Puskarini (Sacred Pond)
E361548
Puskarini (Sacred Pond) is a revered ancient pool in Lumbini, traditionally believed to be the place where Queen Maya Devi bathed before giving birth to Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Puskarini (Sacred Pond) canonical | 1 |
| Puskarini (sacred pool) | 1 |
| Sacred Pool of Maya Devi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3477779 — 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: Puskarini (Sacred Pond) Context triple: [Lumbini, hasLandmark, Puskarini (Sacred Pond)]
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A.
Kairavini Pushkarini
Kairavini Pushkarini is the sacred temple tank associated with the historic Parthasarathy Temple in Triplicane, Chennai, and is used for religious rituals and festivals.
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B.
Kusum Sarovar
Kusum Sarovar is a historic and scenic lakeside monument in the Braj region of India, revered for its association with Lord Krishna and its ornate sandstone architecture.
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C.
Vihar Lake
Vihar Lake is an artificial freshwater reservoir in Mumbai, India, that serves as one of the city’s important sources of drinking water and lies within the Sanjay Gandhi National Park.
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D.
Mahamaham
Mahamaham is a major Hindu festival held once every 12 years in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, drawing large pilgrim crowds for ritual bathing in the Mahamaham tank.
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E.
Brahma Sarovar
Brahma Sarovar is a large, sacred water tank in Kurukshetra, India, revered in Hindu tradition and associated with ancient religious rituals and pilgrimage.
- 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: Puskarini (Sacred Pond) Target entity description: Puskarini (Sacred Pond) is a revered ancient pool in Lumbini, traditionally believed to be the place where Queen Maya Devi bathed before giving birth to Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha.
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A.
Kairavini Pushkarini
Kairavini Pushkarini is the sacred temple tank associated with the historic Parthasarathy Temple in Triplicane, Chennai, and is used for religious rituals and festivals.
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B.
Kusum Sarovar
Kusum Sarovar is a historic and scenic lakeside monument in the Braj region of India, revered for its association with Lord Krishna and its ornate sandstone architecture.
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C.
Vihar Lake
Vihar Lake is an artificial freshwater reservoir in Mumbai, India, that serves as one of the city’s important sources of drinking water and lies within the Sanjay Gandhi National Park.
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D.
Mahamaham
Mahamaham is a major Hindu festival held once every 12 years in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, drawing large pilgrim crowds for ritual bathing in the Mahamaham tank.
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E.
Brahma Sarovar
Brahma Sarovar is a large, sacred water tank in Kurukshetra, India, revered in Hindu tradition and associated with ancient religious rituals and pilgrimage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist pilgrimage site
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historic site ⓘ religious site ⓘ sacred pond ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Maya Devi Temple
ⓘ
surface form:
Maya Devi Temple, Lumbini
|
| associatedTradition |
Mahayana
ⓘ
surface form:
Mahayana Buddhism
Theravada ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
|
| associatedWith |
Shakyamuni Buddha
ⓘ
surface form:
Gautama Buddha
Queen Maya Devi ⓘ Shakyamuni Buddha ⓘ
surface form:
Siddhartha Gautama
|
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | birth narrative of the Buddha ⓘ |
| feature |
rectangular pool
ⓘ
steps leading down to the water ⓘ still water surface ⓘ stone-lined edges ⓘ |
| governedBy | Lumbini Development Trust ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Puskarini Pond
ⓘ
Sacred Pond of Lumbini ⓘ Puskarini (Sacred Pond) ⓘ
surface form:
Sacred Pool of Maya Devi
|
| hasLanguageName | Puskarini ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Lumbini Master Plan
ⓘ
surface form:
Lumbini Master Plan area
|
| locatedIn | Lumbini ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Nepal ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Rupandehi District ⓘ |
| locatedInProvince | Lumbini Province ⓘ |
| near |
Ashoka Pillar, Lumbini
ⓘ
surface form:
Ashoka Pillar at Lumbini
Marker Stone of Buddha’s birthplace ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sacred Pond of Lumbini
ⓘ
surface form:
Lumbini Sacred Garden
Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| symbolism |
purity
ⓘ
sacred water ⓘ spiritual rebirth ⓘ |
| timePeriod | ancient ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
religious tourism ⓘ |
| traditionalBelief |
Queen Maya Devi
ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Maya Devi bathed here before giving birth to Siddhartha Gautama
Queen Maya Devi ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Maya Devi performed ritual purification here
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| usedFor |
pilgrimage rituals
ⓘ
religious offerings ⓘ ritual bathing ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Buddhist pilgrims
ⓘ
Hindu pilgrims ⓘ international tourists ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Puskarini (Sacred Pond) Description of subject: Puskarini (Sacred Pond) is a revered ancient pool in Lumbini, traditionally believed to be the place where Queen Maya Devi bathed before giving birth to Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Puskarini (sacred pool)
this entity surface form:
Sacred Pool of Maya Devi