Pura Besakih
E521908
Pura Besakih is Bali’s largest and most important Hindu temple complex, often called the “Mother Temple,” situated on the slopes of Mount Agung.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Besakih Temple | 4 |
| Pura Besakih canonical | 1 |
| Pura Penataran Agung | 1 |
| Pura Penataran Agung Besakih | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5472578 — 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: Pura Besakih Context triple: [Mount Agung, associatedTemple, Pura Besakih]
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A.
Pura Segara Anak
Pura Segara Anak is a Hindu temple located by the crater lake on Mount Rinjani in Lombok, Indonesia, serving as an important site for religious ceremonies and pilgrimages.
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B.
Kalasan Temple
Kalasan Temple is an 8th-century Buddhist temple in Central Java, Indonesia, renowned for its intricate stone carvings and historical significance in the Sailendra dynasty era.
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C.
Dieng Plateau temples
The Dieng Plateau temples are a group of early Hindu temple structures in Central Java, Indonesia, considered among the oldest surviving religious monuments in the region and significant for understanding ancient Javanese civilization.
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D.
Singosari Temple
Singosari Temple is a 13th-century Hindu-Buddhist temple in East Java, Indonesia, renowned as a key monument of the Singhasari Kingdom and an important example of classical Javanese architecture.
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E.
Pura Mangkunegaran
Pura Mangkunegaran is a historic Javanese royal palace complex in Surakarta, Indonesia, serving as the seat of the Mangkunegaran principality and a center of traditional Javanese culture and arts.
- 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: Pura Besakih Target entity description: Pura Besakih is Bali’s largest and most important Hindu temple complex, often called the “Mother Temple,” situated on the slopes of Mount Agung.
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A.
Pura Segara Anak
Pura Segara Anak is a Hindu temple located by the crater lake on Mount Rinjani in Lombok, Indonesia, serving as an important site for religious ceremonies and pilgrimages.
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B.
Kalasan Temple
Kalasan Temple is an 8th-century Buddhist temple in Central Java, Indonesia, renowned for its intricate stone carvings and historical significance in the Sailendra dynasty era.
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C.
Dieng Plateau temples
The Dieng Plateau temples are a group of early Hindu temple structures in Central Java, Indonesia, considered among the oldest surviving religious monuments in the region and significant for understanding ancient Javanese civilization.
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D.
Singosari Temple
Singosari Temple is a 13th-century Hindu-Buddhist temple in East Java, Indonesia, renowned as a key monument of the Singhasari Kingdom and an important example of classical Javanese architecture.
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E.
Pura Mangkunegaran
Pura Mangkunegaran is a historic Javanese royal palace complex in Surakarta, Indonesia, serving as the seat of the Mangkunegaran principality and a center of traditional Javanese culture and arts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu temple complex
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| accessFromCity |
approximately 25 kilometers from Semarapura
ⓘ
approximately 50 kilometers from Denpasar ⓘ |
| altitude | approximately 1000 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| architectureStyle | Balinese temple architecture ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicGroup | Balinese people ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept | Tri Murti ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | developed over more than 1000 years ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Brahma
ⓘ
Shiva ⓘ Vishnu ⓘ |
| earliestEvidenceCentury | 11th century ⓘ |
| facingDirection | generally oriented toward Mount Agung ⓘ |
| function | center of religious ceremonies for all Balinese clans ⓘ |
| governingProvince |
Bali Province
ⓘ
linked to:
Province of Bali
|
| hasComponentTemple |
Pura Batu Madeg
ⓘ
linked to:
Pura Kiduling Kreteg
Pura Dalem Puri ⓘ Pura Gelap ⓘ Pura Kiduling Kreteg ⓘ Pura Penataran Agung ⓘ
linked to:
Pura Besakih
Pura Ratu Bagus Penyarikan ⓘ
linked to:
Pura Ratu Penyarikan
Pura Ratu Pasek ⓘ Pura Ratu Penyarikan ⓘ Pura Tirta ⓘ
linked to:
Tirta Empul Temple
Pura Ulun Kulkul ⓘ |
| hasCourtyards | multiple terraced courtyards ⓘ |
| hasMainTemple |
Pura Penataran Agung Besakih
ⓘ
linked to:
Pura Besakih
|
| hasNumberOfTemples | over 80 ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
Eka Dasa Rudra ceremony
ⓘ
Kuningan ceremonies ⓘ major Galungan celebrations ⓘ odalan temple anniversary ceremonies ⓘ |
| hasStructureType |
candi bentar split gates
ⓘ
kori agung gateways ⓘ meru tiered shrines ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | candidate for UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| isCalled | Mother Temple of Bali ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bali
ⓘ
Karangasem Regency ⓘ |
| locatedInVillage | Besakih ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Mount Agung
ⓘ
slopes of Mount Agung ⓘ |
| pilgrimageSiteFor |
Balinese Hindus
ⓘ
linked to:
Balinese Hinduism
Hindus from other parts of Indonesia ⓘ |
| primaryTradition | Balinese Hinduism ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| significance |
holiest temple complex in Bali
ⓘ
largest temple complex in Bali ⓘ most important Hindu temple complex in Bali ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pura Besakih Description of subject: Pura Besakih is Bali’s largest and most important Hindu temple complex, often called the “Mother Temple,” situated on the slopes of Mount Agung.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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