Monlam
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Monlam is a major Tibetan Buddhist prayer festival, traditionally marked by large public gatherings for collective recitation of prayers and religious rituals.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monlam canonical | 1 |
| Monlam Chenmo | 1 |
| Monlam Chenmo (Great Prayer Festival) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14985873 — 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: Monlam Context triple: [Dosmoche, relatedTo, Monlam]
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A.
Mani Rimdu festival
Mani Rimdu festival is a major Sherpa Buddhist celebration in the Everest region of Nepal, featuring masked dances, rituals, and prayers performed by monks to commemorate the triumph of Buddhism over evil.
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B.
Hemis Tsechu
Hemis Tsechu is a major annual Buddhist festival held at Hemis Monastery in Ladakh, India, featuring masked dances and rituals honoring Guru Padmasambhava.
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C.
Shoton Festival
Shoton Festival is a major Tibetan cultural and religious celebration marked by Tibetan opera performances, large-scale thangka unveilings, and the communal eating of yogurt.
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D.
Gyong La
Gyong La is a high-altitude mountain pass in the eastern Karakoram, strategically located near the Siachen Glacier in the disputed India–Pakistan border region.
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E.
Cakrasaṃvara
Cakrasaṃvara is a central tantric meditational deity in Vajrayana Buddhism, especially prominent in the highest yoga tantra practices of Tibetan traditions.
- 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: Monlam Target entity description: Monlam is a major Tibetan Buddhist prayer festival, traditionally marked by large public gatherings for collective recitation of prayers and religious rituals.
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A.
Mani Rimdu festival
Mani Rimdu festival is a major Sherpa Buddhist celebration in the Everest region of Nepal, featuring masked dances, rituals, and prayers performed by monks to commemorate the triumph of Buddhism over evil.
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B.
Hemis Tsechu
Hemis Tsechu is a major annual Buddhist festival held at Hemis Monastery in Ladakh, India, featuring masked dances and rituals honoring Guru Padmasambhava.
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C.
Shoton Festival
Shoton Festival is a major Tibetan cultural and religious celebration marked by Tibetan opera performances, large-scale thangka unveilings, and the communal eating of yogurt.
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D.
Gyong La
Gyong La is a high-altitude mountain pass in the eastern Karakoram, strategically located near the Siachen Glacier in the disputed India–Pakistan border region.
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E.
Cakrasaṃvara
Cakrasaṃvara is a central tantric meditational deity in Vajrayana Buddhism, especially prominent in the highest yoga tantra practices of Tibetan traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Monlam
linked to: Monlam