Dayan Ta
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Dayan Ta, or the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, is a historic Buddhist pagoda in Xi’an, China, renowned as a key site on the ancient Silk Road and for housing important Buddhist scriptures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dayan Ta canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6301835 — 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: Dayan Ta Context triple: [Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, alsoKnownAs, Dayan Ta]
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A.
Dayan
Dayan is a Hebrew surname most famously associated with Israeli military leader and politician Moshe Dayan.
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B.
Zimran
Zimran is a lesser-known biblical figure mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as one of Abraham's sons by his wife Keturah.
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C.
Dagan
Dagan is an ancient Northwest Semitic god, particularly revered by the Amorites and later in Mesopotamia, commonly associated with grain, fertility, and sometimes the underworld.
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D.
Yakir
Yakir is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, commonly used in Israel and among Jewish communities.
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E.
Iddo
Iddo is a biblical figure mentioned in the Old Testament, known primarily as an ancestor of the prophet Zechariah and sometimes identified as a seer or priest.
- 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: Dayan Ta Target entity description: Dayan Ta, or the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, is a historic Buddhist pagoda in Xi’an, China, renowned as a key site on the ancient Silk Road and for housing important Buddhist scriptures.
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A.
Dayan
Dayan is a Hebrew surname most famously associated with Israeli military leader and politician Moshe Dayan.
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B.
Zimran
Zimran is a lesser-known biblical figure mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as one of Abraham's sons by his wife Keturah.
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C.
Dagan
Dagan is an ancient Northwest Semitic god, particularly revered by the Amorites and later in Mesopotamia, commonly associated with grain, fertility, and sometimes the underworld.
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D.
Yakir
Yakir is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, commonly used in Israel and among Jewish communities.
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E.
Iddo
Iddo is a biblical figure mentioned in the Old Testament, known primarily as an ancestor of the prophet Zechariah and sometimes identified as a seer or priest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist pagoda
ⓘ
World Heritage Site component ⓘ historic monument ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dayan Pagoda
NERFINISHED
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Giant Wild Goose Pagoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Chinese pagoda ⓘ |
| associatedLegend | named after a wild goose that fell from the sky ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Buddhist pilgrimage
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Da Ci’en Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Xuanzang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtDuring | Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 652 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 652 ⓘ |
| contains |
Buddhist statues
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inscriptions ⓘ stone carvings ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalRole | symbol of Xi’an ⓘ |
| currentStories | 7 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Emperor Gaozong of Tang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
interior stairways to upper levels
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square-plan brick tower ⓘ viewing platforms ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaning | Great Wild Goose Pagoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | about 64 meters ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inscribedAsWorldHeritage | 2014 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
China
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Da Ci’en Temple complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaanxi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Xi’an NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Xi’an city wall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | brick ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction |
Dayan Pagoda North Plaza
NERFINISHED
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music fountain square ⓘ |
| originalStories | 5 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang’an-Tianshan Corridor
NERFINISHED
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historic monuments of ancient Chang’an ⓘ |
| purpose |
to house Buddhist scriptures
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to store Buddhist relics ⓘ |
| region | Northwest China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| significance |
important center for translation of Buddhist texts
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key site on the ancient Silk Road ⓘ |
| touristActivity | climbing to the top for city views ⓘ |
| underwentReconstruction |
Ming dynasty
NERFINISHED
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Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dayan Ta Description of subject: Dayan Ta, or the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, is a historic Buddhist pagoda in Xi’an, China, renowned as a key site on the ancient Silk Road and for housing important Buddhist scriptures.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.