Hall of Harmony and Peace

E879509

Buddhist temple hall ceremonial hall religious building

The Hall of Harmony and Peace is a principal ceremonial hall within Beijing’s Yonghegong Lama Temple, notable for its grand architecture and important Tibetan Buddhist statues and rituals.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Hall of Harmony and Peace canonical	2
Hall of Harmony and Tranquility	1
和平殿 (Chinese name, uncertain mapping)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10669557 — 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: Hall of Harmony and Peace
Context triple: [Yonghegong Lama Temple, hasHall, Hall of Harmony and Peace]

A. Hall of Preserving Harmony
The Hall of Preserving Harmony is one of the principal ceremonial halls in Beijing’s Forbidden City, historically used for imperial banquets, rehearsals, and key state rituals during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
B. Chapel of the Chimes
Chapel of the Chimes is a historic columbarium and funeral home in Oakland, California, renowned for its labyrinthine interior and striking architecture.
C. Garden of Peace
Garden of Peace is a designated memorial garden associated with Strawberry Fields in New York’s Central Park, honoring John Lennon and symbolizing peace and reflection.
D. Chapel of Unity
The Chapel of Unity is a modern ecumenical chapel within Coventry’s St Michael’s (Coventry) Cathedral, symbolizing reconciliation and Christian unity after the devastation of World War II.
E. Friedenssaal
Friedenssaal is the historic council chamber in Münster renowned as the site where key treaties of the Peace of Westphalia were negotiated and signed in 1648.
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: Hall of Harmony and Peace
Target entity description: The Hall of Harmony and Peace is a principal ceremonial hall within Beijing’s Yonghegong Lama Temple, notable for its grand architecture and important Tibetan Buddhist statues and rituals.

A. Hall of Preserving Harmony
The Hall of Preserving Harmony is one of the principal ceremonial halls in Beijing’s Forbidden City, historically used for imperial banquets, rehearsals, and key state rituals during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
B. Chapel of the Chimes
Chapel of the Chimes is a historic columbarium and funeral home in Oakland, California, renowned for its labyrinthine interior and striking architecture.
C. Garden of Peace
Garden of Peace is a designated memorial garden associated with Strawberry Fields in New York’s Central Park, honoring John Lennon and symbolizing peace and reflection.
D. Chapel of Unity
The Chapel of Unity is a modern ecumenical chapel within Coventry’s St Michael’s (Coventry) Cathedral, symbolizing reconciliation and Christian unity after the devastation of World War II.
E. Friedenssaal
Friedenssaal is the historic council chamber in Münster renowned as the site where key treaties of the Peace of Westphalia were negotiated and signed in 1648.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (35)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist temple hall ⓘ ceremonial hall ⓘ religious building ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Chinese imperial architecture ⓘ Tibetan Buddhist temple architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Lamaist practices ⓘ Qing dynasty imperial patronage of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ
city	Beijing ⓘ
contains	Tibetan Buddhist statues ⓘ altars for offerings ⓘ ritual implements ⓘ
country	China ⓘ
culturalContext	Chinese Tibetan Buddhist culture ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Buddhist deities ⓘ
hasAltName	Hall of Harmony and Tranquility ⓘ linked to: Hall of Harmony and Peace 和平殿 (Chinese name, uncertain mapping) ⓘ linked to: Hall of Harmony and Peace
hasFunction	principal ceremonial hall of Yonghegong Lama Temple ⓘ
heritageContext	part of a major Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Beijing ⓘ
locatedIn	Beijing ⓘ China ⓘ Dongcheng District ⓘ Yonghegong Lama Temple ⓘ
notableFor	Tibetan Buddhist rituals ⓘ grand architecture ⓘ important Tibetan Buddhist statues ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
partOf	Yonghegong Lama Temple complex ⓘ linked to: Yonghegong Lama Temple central axis of Yonghegong Lama Temple ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ
religiousTradition	Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ
significance	important site for Tibetan Buddhist worship in Beijing ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
use	Buddhist rituals ⓘ prayer and worship ⓘ religious ceremonies ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yonghegong Lama Temple → hasHall → Hall of Harmony and Peace ⓘ

Lama Temple → hasNotableFeature → Hall of Harmony and Peace ⓘ

Hall of Harmony and Peace → hasAltName → Hall of Harmony and Tranquility ⓘ

linked to: Hall of Harmony and Peace

Hall of Harmony and Peace → hasAltName → 和平殿 (Chinese name, uncertain mapping) ⓘ