Horyu-ji
E144089
Horyu-ji is an ancient Buddhist temple in Japan renowned for housing some of the world’s oldest surviving wooden buildings and for its significance as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Horyu-ji canonical | 2 |
| Horyu-ji Five-story Pagoda | 1 |
| Horyu-ji Lecture Hall (Daikodo) | 1 |
| Horyu-ji Main Hall (Kondo) | 1 |
| Horyu-ji Temple | 1 |
| Horyu-ji Temple administration | 1 |
| Sai-in (Western Precinct of Horyu-ji) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1067470 — 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: Horyu-ji Context triple: [Nara Prefecture, contains, Horyu-ji]
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Kōfuku-ji
Kōfuku-ji is a historic Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan, renowned for its ancient pagodas and status as part of the UNESCO World Heritage “Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara.”
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Tōdai-ji
Tōdai-ji is a monumental Buddhist temple complex in Nara, Japan, renowned for housing one of the world’s largest bronze statues of the Buddha (Daibutsu) and serving as a historic center of Japanese Buddhism.
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C.
Tōshōdai-ji
Tōshōdai-ji is an 8th-century Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan, renowned for its well-preserved classical architecture and association with the Chinese monk Jianzhen (Ganjin).
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Yakushi-ji
Yakushi-ji is a major Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan, renowned as one of the country’s oldest and most important historic and architectural sites.
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E.
Kiyomizu-dera
Kiyomizu-dera is a famous historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its large wooden stage that offers panoramic views of the city and surrounding hills.
- 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: Horyu-ji Target entity description: Horyu-ji is an ancient Buddhist temple in Japan renowned for housing some of the world’s oldest surviving wooden buildings and for its significance as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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A.
Kōfuku-ji
Kōfuku-ji is a historic Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan, renowned for its ancient pagodas and status as part of the UNESCO World Heritage “Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara.”
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B.
Tōdai-ji
Tōdai-ji is a monumental Buddhist temple complex in Nara, Japan, renowned for housing one of the world’s largest bronze statues of the Buddha (Daibutsu) and serving as a historic center of Japanese Buddhism.
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C.
Tōshōdai-ji
Tōshōdai-ji is an 8th-century Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan, renowned for its well-preserved classical architecture and association with the Chinese monk Jianzhen (Ganjin).
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D.
Yakushi-ji
Yakushi-ji is a major Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan, renowned as one of the country’s oldest and most important historic and architectural sites.
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E.
Kiyomizu-dera
Kiyomizu-dera is a famous historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its large wooden stage that offers panoramic views of the city and surrounding hills.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Horyu-ji Description of subject: Horyu-ji is an ancient Buddhist temple in Japan renowned for housing some of the world’s oldest surviving wooden buildings and for its significance as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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