Seokguram Grotto
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Seokguram Grotto is an 8th-century Buddhist cave temple in South Korea renowned for its exquisite stone-carved Buddha and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Seokguram Grotto canonical | 12 |
| Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10057455 — 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: Seokguram Grotto Context triple: [Unified Silla, notableSite, Seokguram Grotto]
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A.
Bulguksa Temple
Bulguksa Temple is a renowned Buddhist temple in Gyeongju, South Korea, celebrated for its exquisite architecture, stone pagodas, and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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B.
Man Mo Temple
Man Mo Temple is a historic Taoist temple in Hong Kong dedicated to the civil god Man Cheong and the martial god Mo Tai, renowned for its traditional architecture and hanging incense coils.
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C.
Beomeosa Temple
Beomeosa Temple is a historic Buddhist temple on the slopes of Geumjeongsan in Busan, South Korea, renowned for its scenic mountain setting, ancient halls, and cultural heritage.
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D.
Kuthodaw Pagoda
Kuthodaw Pagoda is a Buddhist stupa complex in Mandalay, Myanmar, famed for its hundreds of marble slabs inscribed with the entire Pali Canon, often called the “world’s largest book.”
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E.
Tongdosa Temple Complex
Tongdosa Temple Complex is one of Korea’s most important Buddhist temple sites, renowned for enshrining relics of the historical Buddha and featuring extensive monastic buildings set in a forested mountain landscape.
- 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: Seokguram Grotto Target entity description: Seokguram Grotto is an 8th-century Buddhist cave temple in South Korea renowned for its exquisite stone-carved Buddha and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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A.
Bulguksa Temple
Bulguksa Temple is a renowned Buddhist temple in Gyeongju, South Korea, celebrated for its exquisite architecture, stone pagodas, and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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B.
Man Mo Temple
Man Mo Temple is a historic Taoist temple in Hong Kong dedicated to the civil god Man Cheong and the martial god Mo Tai, renowned for its traditional architecture and hanging incense coils.
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C.
Beomeosa Temple
Beomeosa Temple is a historic Buddhist temple on the slopes of Geumjeongsan in Busan, South Korea, renowned for its scenic mountain setting, ancient halls, and cultural heritage.
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D.
Kuthodaw Pagoda
Kuthodaw Pagoda is a Buddhist stupa complex in Mandalay, Myanmar, famed for its hundreds of marble slabs inscribed with the entire Pali Canon, often called the “world’s largest book.”
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E.
Tongdosa Temple Complex
Tongdosa Temple Complex is one of Korea’s most important Buddhist temple sites, renowned for enshrining relics of the historical Buddha and featuring extensive monastic buildings set in a forested mountain landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist grotto temple
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ cave temple ⓘ |
| architectureStyle | Silla Buddhist art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bulguksa
ⓘ
linked to:
Bulguksa Temple
|
| builder | Kim Daeseong ⓘ |
| builtDuring |
Unified Silla period
ⓘ
linked to:
Unified Silla
|
| completionYear | 774 ⓘ |
| constructedInCentury | 8th century ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 751 ⓘ |
| country | South Korea ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Gyeongju Historic Areas ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Buddha ⓘ |
| distanceFromBulguksa | approximately 4 kilometers ⓘ |
| function | Buddhist sanctuary ⓘ |
| hasAccess | mountain road and hiking trail ⓘ |
| hasChamber |
antechamber
ⓘ
corridor ⓘ main rotunda ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
domed stone ceiling
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precise geometric layout ⓘ stone-block construction rather than natural cave ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
East Sea
ⓘ
linked to:
East Sea of Korea
|
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inscribedOnUNESCOListAs |
Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple
ⓘ
linked to:
Seokguram Grotto
|
| interiorDecoration |
stone reliefs of bodhisattvas
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stone reliefs of disciples ⓘ stone reliefs of guardian deities ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gyeongju
ⓘ
North Gyeongsang Province ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Bulguksa Temple ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Tohamsan Mountain ⓘ |
| mainBuddhaType | Shakyamuni Buddha ⓘ |
| mainSculpture | seated Buddha statue ⓘ |
| management |
Korean Cultural Heritage Administration
ⓘ
linked to:
Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea
|
| material | granite ⓘ |
| nationalTreasureNumber | 24 ⓘ |
| orientation | faces east toward the East Sea ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bulguksa temple complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Bulguksa Temple
|
| protectedAs | historic site of South Korea ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | National Treasure of South Korea ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| significance |
important pilgrimage site
ⓘ
masterpiece of Buddhist art in East Asia ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 736 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteName |
Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple
ⓘ
linked to:
Seokguram Grotto
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Seokguram Grotto Description of subject: Seokguram Grotto is an 8th-century Buddhist cave temple in South Korea renowned for its exquisite stone-carved Buddha and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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