Maya Devi Temple

E361545

Buddhist temple heritage site pilgrimage site

Maya Devi Temple is a sacred Buddhist pilgrimage site in Lumbini, Nepal, marking the traditional birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Maya Devi Temple canonical	6
Maya Devi Temple, Lumbini	6

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3477776 — 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: Maya Devi Temple
Context triple: [Lumbini, hasLandmark, Maya Devi Temple]

A. Maya Devi Temple
Maya Devi Temple is an ancient Hindu shrine in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, revered as one of the Siddh Peeths dedicated to Goddess Maya, a form of Shakti.
B. Rukmini Devi Temple
Rukmini Devi Temple is a revered Hindu shrine near Dwarka in Gujarat, India, dedicated to Goddess Rukmini, the consort of Lord Krishna, and known for its intricate carvings and religious significance.
C. Madan Mohan Temple
Madan Mohan Temple is one of the oldest and most revered Hindu temples in Vrindavan, dedicated to Lord Krishna and known for its historic architecture and spiritual significance.
D. Durgiana Temple
Durgiana Temple is a prominent Hindu temple in Amritsar, Punjab, known for its gold-topped architecture and sacred lake, often compared to the Golden Temple.
E. Mansa Devi Temple
Mansa Devi Temple is a revered Hindu shrine dedicated to Goddess Mansa Devi, situated atop the Bilwa Parvat hill and serving as one of the most prominent pilgrimage sites in Haridwar, 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: Maya Devi Temple
Target entity description: Maya Devi Temple is a sacred Buddhist pilgrimage site in Lumbini, Nepal, marking the traditional birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha.

A. Maya Devi Temple
Maya Devi Temple is an ancient Hindu shrine in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, revered as one of the Siddh Peeths dedicated to Goddess Maya, a form of Shakti.
B. Rukmini Devi Temple
Rukmini Devi Temple is a revered Hindu shrine near Dwarka in Gujarat, India, dedicated to Goddess Rukmini, the consort of Lord Krishna, and known for its intricate carvings and religious significance.
C. Madan Mohan Temple
Madan Mohan Temple is one of the oldest and most revered Hindu temples in Vrindavan, dedicated to Lord Krishna and known for its historic architecture and spiritual significance.
D. Durgiana Temple
Durgiana Temple is a prominent Hindu temple in Amritsar, Punjab, known for its gold-topped architecture and sacred lake, often compared to the Golden Temple.
E. Mansa Devi Temple
Mansa Devi Temple is a revered Hindu shrine dedicated to Goddess Mansa Devi, situated atop the Bilwa Parvat hill and serving as one of the most prominent pilgrimage sites in Haridwar, India.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist temple ⓘ heritage site ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Buddhist architecture ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
coordinateLocation	27.471°N 83.275°E ⓘ
country	Nepal ⓘ
culturalSignificance	major Buddhist pilgrimage destination ⓘ traditional birthplace of the Buddha ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Maya Devi ⓘ Māyā ⓘ surface form: Queen Maya
hasArchaeologicalExcavation	German–Nepalese excavation (1990s) ⓘ UNESCO-supported excavation ⓘ
hasConservationIssue	visitor impact on archaeological remains ⓘ
hasNearbyAirport	Gautam Buddha International Airport ⓘ
hasNearbyBorderTown	Sonauli (India–Nepal border) ⓘ
hasNearbyCity	Bhairahawa ⓘ
hasPart	Ashoka Pillar ⓘ Bodhi tree ⓘ brick shrine remains ⓘ marker stone of Buddha’s birthplace ⓘ sacred pond ⓘ
hasPilgrimageFestival	Buddha Jayanti celebrations ⓘ Vesak observances ⓘ
heritageCriteria	UNESCO cultural criteria (iii) ⓘ UNESCO cultural criteria (vi) ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
inception	3rd century BCE ⓘ
locatedIn	Lumbini ⓘ Lumbini Park ⓘ surface form: Lumbini Garden
locatedInAdministrativeEntity	Lumbini Province ⓘ Rupandehi District ⓘ
locatedOn	Terai ⓘ surface form: Terai plains
managedBy	Lumbini Development Trust ⓘ
materialUsed	brick ⓘ stone ⓘ
nearbyFeature	Puskarini (Sacred Pond) ⓘ surface form: Puskarini (sacred pool) monastic zone of Lumbini ⓘ
partOf	Lumbini ⓘ surface form: Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha (UNESCO site)
religion	Buddhism ⓘ
significantEvent	Birth of Siddhartha Gautama ⓘ Visit of Emperor Ashoka ⓘ
touristSeason	October–March ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory	Cultural ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	666 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteInscriptionYear	1997 ⓘ
visitorType	Buddhist pilgrims ⓘ tourists ⓘ

How these facts were elicited