Kapilavastu
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Kapilavastu was the ancient capital city of the Shakya clan and is traditionally regarded as the childhood home of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kapilavastu canonical | 18 |
| Kapilavatthu | 2 |
| Kapilvastu | 1 |
| ancient Kapilavastu region | 1 |
| Śuddhodana’s court at Kapilavastu | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11673805 — 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: Kapilavastu Context triple: [Shakya, hasCapital, Kapilavastu]
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A.
Kirtipur
Kirtipur is a historic hill town in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal, known for its Newar culture, traditional architecture, and role as an academic hub.
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B.
Sarnath
Sarnath is an important Buddhist pilgrimage site near Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, India, where Gautama Buddha is believed to have delivered his first sermon after attaining enlightenment.
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C.
Raxaul
Raxaul is a border town in Bihar, India, known as a major transit and trade gateway between India and Nepal.
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D.
Gelephu
Gelephu is a prominent border town in southern Bhutan known for its trade, transport links, and gateway role between Bhutan and India.
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E.
Kaundinya
Kaundinya was one of the Buddha’s first disciples and is traditionally regarded as the first person to attain enlightenment after hearing the Buddha’s initial sermon.
- 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: Kapilavastu Target entity description: Kapilavastu was the ancient capital city of the Shakya clan and is traditionally regarded as the childhood home of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha.
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A.
Kirtipur
Kirtipur is a historic hill town in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal, known for its Newar culture, traditional architecture, and role as an academic hub.
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B.
Sarnath
Sarnath is an important Buddhist pilgrimage site near Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, India, where Gautama Buddha is believed to have delivered his first sermon after attaining enlightenment.
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C.
Raxaul
Raxaul is a border town in Bihar, India, known as a major transit and trade gateway between India and Nepal.
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D.
Gelephu
Gelephu is a prominent border town in southern Bhutan known for its trade, transport links, and gateway role between Bhutan and India.
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E.
Kaundinya
Kaundinya was one of the Buddha’s first disciples and is traditionally regarded as the first person to attain enlightenment after hearing the Buddha’s initial sermon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist pilgrimage site
ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ historical place ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidence |
ancient fortifications at Tilaurakot (proposed)
ⓘ
stupas and monastic remains in proposed locations ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gautama Buddha
ⓘ
linked to:
Buddha
Shakya clan ⓘ Siddhartha Gautama ⓘ
linked to:
Shakyamuni Buddha
|
| culturalContext |
Shakya republic
ⓘ
ancient Kosala region ⓘ |
| disputedLocation |
Piprahwa–Ganwaria, India (proposed site)
ⓘ
Tilaurakot, Nepal (proposed site) ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Kapila-vastu
ⓘ
Kapilavatthu ⓘ
linked to:
Kapilavastu
|
| hasLanguage |
Pali (in textual references)
ⓘ
Sanskrit (in textual references) ⓘ |
| hasNotableResident |
King Suddhodana
ⓘ
linked to:
Śuddhodana
Mahapajapati Gotami ⓘ
linked to:
Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī
Princess Yasodhara ⓘ
linked to:
Yaśodharā
Queen Maya ⓘ
linked to:
Queen Maya Devi
Rahula ⓘ
linked to:
Rāhula
Siddhartha Gautama ⓘ
linked to:
Shakyamuni Buddha
|
| heritageStatus | recognized as a key site in Buddhist pilgrimage circuits ⓘ |
| linkedEvent |
Buddha’s later visits to Shakya clan
ⓘ
Siddhartha Gautama’s renunciation ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | ancient India ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Buddhist texts
ⓘ
Jataka tales ⓘ Pali Canon ⓘ
linked to:
the Pali Canon
Vinaya Pitaka ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
sage Kapila (traditional attribution)
ⓘ
linked to:
Kapila
|
| nearbyTraditionalSite |
Devadaha
ⓘ
linked to:
Devdaha
Lumbini ⓘ Ramagrama ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greater Magadhan cultural area
ⓘ
linked to:
Magadh region
Shakya territory ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | republican clan state (Shakya) ⓘ |
| region |
Terai region of the India–Nepal border area (traditional identification)
ⓘ
linked to:
Terai region of Nepal
|
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| significance |
important early Buddhist historical site
ⓘ
site of Buddha’s early life ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
archaeological research
ⓘ
historical geography debates ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st millennium BCE ⓘ |
| traditionalRole |
capital of the Shakya clan
ⓘ
childhood home of Siddhartha Gautama ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kapilavastu Description of subject: Kapilavastu was the ancient capital city of the Shakya clan and is traditionally regarded as the childhood home of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Kapilavastu