Bahirawakanda Buddha
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Bahirawakanda Buddha is a large, hilltop Buddha statue overlooking the city of Kandy in Sri Lanka, known as a prominent religious landmark and tourist attraction.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bahirawakanda Buddha canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17362445 — 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: Bahirawakanda Buddha Context triple: [Bahirawakanda Vihara Buddha Statue, alsoKnownAs, Bahirawakanda Buddha]
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A.
Vairochana Buddha
Vairochana Buddha is a central cosmic Buddha in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism, embodying the universal dharmakaya and the source of all enlightened manifestations.
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B.
Koṇāgamana Buddha
Koṇāgamana Buddha is revered in Theravāda Buddhist tradition as one of the past Buddhas who attained enlightenment long before the historical Gautama Buddha.
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C.
Ash Buddha
Ash Buddha is a large-scale sculptural installation by contemporary Chinese artist Zhang Huan, created from incense ash to explore themes of spirituality, impermanence, and collective memory.
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D.
Kakusandha Buddha
Kakusandha Buddha is regarded in Buddhist tradition as one of the past Buddhas who attained enlightenment long before Gautama Buddha and is venerated as a fully awakened teacher.
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E.
Maha Myat Muni Buddha
Maha Myat Muni Buddha is a highly revered ancient Buddha image in Myanmar, venerated as one of the most sacred and significant religious icons in the country.
- 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: Bahirawakanda Buddha Target entity description: Bahirawakanda Buddha is a large, hilltop Buddha statue overlooking the city of Kandy in Sri Lanka, known as a prominent religious landmark and tourist attraction.
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A.
Vairochana Buddha
Vairochana Buddha is a central cosmic Buddha in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism, embodying the universal dharmakaya and the source of all enlightened manifestations.
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B.
Koṇāgamana Buddha
Koṇāgamana Buddha is revered in Theravāda Buddhist tradition as one of the past Buddhas who attained enlightenment long before the historical Gautama Buddha.
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C.
Ash Buddha
Ash Buddha is a large-scale sculptural installation by contemporary Chinese artist Zhang Huan, created from incense ash to explore themes of spirituality, impermanence, and collective memory.
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D.
Kakusandha Buddha
Kakusandha Buddha is regarded in Buddhist tradition as one of the past Buddhas who attained enlightenment long before Gautama Buddha and is venerated as a fully awakened teacher.
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E.
Maha Myat Muni Buddha
Maha Myat Muni Buddha is a highly revered ancient Buddha image in Myanmar, venerated as one of the most sacred and significant religious icons in the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.