantEvent	Enlightenment of Gautama Buddha ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageArea	approximately 4.86 hectares ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteCriteria	(iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ (vi) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	1056 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteRegion	Asia-Pacific ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteType	Cultural ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStateParty	India ⓘ
use	Buddhist pilgrimage ⓘ meditation ⓘ worship ⓘ

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