Rajagriha
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Rajagriha is an ancient city in present-day Bihar, India, historically significant as a major center of early Buddhism and Jainism and a capital of the Magadha kingdom.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12375540 — 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: Rajagriha Context triple: [Rajgir, formerName, Rajagriha]
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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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Śrāvastī
Śrāvastī was an ancient city in northern India renowned in Buddhist tradition as a major center where the Buddha frequently taught and spent many rainy seasons.
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Kapilavastu
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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D.
Vaiśālī
Vaiśālī is an ancient and historically significant city in India that served as an important center of early Buddhism and Jainism.
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Bodh Gaya
Bodh Gaya is a major Buddhist pilgrimage town in Bihar, India, revered as the place where Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment and became the Buddha.
- 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: Rajagriha Target entity description: Rajagriha is an ancient city in present-day Bihar, India, historically significant as a major center of early Buddhism and Jainism and a capital of the Magadha kingdom.
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A.
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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B.
Śrāvastī
Śrāvastī was an ancient city in northern India renowned in Buddhist tradition as a major center where the Buddha frequently taught and spent many rainy seasons.
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C.
Kapilavastu
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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D.
Vaiśālī
Vaiśālī is an ancient and historically significant city in India that served as an important center of early Buddhism and Jainism.
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E.
Bodh Gaya
Bodh Gaya is a major Buddhist pilgrimage town in Bihar, India, revered as the place where Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment and became the Buddha.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rajagaha