Shanti Stupa
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Shanti Stupa is a prominent white-domed Buddhist monument in Leh, Ladakh, offering panoramic views of the surrounding Himalayas and serving as a symbol of peace and a popular pilgrimage and tourist site.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shanti Stupa canonical | 2 |
| Shanti Stupa, Leh | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11820109 — 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: Shanti Stupa Context triple: [Leh, touristAttraction, Shanti Stupa]
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A.
Dhauli Shanti Stupa
Dhauli Shanti Stupa is a prominent Buddhist peace pagoda near Bhubaneswar, India, built to commemorate Emperor Ashoka’s embrace of non-violence after the Kalinga War.
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B.
Ramabhar Stupa
Ramabhar Stupa is a significant Buddhist monument in Kushinagar, India, traditionally regarded as the cremation site of Gautama Buddha.
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C.
Mahaparinirvana Temple
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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D.
Chaukhandi Stupa
Chaukhandi Stupa is an ancient Buddhist monument at Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh, India, marking the spot where the Buddha is believed to have first met his initial disciples after attaining enlightenment.
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E.
Dhamek Stupa
Dhamek Stupa is a massive 6th-century Buddhist stupa at Sarnath, India, marking the site where Gautama Buddha is believed to have delivered his first 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: Shanti Stupa Target entity description: Shanti Stupa is a prominent white-domed Buddhist monument in Leh, Ladakh, offering panoramic views of the surrounding Himalayas and serving as a symbol of peace and a popular pilgrimage and tourist site.
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A.
Dhauli Shanti Stupa
Dhauli Shanti Stupa is a prominent Buddhist peace pagoda near Bhubaneswar, India, built to commemorate Emperor Ashoka’s embrace of non-violence after the Kalinga War.
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B.
Ramabhar Stupa
Ramabhar Stupa is a significant Buddhist monument in Kushinagar, India, traditionally regarded as the cremation site of Gautama Buddha.
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C.
Mahaparinirvana Temple
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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D.
Chaukhandi Stupa
Chaukhandi Stupa is an ancient Buddhist monument at Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh, India, marking the spot where the Buddha is believed to have first met his initial disciples after attaining enlightenment.
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E.
Dhamek Stupa
Dhamek Stupa is a massive 6th-century Buddhist stupa at Sarnath, India, marking the site where Gautama Buddha is believed to have delivered his first sermon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist stupa
ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| access |
road
ⓘ
staircase ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Buddhist architecture ⓘ |
| builtBy |
Bhikshu Gyomyo Nakamura
ⓘ
Japanese Buddhist organization ⓘ Nipponzan Myohoji ⓘ |
| builtWithSupportFrom |
Indo-Japanese cooperation
ⓘ
local Ladakhi Buddhists ⓘ |
| color | white ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1991 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1980s ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | world peace ⓘ |
| district |
Leh district
ⓘ
linked to:
Leh
|
| elevation | on a hilltop above Leh ⓘ |
| hasDome | yes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Buddha statues
ⓘ
meditation hall ⓘ panoramic views ⓘ relief panels depicting Buddha’s life ⓘ |
| hasShape | dome ⓘ |
| hasStairway | yes ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important cultural landmark of Ladakh ⓘ |
| inauguratedBy |
Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama
ⓘ
linked to:
Dalai Lama
|
| inaugurationYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage |
English
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
India
ⓘ
Ladakh ⓘ Leh ⓘ |
| near |
Leh Palace
ⓘ
Namgyal Tsemo Gompa ⓘ |
| offersViewOf |
Himalayas
ⓘ
Leh town ⓘ
linked to:
Leh
|
| popularFor |
night illumination
ⓘ
sunrise views ⓘ sunset views ⓘ |
| purpose |
Buddhist pilgrimage
ⓘ
promote world peace ⓘ symbol of peace ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| region | Ladakh ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| touristType |
domestic tourists
ⓘ
international tourists ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1991 ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Shanti Stupa Description of subject: Shanti Stupa is a prominent white-domed Buddhist monument in Leh, Ladakh, offering panoramic views of the surrounding Himalayas and serving as a symbol of peace and a popular pilgrimage and tourist site.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Shanti Stupa