Pavapuri
E249630
Pavapuri is a revered Jain pilgrimage site in Bihar, India, best known as the place where Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara, attained nirvana.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2280898 — 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: Pavapuri Context triple: [Mahavira, deathPlace, Pavapuri]
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A.
Sapta Puri
Sapta Puri are the seven most sacred pilgrimage cities in Hinduism, believed to grant spiritual liberation to devotees who visit them.
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B.
Mantralayam
Mantralayam is a prominent pilgrimage village in Andhra Pradesh, India, best known for the samadhi (brindavana) of the Hindu saint Raghavendra Swami.
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C.
Dahanapura
Dahanapura was the principal city and political center of the historical Kediri Kingdom in Java.
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D.
Dharmakshetra
Dharmakshetra is the sacred battlefield of Kurukshetra in the Indian epic Mahabharata, revered as a holy site where the Bhagavad Gita was spoken.
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E.
Vikrampura
Vikrampura was an important historical city that served as a principal royal center of the medieval Indian Pala dynasty in eastern India.
- 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: Pavapuri Target entity description: Pavapuri is a revered Jain pilgrimage site in Bihar, India, best known as the place where Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara, attained nirvana.
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A.
Sapta Puri
Sapta Puri are the seven most sacred pilgrimage cities in Hinduism, believed to grant spiritual liberation to devotees who visit them.
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B.
Mantralayam
Mantralayam is a prominent pilgrimage village in Andhra Pradesh, India, best known for the samadhi (brindavana) of the Hindu saint Raghavendra Swami.
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C.
Dahanapura
Dahanapura was the principal city and political center of the historical Kediri Kingdom in Java.
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D.
Dharmakshetra
Dharmakshetra is the sacred battlefield of Kurukshetra in the Indian epic Mahabharata, revered as a holy site where the Bhagavad Gita was spoken.
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E.
Vikrampura
Vikrampura was an important historical city that served as a principal royal center of the medieval Indian Pala dynasty in eastern India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jain pilgrimage site
ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ town ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision |
Nalanda district administration
ⓘ
linked to:
Nalanda district
|
| associatedWith |
24th Tirthankara
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahavira
Mahavira ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | one of the holiest places for Jains ⓘ |
| devotionalPractice |
offerings to Mahavira
ⓘ
parikrama around Jal Mandir pond ⓘ |
| governingBody | Government of Bihar ⓘ |
| hasAccommodation |
Jain dharmashalas
ⓘ
guest houses for pilgrims ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
causeway leading to Jal Mandir
ⓘ
large water tank around Jal Mandir ⓘ |
| hasFestival | Mahavira Nirvana celebrations on Diwali ⓘ |
| hasStructure | marble temple complex ⓘ |
| hasTemple |
Digambar Jain temple
ⓘ
Gaon Mandir ⓘ Jal Mandir ⓘ Samosharan temple ⓘ Swetambar Jain temple ⓘ
linked to:
Digambar Jain temple
|
| heritageType | religious heritage site ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 6th century BCE (Mahavira’s nirvana) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Jal Mandir situated in a lotus pond
ⓘ
major Jain tirtha ⓘ site of Mahavira’s cremation ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Bhojpuri
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ Magahi ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bihar
ⓘ
Nalanda district ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Patna
ⓘ
Rajgir ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Rajgir ⓘ |
| nearestMajorCity | Patna ⓘ |
| pilgrimageReligion | Jainism ⓘ |
| religion | Jainism ⓘ |
| significanceInJainism | place where Mahavira attained nirvana ⓘ |
| state | Bihar ⓘ |
| tourismType | religious tourism ⓘ |
| transportAccess |
connected by road to Patna
ⓘ
connected by road to Rajgir ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Jain pilgrims from India
ⓘ
Jain pilgrims from abroad ⓘ |
| worshipDeity |
Mahavira
ⓘ
Tirthankaras ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pavapuri Description of subject: Pavapuri is a revered Jain pilgrimage site in Bihar, India, best known as the place where Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara, attained nirvana.
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