Nepal Sambat
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Nepal Sambat is a traditional lunar-solar calendar of the Newar people of Nepal, historically used for cultural, religious, and ceremonial purposes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nepal Sambat canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9874059 — 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: Nepal Sambat Context triple: [Newar, usesCalendar, Nepal Sambat]
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A.
Nepali Bikram Samvat
Nepali Bikram Samvat is Nepal’s official lunisolar calendar system, used for civil, cultural, and religious purposes and running approximately 56–57 years ahead of the Gregorian calendar.
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B.
Nanakshahi calendar
The Nanakshahi calendar is a solar calendar used in Sikhism to determine the dates of religious festivals and commemorate events in the lives of the Sikh Gurus.
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C.
Tibetan lunar calendar
The Tibetan lunar calendar is a traditional lunisolar system used in Tibet to determine religious festivals, astrological calculations, and the timing of the Tibetan New Year, Losar.
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D.
Saka calendar
The Saka calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar system used in parts of South and Southeast Asia, including Bali, for determining religious festivals and ceremonial dates.
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E.
Nepal Time
Nepal Time is the standard time zone of Nepal, set at UTC+5:45 and used nationwide including in the capital, Kathmandu.
- 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: Nepal Sambat Target entity description: Nepal Sambat is a traditional lunar-solar calendar of the Newar people of Nepal, historically used for cultural, religious, and ceremonial purposes.
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A.
Nepali Bikram Samvat
Nepali Bikram Samvat is Nepal’s official lunisolar calendar system, used for civil, cultural, and religious purposes and running approximately 56–57 years ahead of the Gregorian calendar.
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B.
Nanakshahi calendar
The Nanakshahi calendar is a solar calendar used in Sikhism to determine the dates of religious festivals and commemorate events in the lives of the Sikh Gurus.
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C.
Tibetan lunar calendar
The Tibetan lunar calendar is a traditional lunisolar system used in Tibet to determine religious festivals, astrological calculations, and the timing of the Tibetan New Year, Losar.
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D.
Saka calendar
The Saka calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar system used in parts of South and Southeast Asia, including Bali, for determining religious festivals and ceremonial dates.
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E.
Nepal Time
Nepal Time is the standard time zone of Nepal, set at UTC+5:45 and used nationwide including in the capital, Kathmandu.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Newar cultural heritage
ⓘ
lunisolar calendar ⓘ |
| alsoFollows | solar year ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ |
| calendarFamily | South Asian lunisolar calendars ⓘ |
| calendarType | lunisolar ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nepal ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
marker of Newar identity
ⓘ
used in traditional Newar art and manuscripts ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupAssociated |
Newar people
ⓘ
linked to:
Newar community
|
| follows | lunar months ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
nakshatra
ⓘ
tithi ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole | organizing annual festival calendar in Newar society ⓘ |
| hasLeapMonth | intercalary month ⓘ |
| hasMonthType | lunar month ⓘ |
| hasScope | local and regional use in Nepal ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
ceremonial purposes
ⓘ
cultural purposes ⓘ religious purposes ⓘ |
| region | Himalayan region ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gregorian calendar
ⓘ
linked to:
Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
Vikram Samvat ⓘ
linked to:
Nepali Bikram Samvat
|
| status | traditional calendar still in cultural use ⓘ |
| timeUnit |
day
ⓘ
month ⓘ year ⓘ |
| usedAlongside |
Bikram Samvat in Nepal
ⓘ
Gregorian calendar in Nepal ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Newar Buddhist communities
ⓘ
Newar Hindu communities ⓘ
linked to:
Newar Hinduism
|
| usedFor |
astrological calculations
ⓘ
festivals ⓘ rituals ⓘ traditional record-keeping ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Kathmandu Valley
ⓘ
Newar community ⓘ Newar life-cycle rituals ⓘ Newar marriage ceremonies ⓘ Newar temple festivals ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Devanagari script
ⓘ
Newa script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nepal Sambat Description of subject: Nepal Sambat is a traditional lunar-solar calendar of the Newar people of Nepal, historically used for cultural, religious, and ceremonial purposes.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.