Botahtaung Pagoda
E221807
Botahtaung Pagoda is a historic riverside Buddhist temple in Yangon, Myanmar, renowned for its hollow, walk-through stupa and sacred relics of the Buddha.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Botahtaung Pagoda canonical | 5 |
| named after Botahtaung (one thousand officers) who escorted Buddha relics | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1965801 — 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: Botahtaung Pagoda Context triple: [Yangon, hasLandmark, Botahtaung Pagoda]
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A.
Shwedagon Pagoda
Shwedagon Pagoda is a towering, gold-plated Buddhist stupa in Yangon, Myanmar, revered as the country’s most sacred religious site and a major pilgrimage and tourist destination.
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B.
Munirangsyaram Pagoda
Munirangsyaram Pagoda is a notable Khmer Buddhist temple in Can Tho, Vietnam, recognized for its distinctive architecture and cultural significance to the local Khmer community.
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C.
One Pillar Pagoda
The One Pillar Pagoda is a historic Buddhist temple in Hanoi, Vietnam, renowned for its unique lotus-shaped design supported by a single stone pillar.
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D.
Ong Pagoda
Ong Pagoda is a historic Chinese-style temple in Can Tho, Vietnam, renowned for its vibrant architecture and role as a spiritual and cultural center for the local Chinese-Vietnamese community.
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E.
Tazaungdaing
Tazaungdaing is a prominent Burmese Buddhist festival, celebrated with offerings, lights, and communal merit-making at the end of the rainy season.
- 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: Botahtaung Pagoda Target entity description: Botahtaung Pagoda is a historic riverside Buddhist temple in Yangon, Myanmar, renowned for its hollow, walk-through stupa and sacred relics of the Buddha.
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A.
Shwedagon Pagoda
Shwedagon Pagoda is a towering, gold-plated Buddhist stupa in Yangon, Myanmar, revered as the country’s most sacred religious site and a major pilgrimage and tourist destination.
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B.
Munirangsyaram Pagoda
Munirangsyaram Pagoda is a notable Khmer Buddhist temple in Can Tho, Vietnam, recognized for its distinctive architecture and cultural significance to the local Khmer community.
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C.
One Pillar Pagoda
The One Pillar Pagoda is a historic Buddhist temple in Hanoi, Vietnam, renowned for its unique lotus-shaped design supported by a single stone pillar.
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D.
Ong Pagoda
Ong Pagoda is a historic Chinese-style temple in Can Tho, Vietnam, renowned for its vibrant architecture and role as a spiritual and cultural center for the local Chinese-Vietnamese community.
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E.
Tazaungdaing
Tazaungdaing is a prominent Burmese Buddhist festival, celebrated with offerings, lights, and communal merit-making at the end of the rainy season.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist temple
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pagoda ⓘ religious building ⓘ |
| access | open to visitors ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Burmese ⓘ |
| architecturalType | stupa ⓘ |
| contains |
Buddha relics
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ancient votive tablets ⓘ gold and silver Buddha images ⓘ hair relics of the Buddha ⓘ |
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Gautama Buddha
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linked to:
Shakyamuni Buddha
|
| etymology |
named after Botahtaung (one thousand officers) who escorted Buddha relics
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linked to:
Botahtaung Pagoda
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| event | severely damaged during World War II bombing ⓘ |
| function |
place of worship
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tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central stupa
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courtyard ⓘ entrance pavilion ⓘ inner maze-like corridors ⓘ nat shrines ⓘ prayer halls ⓘ relic chamber ⓘ shrines ⓘ |
| hasWalkway | walk-through interior around relic chamber ⓘ |
| height | about 40 meters ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic temple ⓘ |
| interiorDecoration |
glass mosaics
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gold-plated walls ⓘ |
| locatedBy | Yangon River ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Botahtaung Township
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Yangon ⓘ |
| material |
brick
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gold leaf ⓘ stucco ⓘ |
| nearby |
Botahtaung Jetty
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Downtown Yangon ⓘ
linked to:
Yangon
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| notableFeature |
gilded interior passages
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glass mosaic decoration ⓘ hollow stupa ⓘ walk-through stupa interior ⓘ |
| orientation | faces Yangon River ⓘ |
| reconstruction | rebuilt after World War II ⓘ |
| region | Yangon Region ⓘ |
| relicDiscovery | relic chamber rediscovered during postwar reconstruction ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| significance |
important pilgrimage site in Yangon
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one of the major pagodas of Yangon ⓘ |
| usedFor | Buddhist rituals and offerings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Botahtaung Pagoda Description of subject: Botahtaung Pagoda is a historic riverside Buddhist temple in Yangon, Myanmar, renowned for its hollow, walk-through stupa and sacred relics of the Buddha.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Botahtaung Pagoda
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etymology
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named after Botahtaung (one thousand officers) who escorted Buddha relics
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linked to: Botahtaung Pagoda