Bharhut stupa
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The Bharhut stupa is an ancient Buddhist monument in central India renowned for its early narrative relief sculptures and inscriptions that illuminate Shunga-period art and religious practice.
All labels observed (1)
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| Bharhut stupa canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23170877 — 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: Bharhut stupa Context triple: [Shunga dynasty, associatedWith, Bharhut stupa]
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A.
Butkara Stupa
Butkara Stupa is an ancient Buddhist monument and archaeological site in Pakistan’s Swat Valley, renowned for its early Gandharan art and architecture.
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B.
Bhamala Stupa
Bhamala Stupa is an ancient Buddhist archaeological site in Pakistan, notable for its distinctive cruciform stupa and significant Gandharan-era relics.
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C.
Kesariya Stupa
Kesariya Stupa is a massive ancient Buddhist monument in Bihar, India, believed to be one of the tallest and largest stupas in the world and traditionally associated with the Buddha’s last sermon.
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D.
Ramabhar Stupa
Ramabhar Stupa is a significant Buddhist monument in Kushinagar, India, traditionally regarded as the cremation site of Gautama Buddha.
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E.
Abhayagiri Stupa
Abhayagiri Stupa is an ancient and monumental Buddhist dagoba located in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, once part of a major monastic complex and a center of Theravada and Mahayana Buddhist scholarship.
- 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: Bharhut stupa Target entity description: The Bharhut stupa is an ancient Buddhist monument in central India renowned for its early narrative relief sculptures and inscriptions that illuminate Shunga-period art and religious practice.
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A.
Butkara Stupa
Butkara Stupa is an ancient Buddhist monument and archaeological site in Pakistan’s Swat Valley, renowned for its early Gandharan art and architecture.
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B.
Bhamala Stupa
Bhamala Stupa is an ancient Buddhist archaeological site in Pakistan, notable for its distinctive cruciform stupa and significant Gandharan-era relics.
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C.
Kesariya Stupa
Kesariya Stupa is a massive ancient Buddhist monument in Bihar, India, believed to be one of the tallest and largest stupas in the world and traditionally associated with the Buddha’s last sermon.
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D.
Ramabhar Stupa
Ramabhar Stupa is a significant Buddhist monument in Kushinagar, India, traditionally regarded as the cremation site of Gautama Buddha.
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E.
Abhayagiri Stupa
Abhayagiri Stupa is an ancient and monumental Buddhist dagoba located in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, once part of a major monastic complex and a center of Theravada and Mahayana Buddhist scholarship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Shunga