Miei-dō
E524582
Miei-dō is a commemorative hall at the historic Tōshōdai-ji temple in Nara, Japan, dedicated to enshrining images of the temple’s founder and important figures.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Miei-dō canonical | 2 |
| Mieidō | 1 |
| Mieidō (image hall of Nichiren) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4982851 — 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: Miei-dō Context triple: [Tōshōdai-ji, hasBuilding, Miei-dō]
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A.
Nigatsu-dō
Nigatsu-dō is a prominent sub-temple hall within the Tōdai-ji complex in Nara, Japan, renowned for its annual Shuni-e (Omizutori) Buddhist repentance ceremony.
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B.
Ishiyama-dera
Ishiyama-dera is a historic Buddhist temple in Japan renowned for its autumn foliage, cultural treasures, and association with the author of The Tale of Genji.
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C.
Yamashina-dera
Yamashina-dera was an early Buddhist temple in Japan that served as the predecessor and original site of the influential Kōfuku-ji temple associated with the powerful Fujiwara clan.
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D.
To-ji
To-ji is a historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, famed for its five-story pagoda—the tallest wooden tower in the country—and its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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E.
Daisan Shōhōtei
Daisan Shōhōtei is the Third Petty Bench of the Supreme Court of Japan, one of its small panels responsible for hearing specific categories of cases.
- 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: Miei-dō Target entity description: Miei-dō is a commemorative hall at the historic Tōshōdai-ji temple in Nara, Japan, dedicated to enshrining images of the temple’s founder and important figures.
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A.
Nigatsu-dō
Nigatsu-dō is a prominent sub-temple hall within the Tōdai-ji complex in Nara, Japan, renowned for its annual Shuni-e (Omizutori) Buddhist repentance ceremony.
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B.
Ishiyama-dera
Ishiyama-dera is a historic Buddhist temple in Japan renowned for its autumn foliage, cultural treasures, and association with the author of The Tale of Genji.
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C.
Yamashina-dera
Yamashina-dera was an early Buddhist temple in Japan that served as the predecessor and original site of the influential Kōfuku-ji temple associated with the powerful Fujiwara clan.
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D.
To-ji
To-ji is a historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, famed for its five-story pagoda—the tallest wooden tower in the country—and its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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E.
Daisan Shōhōtei
Daisan Shōhōtei is the Third Petty Bench of the Supreme Court of Japan, one of its small panels responsible for hearing specific categories of cases.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist temple building
ⓘ
commemorative hall ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | traditional Japanese Buddhist temple architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nara Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Japanese Buddhism
Tōshōdai-ji ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Japanese Buddhist temple culture ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
enshrining images of important figures of Tōshōdai-ji
ⓘ
enshrining images of the temple’s founder ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration |
Mieidō
ⓘ
linked to:
Miei-dō
|
| hasFunction |
commemoration of the founder of Tōshōdai-ji
ⓘ
housing images of important temple figures ⓘ |
| hasNameInJapanese | 御影堂 ⓘ |
| hasRomanization | Miei-dō ⓘ |
| heritageContext | historic Nara temple architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Japan
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Nara ⓘ Nara Prefecture ⓘ Tōshōdai-ji ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tōshōdai-ji temple complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Tōshōdai-ji
historic buildings of Tōshōdai-ji ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
memorial ceremonies
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religious observances ⓘ veneration of temple founders and important figures ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Miei-dō Description of subject: Miei-dō is a commemorative hall at the historic Tōshōdai-ji temple in Nara, Japan, dedicated to enshrining images of the temple’s founder and important figures.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Miei-dō
linked to: Miei-dō