Sagaing Hills monastic complex
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The Sagaing Hills monastic complex is a major Buddhist religious and monastic center in Myanmar, renowned for its numerous monasteries, meditation centers, and pagodas spread across the hills overlooking the Irrawaddy River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sagaing Hills monastic complex canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9406494 — 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: Sagaing Hills monastic complex Context triple: [Sagaing Region, hasMonasteryCenter, Sagaing Hills monastic complex]
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Gorton Monastery
Gorton Monastery is a former 19th-century Franciscan friary in Gorton, Manchester, renowned for its neo-Gothic architecture and restoration as a community and heritage venue.
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B.
Swords monastic site
Swords monastic site is an early medieval ecclesiastical complex in Swords, County Dublin, known for its historic church remains and prominent round tower.
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C.
Skara Cathedral
Skara Cathedral is a historic medieval church and one of Sweden’s oldest cathedrals, located in the town of Skara in Västergötland.
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D.
Assumption Cave Monastery
Assumption Cave Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastic complex built into caves, renowned as a historic pilgrimage site in Crimea.
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E.
Osian temples
The Osian temples are an ancient complex of intricately carved Hindu and Jain temples in Rajasthan, India, renowned for their early medieval architecture and historical significance as a major religious and trading center.
- 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: Sagaing Hills monastic complex Target entity description: The Sagaing Hills monastic complex is a major Buddhist religious and monastic center in Myanmar, renowned for its numerous monasteries, meditation centers, and pagodas spread across the hills overlooking the Irrawaddy River.
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A.
Gorton Monastery
Gorton Monastery is a former 19th-century Franciscan friary in Gorton, Manchester, renowned for its neo-Gothic architecture and restoration as a community and heritage venue.
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B.
Swords monastic site
Swords monastic site is an early medieval ecclesiastical complex in Swords, County Dublin, known for its historic church remains and prominent round tower.
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C.
Skara Cathedral
Skara Cathedral is a historic medieval church and one of Sweden’s oldest cathedrals, located in the town of Skara in Västergötland.
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D.
Assumption Cave Monastery
Assumption Cave Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastic complex built into caves, renowned as a historic pilgrimage site in Crimea.
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E.
Osian temples
The Osian temples are an ancient complex of intricately carved Hindu and Jain temples in Rajasthan, India, renowned for their early medieval architecture and historical significance as a major religious and trading center.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monastic complex
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pilgrimage site ⓘ religious site ⓘ |
| accessedFrom | Sagaing city NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateNumberOfReligiousSites | hundreds of monasteries and pagodas ⓘ |
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
historic religious landscape
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important center of Buddhist monastic life in Myanmar ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
place for lay meditation retreats
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residence for monks ⓘ residence for nuns ⓘ training ground for novice monks ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Kaunghmudaw Pagoda vicinity
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Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda NERFINISHED ⓘ U Min Thonze Pagoda NERFINISHED ⓘ hermitages ⓘ meditation centers ⓘ monasteries ⓘ nunneries ⓘ pagodas ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Irrawaddy River
NERFINISHED
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Mandalay plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important national religious heritage site of Myanmar ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sagaing Hills
NERFINISHED
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Sagaing Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Irrawaddy River
NERFINISHED
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Sagaing city NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | hills overlooking the Irrawaddy River ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | Mandalay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Buddhist learning
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high concentration of monasteries ⓘ meditation practice ⓘ panoramic views of the Irrawaddy River ⓘ |
| pilgrimageDestinationFor |
Buddhists in Myanmar
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international Buddhist visitors ⓘ |
| regionType | hill range religious complex ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| tradition | Theravada Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Buddhist pilgrimage
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meditation ⓘ monastic education ⓘ religious retreats ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sagaing Hills monastic complex Description of subject: The Sagaing Hills monastic complex is a major Buddhist religious and monastic center in Myanmar, renowned for its numerous monasteries, meditation centers, and pagodas spread across the hills overlooking the Irrawaddy River.
Referenced by (1)
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