British Library (Dunhuang printed copy)
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The British Library (Dunhuang printed copy) is the institution’s holding of the world’s oldest known dated printed book, the Diamond Sutra, discovered among the Dunhuang manuscripts in China.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| British Library (Dunhuang printed copy) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12135440 — 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: British Library (Dunhuang printed copy) Context triple: [Diamond Sutra, preservedAt, British Library (Dunhuang printed copy)]
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Turfan manuscripts
The Turfan manuscripts are a significant collection of ancient Central Asian texts, preserving religious, literary, and administrative writings in multiple languages and scripts that illuminate the cultural and linguistic history of the Silk Road region.
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Tripitaka Koreana
Tripitaka Koreana is an extensive 13th-century Korean collection of Buddhist scriptures carved onto over 80,000 wooden printing blocks, renowned for its accuracy, craftsmanship, and historical significance.
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C.
Dunhuang Academy
Dunhuang Academy is a Chinese research and conservation institution dedicated to the preservation, study, and management of the ancient Buddhist art and heritage at Dunhuang.
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D.
Datong City Library
Datong City Library is a contemporary public library in Datong, China, recognized for its striking, geometrically complex design by architect Preston Scott Cohen.
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E.
East Asian Library
The East Asian Library is a specialized branch of Princeton University Library that focuses on collecting and providing access to scholarly resources related to East Asian languages, cultures, and histories.
- 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: British Library (Dunhuang printed copy) Target entity description: The British Library (Dunhuang printed copy) is the institution’s holding of the world’s oldest known dated printed book, the Diamond Sutra, discovered among the Dunhuang manuscripts in China.
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A.
Turfan manuscripts
The Turfan manuscripts are a significant collection of ancient Central Asian texts, preserving religious, literary, and administrative writings in multiple languages and scripts that illuminate the cultural and linguistic history of the Silk Road region.
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B.
Tripitaka Koreana
Tripitaka Koreana is an extensive 13th-century Korean collection of Buddhist scriptures carved onto over 80,000 wooden printing blocks, renowned for its accuracy, craftsmanship, and historical significance.
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C.
Dunhuang Academy
Dunhuang Academy is a Chinese research and conservation institution dedicated to the preservation, study, and management of the ancient Buddhist art and heritage at Dunhuang.
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D.
Datong City Library
Datong City Library is a contemporary public library in Datong, China, recognized for its striking, geometrically complex design by architect Preston Scott Cohen.
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E.
East Asian Library
The East Asian Library is a specialized branch of Princeton University Library that focuses on collecting and providing access to scholarly resources related to East Asian languages, cultures, and histories.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.