Chuang Yen Monastery
E120364
Chuang Yen Monastery is a major Buddhist temple complex in Putnam County, New York, known for housing one of the largest indoor Buddha statues in the Western Hemisphere.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chuang Yen Monastery canonical | 2 |
| Chuang Yen Monastery complex | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1059718 — 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: Chuang Yen Monastery Context triple: [Putnam County, New York, contains, Chuang Yen Monastery]
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A.
Longhua Temple
Longhua Temple is an ancient and historically significant Buddhist temple in Shanghai, renowned for its traditional architecture and the city’s oldest surviving pagoda.
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B.
Jade Buddha Temple
Jade Buddha Temple is a renowned Buddhist temple in Shanghai famous for its exquisite jade Buddha statues and traditional Chinese architecture.
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C.
Guiyuan Temple
Guiyuan Temple is a historic and renowned Buddhist temple in Wuhan, China, known for its rich cultural heritage and significant religious influence.
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D.
Longshan Temple
Longshan Temple is a historic and richly decorated Buddhist and folk religion temple in Taipei, Taiwan, renowned as one of the city’s most important religious and cultural sites.
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E.
Tin How Temple
Tin How Temple is a historic Taoist temple in San Francisco’s Chinatown, dedicated to the sea goddess Mazu and known as one of the oldest Chinese temples in the United States.
- 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: Chuang Yen Monastery Target entity description: Chuang Yen Monastery is a major Buddhist temple complex in Putnam County, New York, known for housing one of the largest indoor Buddha statues in the Western Hemisphere.
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A.
Longhua Temple
Longhua Temple is an ancient and historically significant Buddhist temple in Shanghai, renowned for its traditional architecture and the city’s oldest surviving pagoda.
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B.
Jade Buddha Temple
Jade Buddha Temple is a renowned Buddhist temple in Shanghai famous for its exquisite jade Buddha statues and traditional Chinese architecture.
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C.
Guiyuan Temple
Guiyuan Temple is a historic and renowned Buddhist temple in Wuhan, China, known for its rich cultural heritage and significant religious influence.
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D.
Longshan Temple
Longshan Temple is a historic and richly decorated Buddhist and folk religion temple in Taipei, Taiwan, renowned as one of the city’s most important religious and cultural sites.
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E.
Tin How Temple
Tin How Temple is a historic Taoist temple in San Francisco’s Chinatown, dedicated to the sea goddess Mazu and known as one of the oldest Chinese temples in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monastery
ⓘ
Buddhist temple complex ⓘ |
| affiliation | Buddhist Association of the United States ⓘ |
| allowsVisitors | yes ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | traditional Chinese Buddhist architecture ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | major center for Chinese Mahayana Buddhism in the northeastern United States ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Buddha
ⓘ
linked to:
Shakyamuni Buddha
|
| environment | wooded area ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
dining hall
ⓘ
library ⓘ meditation hall ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ornamental gates
ⓘ
outdoor statues ⓘ pagoda-style structures ⓘ |
| hasGroundsFeature |
gardens
ⓘ
lake ⓘ walking paths ⓘ |
| hasMainBuilding | Great Buddha Hall ⓘ |
| hasParking | yes ⓘ |
| hasSeating | large prayer hall seating ⓘ |
| hasStatue | large indoor Buddha statue ⓘ |
| hasView | scenic landscape ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | official website of Chuang Yen Monastery ⓘ |
| hostsEvent |
Buddhist festivals
ⓘ
Dharma talks ⓘ meditation classes ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage |
Chinese
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Putnam County, New York
ⓘ
Town of Kent, New York ⓘ |
| nearCity | Carmel, New York ⓘ |
| notableFor | housing one of the largest indoor Buddha statues in the Western Hemisphere ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Buddhist Association of the United States ⓘ |
| primaryTradition |
Mahayana Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahayana
|
| regionServed | New York metropolitan area ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| setting | rural ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Buddhist ceremonies
ⓘ
meditation retreats ⓘ religious education ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Chuang Yen Monastery Description of subject: Chuang Yen Monastery is a major Buddhist temple complex in Putnam County, New York, known for housing one of the largest indoor Buddha statues in the Western Hemisphere.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Chuang Yen Monastery