Sankara Stones
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The Sankara Stones are mystical sacred stones from the film "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom," believed to possess powerful supernatural properties and revered by an Indian village.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sankara Stones canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7742082 — 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: Sankara Stones Context triple: [Indiana Jones, notableArtifactPursued, Sankara Stones]
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A.
Shundi
Shundi is a fictional kingdom from Satyajit Ray’s Bengali fantasy film and stories featuring Goopy and Bagha, known for its whimsical, magical setting.
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B.
Sanakhte
Sanakhte was an early ancient Egyptian pharaoh traditionally associated with the 3rd Dynasty and sometimes considered a predecessor or relative of Djoser.
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C.
Golden Stool
The Golden Stool is the sacred royal throne of the Ashanti people, believed to embody the soul and unity of the Ashanti nation.
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D.
Niyamasara
Niyamasara is a foundational Jain philosophical text that systematically expounds core doctrines such as the nature of the soul, karma, and the path to liberation.
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E.
Musanze
Musanze is a major town in northern Rwanda that serves as the primary gateway for tourists visiting Volcanoes National Park and its mountain gorillas.
- 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: Sankara Stones Target entity description: The Sankara Stones are mystical sacred stones from the film "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom," believed to possess powerful supernatural properties and revered by an Indian village.
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A.
Shundi
Shundi is a fictional kingdom from Satyajit Ray’s Bengali fantasy film and stories featuring Goopy and Bagha, known for its whimsical, magical setting.
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B.
Sanakhte
Sanakhte was an early ancient Egyptian pharaoh traditionally associated with the 3rd Dynasty and sometimes considered a predecessor or relative of Djoser.
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C.
Golden Stool
The Golden Stool is the sacred royal throne of the Ashanti people, believed to embody the soul and unity of the Ashanti nation.
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D.
Niyamasara
Niyamasara is a foundational Jain philosophical text that systematically expounds core doctrines such as the nature of the soul, karma, and the path to liberation.
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E.
Musanze
Musanze is a major town in northern Rwanda that serves as the primary gateway for tourists visiting Volcanoes National Park and its mountain gorillas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional magical artifact
ⓘ
religious relic in fiction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Shankara Stones
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linked to:
Narmada stones
|
| appearsIn | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Shiva (in-film depiction)
ⓘ
linked to:
Shiva
|
| basedOn | Hindu mythological concepts ⓘ |
| centralToPlotOf | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ⓘ |
| creatorOfWork | George Lucas (concept origin in franchise) ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | iconic artifact in Indiana Jones series ⓘ |
| depictedIn | 1984 film ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Indiana Jones universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Indiana Jones franchise
|
| filmDirector | Steven Spielberg ⓘ |
| filmProducer | Frank Marshall ⓘ |
| filmScreenwriter |
Gloria Katz
ⓘ
Willard Huyck ⓘ |
| filmStoryBy | George Lucas ⓘ |
| genreContext |
adventure film
ⓘ
fantasy elements ⓘ |
| guardedBy | village shaman ⓘ |
| hasPower |
aid in defeating evil
ⓘ
bring prosperity ⓘ burn with intense heat ⓘ emit light when brought together ⓘ provide protection ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
mystical
ⓘ
sacred ⓘ supernatural power ⓘ |
| inspiredMerchandise |
collectible items
ⓘ
replica props ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sankara ⓘ |
| numberInFilm | five ⓘ |
| numberRecoveredByIndianaJones | three ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | Indiana Jones ⓘ |
| recoveredBy | Indiana Jones ⓘ |
| returnedTo | Indian village ⓘ |
| reveredBy | an Indian village ⓘ |
| soughtBy |
Indiana Jones
ⓘ
Mola Ram ⓘ Thuggee cult ⓘ |
| stolenFrom | Indian village ⓘ |
| usedFor |
protecting the village
ⓘ
rituals by the Thuggee cult ⓘ |
| visualAppearance |
engraved with sacred symbols
ⓘ
smooth rounded stones ⓘ |
| visualEffectInFilm | glow with internal light ⓘ |
| worshippedBy | Mayapore villagers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sankara Stones Description of subject: The Sankara Stones are mystical sacred stones from the film "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom," believed to possess powerful supernatural properties and revered by an Indian village.
Referenced by (2)
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