Mount Koya Buddhist monastic complex

E149931

Buddhist monastic complex pilgrimage destination religious site

Mount Koya Buddhist monastic complex is a historic Shingon Buddhist center in Japan, renowned for its mountaintop temples, monastic community, and sacred Okunoin cemetery.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Mount Koya	2
Mount Koya area	2
Kōyasan temple complex	1
Mount Koya Buddhist monastic complex canonical	1
Mount Koya temple complex	1
Mount Kōya monastic community	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1153927 — 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: Mount Koya Buddhist monastic complex
Context triple: [Wakayama Prefecture, knownFor, Mount Koya Buddhist monastic complex]

A. 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.
B. 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.
C. Nanzen-ji
Nanzen-ji is a major Zen Buddhist temple complex in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its historic architecture, serene gardens, and status as one of the most important Zen temples in the country.
D. Osu Kannon Temple
Osu Kannon Temple is a prominent Buddhist temple and popular cultural and shopping-area centerpiece located in the Ōsu district of Nagoya, Japan.
E. Horyu-ji
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.
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: Mount Koya Buddhist monastic complex
Target entity description: Mount Koya Buddhist monastic complex is a historic Shingon Buddhist center in Japan, renowned for its mountaintop temples, monastic community, and sacred Okunoin cemetery.

A. 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.
B. 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.
C. Nanzen-ji
Nanzen-ji is a major Zen Buddhist temple complex in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its historic architecture, serene gardens, and status as one of the most important Zen temples in the country.
D. Osu Kannon Temple
Osu Kannon Temple is a prominent Buddhist temple and popular cultural and shopping-area centerpiece located in the Ōsu district of Nagoya, Japan.
E. Horyu-ji
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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist monastic complex ⓘ pilgrimage destination ⓘ religious site ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Kōyasan ⓘ linked to: Mount Kōya
associatedWith	Japanese pilgrimage culture ⓘ esoteric Buddhist rituals ⓘ mountain worship traditions ⓘ
contains	large number of Buddhist statues and ritual objects ⓘ mausoleum of Kūkai at Okunoin ⓘ numerous stone lanterns ⓘ thousands of graves and memorials at Okunoin cemetery ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
culturalDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
devotedTo	Dainichi Nyorai (Mahavairocana) ⓘ linked to: Mahavairocana
environment	mountaintop basin surrounded by peaks ⓘ
features	ritual halls for esoteric practices ⓘ stone pathways through forested cemetery ⓘ traditional wooden temple architecture ⓘ
foundedBy	Kūkai ⓘ
founder	Kūkai ⓘ
governingBody	Shingon Buddhist clergy ⓘ
hasFunction	center for Buddhist study ⓘ monastic training center ⓘ place of pilgrimage and worship ⓘ
hasPart	Buddhist study halls ⓘ Danjo Garan sacred precinct ⓘ Kongobu-ji temple ⓘ linked to: Kongōbu-ji Okunoin cemetery ⓘ monastic residences ⓘ pagodas ⓘ pilgrim lodgings (shukubō) ⓘ temple halls ⓘ
locatedIn	Koya, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan ⓘ linked to: Koyasan, Wakayama Prefecture
locatedOn	Mount Koya ⓘ linked to: Mount Kōya
partOf	Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range ⓘ
pilgrimageRoute	Kumano Kodo network (connected pilgrimage traditions) ⓘ linked to: Kumano Kodo
primaryTemple	Kongobu-ji ⓘ linked to: Kongōbu-ji
religion	Buddhism ⓘ
religiousOrder	Shingon school of Esoteric Buddhism ⓘ linked to: Shingon Buddhism
significance	headquarters of Shingon Buddhism ⓘ important pilgrimage site in Japan ⓘ major center of Japanese esoteric Buddhist practice ⓘ
timePeriod	Heian period origins ⓘ
tourism	popular destination for religious and cultural tourism ⓘ
tradition	Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
UNESCOCategory	Cultural ⓘ
UNESCORegion	Asia-Pacific ⓘ

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