Shaolin Temple Pagoda Forest
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Shaolin Temple Pagoda Forest is a renowned cemetery of stone and brick pagodas at the Shaolin Monastery in Dengfeng, China, serving as the burial site for generations of eminent Buddhist monks.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pagoda Forest at Shaolin Temple | 1 |
| Shaolin Temple Pagoda Forest canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7966361 — 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: Shaolin Temple Pagoda Forest Context triple: [Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth”, hasComponent, Shaolin Temple Pagoda Forest]
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A.
Shaolin Monastery
Shaolin Monastery is an ancient Chinese Buddhist temple renowned worldwide as the birthplace of Shaolin Kung Fu and a major center of Chan (Zen) Buddhism.
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B.
Nanshan Temple
Nanshan Temple is a major Buddhist temple and scenic coastal attraction in Hainan, China, known for its large Guanyin statue and tranquil seaside setting.
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C.
Shuilian Temple
Shuilian Temple is a historic Buddhist temple located on Mount Heng (Hengshan) in Hunan, China, known for its scenic mountain setting and religious significance.
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D.
Fengshan Longshan Temple
Fengshan Longshan Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, renowned for its traditional architecture and cultural significance.
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E.
Da Ci'en Temple
Da Ci'en Temple is a historic Buddhist temple complex in Xi'an, China, renowned as the site of the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda and a major center of Buddhist learning during the Tang dynasty.
- 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: Shaolin Temple Pagoda Forest Target entity description: Shaolin Temple Pagoda Forest is a renowned cemetery of stone and brick pagodas at the Shaolin Monastery in Dengfeng, China, serving as the burial site for generations of eminent Buddhist monks.
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A.
Shaolin Monastery
Shaolin Monastery is an ancient Chinese Buddhist temple renowned worldwide as the birthplace of Shaolin Kung Fu and a major center of Chan (Zen) Buddhism.
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B.
Nanshan Temple
Nanshan Temple is a major Buddhist temple and scenic coastal attraction in Hainan, China, known for its large Guanyin statue and tranquil seaside setting.
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C.
Shuilian Temple
Shuilian Temple is a historic Buddhist temple located on Mount Heng (Hengshan) in Hunan, China, known for its scenic mountain setting and religious significance.
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D.
Fengshan Longshan Temple
Fengshan Longshan Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, renowned for its traditional architecture and cultural significance.
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E.
Da Ci'en Temple
Da Ci'en Temple is a historic Buddhist temple complex in Xi'an, China, renowned as the site of the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda and a major center of Buddhist learning during the Tang dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist cemetery
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historic site ⓘ pagoda complex ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Chan Buddhism
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Shaolin Monastery ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Chinese pagoda ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chan (Zen) Buddhism
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linked to:
Chan Buddhism
Shaolin Kung Fu ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Central China ⓘ |
| function |
cemetery
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memorial site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
China
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Dengfeng ⓘ Henan Province ⓘ Shaolin Monastery ⓘ |
| material |
brick
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stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large number of closely spaced pagodas
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tombs of generations of Shaolin monks ⓘ |
| partOf | Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth” ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | state-protected cultural relic of China ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| significance | largest concentration of ancient pagodas at Shaolin Monastery ⓘ |
| tourism | popular tourist destination in Dengfeng ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burial of eminent Buddhist monks
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commemoration of Shaolin abbots and masters ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shaolin Temple Pagoda Forest Description of subject: Shaolin Temple Pagoda Forest is a renowned cemetery of stone and brick pagodas at the Shaolin Monastery in Dengfeng, China, serving as the burial site for generations of eminent Buddhist monks.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth”
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hasComponent
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Shaolin Temple Pagoda Forest
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linked to: Shaolin Temple Pagoda Forest