Mahaparinirvana Temple

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Buddhist temple pilgrimage site

Mahaparinirvana Temple is a major Buddhist pilgrimage site in Kushinagar, India, renowned for its large reclining Buddha statue marking the place where the Buddha is believed to have attained final nirvana.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Mahaparinirvana Temple, Kushinagar	7
Mahaparinirvana Temple canonical	4
Mahaparinirvana Stupa	1
Mahaparinirvana Temple (Kushinagar)	1
Mahaparinirvana Temple complex	1
Nirvana Temple, Kushinagar	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11674003 — 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: Mahaparinirvana Temple
Context triple: [Kushinagar, hasSite, Mahaparinirvana Temple]

A. Gangaramaya Temple
Gangaramaya Temple is a prominent Buddhist temple and cultural complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka, known for its eclectic architecture, religious significance, and extensive collection of artifacts.
B. Temple of Supreme Bliss
The Temple of Supreme Bliss is a renowned Buddhist temple complex in Penang, Malaysia, famous for its grand architecture, hilltop setting, and significant religious and cultural importance.
C. Sharada Temple
Sharada Temple is a revered Hindu shrine dedicated to the goddess Saraswati (Sharada), renowned as a major center of learning and spiritual scholarship in Sringeri, Karnataka.
D. Sarangapani Temple
Sarangapani Temple is a major Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, renowned for its towering gopuram, intricate Dravidian architecture, and significance as one of the Divya Desams.
E. Jogyesa Temple
Jogyesa Temple is a major Korean Buddhist temple in central Seoul, serving as the chief temple of the Jogye Order and a prominent cultural and religious landmark.
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: Mahaparinirvana Temple
Target entity description: Mahaparinirvana Temple is a major Buddhist pilgrimage site in Kushinagar, India, renowned for its large reclining Buddha statue marking the place where the Buddha is believed to have attained final nirvana.

A. Gangaramaya Temple
Gangaramaya Temple is a prominent Buddhist temple and cultural complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka, known for its eclectic architecture, religious significance, and extensive collection of artifacts.
B. Temple of Supreme Bliss
The Temple of Supreme Bliss is a renowned Buddhist temple complex in Penang, Malaysia, famous for its grand architecture, hilltop setting, and significant religious and cultural importance.
C. Sharada Temple
Sharada Temple is a revered Hindu shrine dedicated to the goddess Saraswati (Sharada), renowned as a major center of learning and spiritual scholarship in Sringeri, Karnataka.
D. Sarangapani Temple
Sarangapani Temple is a major Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, renowned for its towering gopuram, intricate Dravidian architecture, and significance as one of the Divya Desams.
E. Jogyesa Temple
Jogyesa Temple is a major Korean Buddhist temple in central Seoul, serving as the chief temple of the Jogye Order and a prominent cultural and religious landmark.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist temple ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ
accessibility	Open to pilgrims and tourists ⓘ
approximateOriginalConstructionCentury	5th century CE ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Buddhist architecture ⓘ
associatedEvent	Buddha’s Mahaparinirvana ⓘ linked to: Buddha’s parinirvana
associatedWith	Parinirvana of Gautama Buddha ⓘ linked to: Buddha’s parinirvana
continent	Asia ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
culturalSignificance	Important site in the Buddhist circuit in India ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Gautama Buddha ⓘ linked to: Buddha
devotionalPractices	Circumambulation ⓘ Offering flowers and robes to the Buddha statue ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalRemains	Yes ⓘ
hasCourtyard	Yes ⓘ
hasFestival	Buddha Purnima celebrations ⓘ
hasInscription	Yes ⓘ
hasRecliningBuddhaStatue	Yes ⓘ
hasStatueType	Reclining Buddha ⓘ linked to: reclining Buddha statue
hasStupaNearby	Yes ⓘ
heritageStatus	Protected monument of national importance in India ⓘ
linkedToTextualTradition	Buddhist scriptures on Buddha’s final days ⓘ
locatedIn	Kushinagar ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	Kushinagar district ⓘ Uttar Pradesh ⓘ
mainStatueLength	about 6.1 metres ⓘ
mainStatueOrientation	Head towards the north ⓘ
mainStatuePosture	Buddha lying on right side ⓘ
managedBy	Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
materialOfMainStatue	Sandstone ⓘ
nearbySite	Matha Kuar Shrine ⓘ Ramabhar Stupa ⓘ
nearestMajorCity	Gorakhpur ⓘ
partOf	Buddhist pilgrimage circuit in Uttar Pradesh ⓘ
periodOfOriginalConstruction	Gupta period ⓘ linked to: Gupta period (approximate)
pilgrimageTradition	Mahayana Buddhism ⓘ linked to: Mahayana Theravada Buddhism ⓘ linked to: Theravada
primaryFunction	Place of worship ⓘ
rebuiltBy	Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
rebuiltInCentury	19th century ⓘ
region	North India ⓘ linked to: northern India
religion	Buddhism ⓘ
secondaryFunction	Pilgrimage and meditation site ⓘ
significance	Major Buddhist pilgrimage destination ⓘ Marks the place where Buddha is believed to have attained Mahaparinirvana ⓘ
tourismType	Religious tourism ⓘ
visitedBy	Buddhist pilgrims from around the world ⓘ

How these facts were elicited