Tazaungmon (eighth month of Burmese calendar)
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Tazaungmon is the eighth month of the traditional Burmese calendar, marked by the Tazaungdaing Festival of Lights and various religious offerings and merit-making activities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tazaungmon (eighth month of Burmese calendar) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9125237 — 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: Tazaungmon (eighth month of Burmese calendar) Context triple: [Thadingyut, precedes, Tazaungmon (eighth month of Burmese calendar)]
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A.
Thadingyut
Thadingyut is a major Burmese Buddhist festival marking the end of Buddhist Lent, celebrated with lights, offerings, and communal festivities across Myanmar.
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B.
Burmese calendar
The Burmese calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar used in Myanmar to determine religious festivals, cultural events, and historical dates.
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C.
Tazaungdaing
Tazaungdaing is a prominent Burmese Buddhist festival, celebrated with offerings, lights, and communal merit-making at the end of the rainy season.
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D.
Wagaung
Wagaung is the fifth month of the traditional Burmese lunisolar calendar, typically falling around August in the Gregorian calendar.
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E.
Thandwe
Thandwe is a coastal town in western Myanmar’s Rakhine State, historically known as Sandoway and serving as an important regional center near the popular Ngapali Beach.
- 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: Tazaungmon (eighth month of Burmese calendar) Target entity description: Tazaungmon is the eighth month of the traditional Burmese calendar, marked by the Tazaungdaing Festival of Lights and various religious offerings and merit-making activities.
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A.
Thadingyut
Thadingyut is a major Burmese Buddhist festival marking the end of Buddhist Lent, celebrated with lights, offerings, and communal festivities across Myanmar.
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B.
Burmese calendar
The Burmese calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar used in Myanmar to determine religious festivals, cultural events, and historical dates.
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C.
Tazaungdaing
Tazaungdaing is a prominent Burmese Buddhist festival, celebrated with offerings, lights, and communal merit-making at the end of the rainy season.
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D.
Wagaung
Wagaung is the fifth month of the traditional Burmese lunisolar calendar, typically falling around August in the Gregorian calendar.
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E.
Thandwe
Thandwe is a coastal town in western Myanmar’s Rakhine State, historically known as Sandoway and serving as an important regional center near the popular Ngapali Beach.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
month of the Burmese calendar
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time period ⓘ |
| associatedFestival | Tazaungdaing Festival of Lights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Buddhist religious observances
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Kathina ceremonies NERFINISHED ⓘ almsgiving ⓘ illumination of pagodas ⓘ lighting of oil lamps ⓘ merit-making activities ⓘ offerings to Buddhist monks ⓘ robe-offering ceremonies ⓘ |
| calendarType | lunisolar calendar ⓘ |
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Theravada Buddhism in Myanmar ⓘ |
| follows | Thadingyut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFestival | Tazaungdaing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Burmese language ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
end of rainy season in Myanmar
ⓘ
post-Vassa period in Buddhist calendar ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Bamar people
NERFINISHED
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various ethnic groups in Myanmar ⓘ |
| partOf | Burmese lunisolar year ⓘ |
| positionInCalendar | eighth month of the Burmese calendar ⓘ |
| precedes | Nadaw ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
time for communal merit-making
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time for making offerings to the Sangha ⓘ |
| typicalGregorianPeriod |
November
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late October to late November ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Myanmar
NERFINISHED
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traditional Burmese calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tazaungmon (eighth month of Burmese calendar) Description of subject: Tazaungmon is the eighth month of the traditional Burmese calendar, marked by the Tazaungdaing Festival of Lights and various religious offerings and merit-making activities.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.