Odantapuri
E941542
Odantapuri was an important early Buddhist monastic university in eastern India, renowned as a major center of learning and scholarship in the Pala period.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Odantapuri canonical | 2 |
| Odantapuri monastery | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11672446 — 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: Odantapuri Context triple: [Indian Buddhism, hasMonasticUniversity, Odantapuri]
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A.
Hiranya Varna Mahavihar
Hiranya Varna Mahavihar is a historic Buddhist monastery in Patan, Nepal, renowned for its intricate golden metalwork and Newar architecture.
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B.
Dharmakshetra
Dharmakshetra is the sacred battlefield of Kurukshetra in the Indian epic Mahabharata, revered as a holy site where the Bhagavad Gita was spoken.
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C.
Mahodayapuram
Mahodayapuram was the principal royal city and political center of the medieval Chera kingdom in present-day Kerala, India.
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D.
Okhla Vihar
Okhla Vihar is a residential locality within the Okhla area of South East Delhi, known for its dense housing, proximity to educational institutions, and access to the Delhi Metro.
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E.
Paschim Vihar
Paschim Vihar is a primarily residential neighborhood in the western part of Delhi, known for its planned layout, parks, and shopping complexes.
- 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: Odantapuri Target entity description: Odantapuri was an important early Buddhist monastic university in eastern India, renowned as a major center of learning and scholarship in the Pala period.
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A.
Hiranya Varna Mahavihar
Hiranya Varna Mahavihar is a historic Buddhist monastery in Patan, Nepal, renowned for its intricate golden metalwork and Newar architecture.
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B.
Dharmakshetra
Dharmakshetra is the sacred battlefield of Kurukshetra in the Indian epic Mahabharata, revered as a holy site where the Bhagavad Gita was spoken.
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C.
Mahodayapuram
Mahodayapuram was the principal royal city and political center of the medieval Chera kingdom in present-day Kerala, India.
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D.
Okhla Vihar
Okhla Vihar is a residential locality within the Okhla area of South East Delhi, known for its dense housing, proximity to educational institutions, and access to the Delhi Metro.
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E.
Paschim Vihar
Paschim Vihar is a primarily residential neighborhood in the western part of Delhi, known for its planned layout, parks, and shopping complexes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monastic university
ⓘ
Mahavihara ⓘ |
| archaeologicalStatus | partially identified through remains in Bihar Sharif ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty |
Pala dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Pala Empire
|
| associatedWith |
Nalanda Mahavihara
ⓘ
linked to:
Nalanda monastery
Somapura Mahavihara ⓘ Vikramashila ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| destroyedBy |
Turkic invaders
ⓘ
forces of Bakhtiyar Khalji ⓘ |
| era | Pala period ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Gopala I
ⓘ
Pala dynasty ⓘ
linked to:
Pala Empire
|
| function |
center of Buddhist scholasticism
ⓘ
center of higher education ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | ruined site ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Pala Empire ⓘ |
| inception |
8th century
ⓘ
reign of Gopala I ⓘ |
| influenced |
Buddhist education in eastern India
ⓘ
development of Buddhist monastic universities ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction |
Buddhist hybrid Sanskrit
ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bihar
ⓘ
Bihar Sharif area ⓘ
linked to:
Bihar Sharif
Magadha ⓘ Nalanda district ⓘ eastern India ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Tibetan historical sources
ⓘ
later Buddhist chronicles ⓘ |
| patron | Pala kings ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| significance |
early Buddhist university
ⓘ
important monastic complex ⓘ major center of Buddhist learning ⓘ one of the earliest Mahaviharas in eastern India ⓘ |
| studentBody |
monks
ⓘ
scholars ⓘ |
| studentOrigin |
other parts of Asia
ⓘ
various regions of India ⓘ |
| taughtDiscipline |
Buddhist philosophy
ⓘ
grammar ⓘ logic ⓘ meditation ⓘ monastic discipline ⓘ |
| timeOfDestruction | late 12th century ⓘ |
| tradition |
Mahayana Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahayana
Vajrayana Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Vajrayana
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Odantapuri Description of subject: Odantapuri was an important early Buddhist monastic university in eastern India, renowned as a major center of learning and scholarship in the Pala period.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Odantapuri