Asuka-dera
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Asuka-dera is one of Japan’s oldest Buddhist temples, located in the Asuka area of Nara Prefecture and renowned for its early Asuka-period architecture and historic bronze Buddha statue.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Asuka-dera canonical | 5 |
| Asuka-dera Temple | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5059776 — 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: Asuka-dera Context triple: [Gangō-ji, foundedAs, Asuka-dera]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Enryaku-ji
Enryaku-ji is a historic Tendai Buddhist monastery complex on Mount Hiei, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Japan’s most important religious centers.
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D.
Kokubunji
Kokubunji is a city in western Tokyo, Japan, known as a residential and educational hub within the Tama area.
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E.
Daigo-ji
Daigo-ji is a historic Buddhist temple complex in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its association with Shingon Buddhism, ancient pagoda, and UNESCO World Heritage status.
- 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: Asuka-dera Target entity description: Asuka-dera is one of Japan’s oldest Buddhist temples, located in the Asuka area of Nara Prefecture and renowned for its early Asuka-period architecture and historic bronze Buddha statue.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Enryaku-ji
Enryaku-ji is a historic Tendai Buddhist monastery complex on Mount Hiei, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Japan’s most important religious centers.
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D.
Kokubunji
Kokubunji is a city in western Tokyo, Japan, known as a residential and educational hub within the Tama area.
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E.
Daigo-ji
Daigo-ji is a historic Buddhist temple complex in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its association with Shingon Buddhism, ancient pagoda, and UNESCO World Heritage status.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Buddhist temple ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Asuka period architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Prince Shōtoku
ⓘ
Soga clan–Mononobe clan conflict ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Shaka Nyorai ⓘ |
| denomination | Japanese Buddhism ⓘ |
| eraOfConstruction | late 6th century ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 6th century ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod |
Asuka period
ⓘ
linked to:
Yamato period
|
| foundedInYearApprox | 596 ⓘ |
| founder | Soga no Umako ⓘ |
| function |
historical tourist attraction
ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ |
| hasAccess | reachable from Asuka Station ⓘ |
| hasAlternateTransliteration | Asukadera ⓘ |
| hasArtStyle |
Asuka period Buddhist sculpture
ⓘ
linked to:
Buddhist art
|
| hasCategory |
6th-century Buddhist temples
ⓘ
Asuka period ⓘ
linked to:
Yamato period
Buddhist temples in Nara Prefecture ⓘ |
| hasCulturalProperty | Asuka Daibutsu bronze statue ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ancient temple precincts
ⓘ
early Buddhist temple layout ⓘ |
| hasStatue |
Asuka Daibutsu
ⓘ
linked to:
Asuka Daibutsu bronze statue
bronze Buddha statue ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important early Buddhist site in Japan ⓘ |
| historicalName |
Gangō-ji (original site)
ⓘ
linked to:
Gangō-ji
Hōkō-ji ⓘ |
| isPredecessorOf |
Gangō-ji in Nara
ⓘ
linked to:
Gangō-ji
|
| locatedIn |
Asuka
ⓘ
Honshu ⓘ Japan ⓘ Kansai region ⓘ Nara Prefecture ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Asuka village historical sites ⓘ |
| mainImage | Shaka Nyorai statue ⓘ |
| materialOfMainStatue | bronze ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Kashihara
ⓘ
Nara ⓘ |
| patron | Soga clan ⓘ |
| regionOfCulturalContext | Yamato ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| significance |
associated with introduction of Buddhism to Japan
ⓘ
early center of Buddhism in Japan ⓘ one of Japan’s oldest Buddhist temples ⓘ |
| tourismType | cultural tourism site ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Asuka-dera Description of subject: Asuka-dera is one of Japan’s oldest Buddhist temples, located in the Asuka area of Nara Prefecture and renowned for its early Asuka-period architecture and historic bronze Buddha statue.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Asuka-dera