Zentsū-ji Temple
E483883
Zentsū-ji Temple is a major Shingon Buddhist temple in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan, revered as the birthplace of the monk Kūkai (Kōbō Daishi) and one of the 88 temples on the Shikoku Pilgrimage.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zentsū-ji Temple canonical | 4 |
| Zentsu-ji Temple | 1 |
| Zentsu-ji Temple precincts | 1 |
| Zentsū-ji | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4699211 — 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: Zentsū-ji Temple Context triple: [Zentsuji, Kagawa Prefecture, knownFor, Zentsū-ji Temple]
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A.
Zenkō-ji Temple
Zenkō-ji Temple is a historic and highly revered Buddhist temple in Nagano, Japan, known as one of the country’s most important pilgrimage sites.
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B.
Senso-ji Temple
Senso-ji Temple is Tokyo’s oldest and most famous Buddhist temple, renowned for its iconic Kaminarimon gate and bustling Nakamise shopping street.
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C.
Tenryu-ji Temple
Tenryu-ji Temple is a major Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its historic landscape garden and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
Gotokuji Temple
Gotokuji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Tokyo famed as the birthplace of the beckoning cat (maneki-neko) legend and its thousands of cat figurines.
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E.
Fujiidera Temple
Fujiidera Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Fujiidera, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known for its association with the Thirty-three Kannon Pilgrimage and its revered statue of the Bodhisattva Kannon.
- 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: Zentsū-ji Temple Target entity description: Zentsū-ji Temple is a major Shingon Buddhist temple in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan, revered as the birthplace of the monk Kūkai (Kōbō Daishi) and one of the 88 temples on the Shikoku Pilgrimage.
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A.
Zenkō-ji Temple
Zenkō-ji Temple is a historic and highly revered Buddhist temple in Nagano, Japan, known as one of the country’s most important pilgrimage sites.
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B.
Senso-ji Temple
Senso-ji Temple is Tokyo’s oldest and most famous Buddhist temple, renowned for its iconic Kaminarimon gate and bustling Nakamise shopping street.
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C.
Tenryu-ji Temple
Tenryu-ji Temple is a major Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its historic landscape garden and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
Gotokuji Temple
Gotokuji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Tokyo famed as the birthplace of the beckoning cat (maneki-neko) legend and its thousands of cat figurines.
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E.
Fujiidera Temple
Fujiidera Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Fujiidera, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known for its association with the Thirty-three Kannon Pilgrimage and its revered statue of the Bodhisattva Kannon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist temple
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Shikoku Pilgrimage temple ⓘ Shingon temple ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | traditional Japanese Buddhist temple architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kōbō Daishi
ⓘ
linked to:
Kukai
Kūkai ⓘ |
| birthplaceOf | Kūkai ⓘ |
| BuddhistSchool | Shingon Buddhism ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalDesignation |
Important Cultural Property of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Important Cultural Properties of Japan
|
| deity | Yakushi Nyorai ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Kūkai ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 9th century ⓘ |
| foundedInEra | Heian period ⓘ |
| hasBell | temple bell ⓘ |
| hasCemetery | graveyard for devotees and monks ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
sacred well associated with Kūkai’s birth
ⓘ
treasure house ⓘ |
| hasFestival | Kōbō Daishi-related annual events ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
monastic training center
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place of pilgrimage ⓘ place of worship ⓘ |
| hasGarden | traditional temple garden ⓘ |
| hasStatueOf | Kūkai ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Daishi hall
ⓘ
Sanmon gate ⓘ five-story pagoda ⓘ main hall ⓘ |
| hasSubcomplex |
Tanjo-in
ⓘ
Tō-in ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Japan’s cultural heritage ⓘ |
| honoraryName |
Konzōzan
ⓘ
Muryōju-in ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Zentsūji, Kagawa Prefecture
ⓘ
linked to:
Zentsuji, Kagawa Prefecture
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| locatedInMunicipality | Zentsūji City ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Shikoku ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Shikoku Pilgrimage
ⓘ
linked to:
Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage
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| pilgrimageType | henro (Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage) ⓘ |
| pilgrimsObtain | nokyocho stamp ⓘ |
| prefecture | Kagawa Prefecture ⓘ |
| region |
Shikoku region
ⓘ
linked to:
Shikoku
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| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| ShikokuPilgrimageNumber | 75 ⓘ |
| tourismType | religious tourism site ⓘ |
| worshipStyle | esoteric Buddhism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zentsū-ji Temple Description of subject: Zentsū-ji Temple is a major Shingon Buddhist temple in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan, revered as the birthplace of the monk Kūkai (Kōbō Daishi) and one of the 88 temples on the Shikoku Pilgrimage.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Zentsū-ji Temple
linked to: Zentsū-ji Temple