Maha Myat Muni Pagoda
E283457
Maha Myat Muni Pagoda is a major Buddhist pilgrimage site in Mandalay, Myanmar, renowned for its highly revered, gold-covered seated Buddha image.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maha Myat Muni Pagoda canonical | 3 |
| Maha Myat Muni Pagoda (Kengtung) | 1 |
| Mahamuni Buddha Temple | 1 |
| Mahamuni Pagoda | 1 |
| Mahamuni Temple complex | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2585349 — 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: Maha Myat Muni Pagoda Context triple: [Mandalay, contains, Maha Myat Muni Pagoda]
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A.
Botahtaung Pagoda
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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B.
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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C.
Chaukhtatgyi Buddha Temple
Chaukhtatgyi Buddha Temple is a famous Buddhist temple in Yangon, Myanmar, renowned for its enormous reclining Buddha statue.
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D.
Quan Am Pagoda
Quan Am Pagoda is a historic Chinese-style Buddhist temple in Ho Chi Minh City’s Cholon district, renowned for its ornate architecture and devotion to the bodhisattva of compassion.
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E.
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.
- 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: Maha Myat Muni Pagoda Target entity description: Maha Myat Muni Pagoda is a major Buddhist pilgrimage site in Mandalay, Myanmar, renowned for its highly revered, gold-covered seated Buddha image.
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A.
Botahtaung Pagoda
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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B.
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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C.
Chaukhtatgyi Buddha Temple
Chaukhtatgyi Buddha Temple is a famous Buddhist temple in Yangon, Myanmar, renowned for its enormous reclining Buddha statue.
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D.
Quan Am Pagoda
Quan Am Pagoda is a historic Chinese-style Buddhist temple in Ho Chi Minh City’s Cholon district, renowned for its ornate architecture and devotion to the bodhisattva of compassion.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist temple
ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Theravada Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Theravada
|
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | one of the most venerated Buddha images in Myanmar ⓘ |
| decorationOfMainImage | gold leaf ⓘ |
| devotionalPractice |
application of gold leaf to the Buddha image
ⓘ
offering of candles and incense ⓘ recitation of Buddhist chants ⓘ |
| hasAccess | reachable by road within Mandalay city ⓘ |
| hasArtStyle | traditional Burmese Buddhist architecture ⓘ |
| hasBuddhaImage | Maha Myat Muni Buddha ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImpact | supports local vendors and markets ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
areas for offering and prayer
ⓘ
courtyards for pilgrims ⓘ pavilions around the main shrine ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
pilgrimage destination
ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ |
| hasLighting | decorative lights during festivals ⓘ |
| hasLocalNameLanguage | Burmese ⓘ |
| hasMainHall | shrine hall housing the Buddha image ⓘ |
| hasPilgrimageSeason | Buddhist festival periods ⓘ |
| hasRitual | daily face-washing ceremony of the Buddha image ⓘ |
| hasSecurityPractice |
requirement to remove footwear
ⓘ
rules on dress code for visitors ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | pagoda complex ⓘ |
| heritage | important religious site in Myanmar ⓘ |
| importanceInMandalay | one of the city’s principal religious landmarks ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mandalay
ⓘ
Mandalay Region ⓘ Upper Myanmar ⓘ
linked to:
Upper Burma
|
| materialOfMainImage | bronze ⓘ |
| notableFor |
gold-covered seated Buddha image
ⓘ
highly revered Buddha image ⓘ |
| openTo |
international visitors
ⓘ
local visitors ⓘ |
| orientationOfMainImage | seated Buddha posture ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| significance | major Buddhist pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| tourism | popular tourist attraction in Mandalay ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Buddhist ceremonies
ⓘ
merit-making activities ⓘ religious festivals ⓘ |
| worshippedBy |
Buddhist devotees
ⓘ
pilgrims from across Myanmar ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maha Myat Muni Pagoda Description of subject: Maha Myat Muni Pagoda is a major Buddhist pilgrimage site in Mandalay, Myanmar, renowned for its highly revered, gold-covered seated Buddha image.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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