Bodhi Day
E289715
Bodhi Day is a Buddhist holiday that celebrates the Buddha’s enlightenment under the Bodhi tree.
All labels observed (3)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2610212 — 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: Bodhi Day Context triple: [Bodhi tree, commemoratedBy, Bodhi Day]
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A.
Vesak
Vesak is the most important Buddhist festival, commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death (parinirvana) of Gautama Buddha.
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B.
Magha Puja
Magha Puja is a major Buddhist festival commemorating an early gathering of the Buddha and his disciples, observed with merit-making, chanting, and candlelit processions in many Theravada countries.
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C.
Asalha Puja
Asalha Puja is a major Buddhist festival commemorating the Buddha’s first sermon and the founding of the Sangha, observed on the full moon of the eighth lunar month.
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D.
Mahavir Jayanti
Mahavir Jayanti is a major Jain religious festival celebrating the birth of Lord Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara.
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E.
Paryushana
Paryushana is one of the most important Jain religious observances, marked by intense fasting, prayer, self-discipline, and reflection on nonviolence and forgiveness.
- 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: Bodhi Day Target entity description: Bodhi Day is a Buddhist holiday that celebrates the Buddha’s enlightenment under the Bodhi tree.
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A.
Vesak
Vesak is the most important Buddhist festival, commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death (parinirvana) of Gautama Buddha.
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B.
Magha Puja
Magha Puja is a major Buddhist festival commemorating an early gathering of the Buddha and his disciples, observed with merit-making, chanting, and candlelit processions in many Theravada countries.
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C.
Asalha Puja
Asalha Puja is a major Buddhist festival commemorating the Buddha’s first sermon and the founding of the Sangha, observed on the full moon of the eighth lunar month.
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D.
Mahavir Jayanti
Mahavir Jayanti is a major Jain religious festival celebrating the birth of Lord Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara.
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E.
Paryushana
Paryushana is one of the most important Jain religious observances, marked by intense fasting, prayer, self-discipline, and reflection on nonviolence and forgiveness.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist holiday
ⓘ
religious observance ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bodhi
ⓘ
Laba Festival ⓘ Laba Jie ⓘ
linked to:
Laba Festival
Rohatsu ⓘ
linked to:
Bodhi Day
Rōhatsu ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bodh Gaya
ⓘ
Bodhi tree at Bodh Gaya ⓘ
linked to:
Bodhi tree
Buddhist sutras ⓘ
linked to:
Buddhist texts
acts of compassion ⓘ chanting ⓘ kindness to living beings ⓘ meditation ⓘ zazen ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Buddha’s awakening under the Bodhi tree
ⓘ
attainment of bodhi ⓘ enlightenment of Gautama Buddha ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| dateType |
fixed date in Gregorian calendar in Japan
ⓘ
lunar calendar date in some traditions ⓘ |
| etymology | named after the Bodhi tree under which Buddha attained enlightenment ⓘ |
| follows | Gautama Buddha’s enlightenment ⓘ |
| hasCulturalEquivalent |
Laba Festival in Chinese Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Laba Festival
|
| hasMainSubject |
Bodhi tree
ⓘ
Gautama Buddha ⓘ
linked to:
Shakyamuni Buddha
enlightenment ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| modernDateInJapan | 8 December ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Buddhists in China
ⓘ
Buddhists in Japan ⓘ Buddhists in Western countries ⓘ Mahayana Buddhists ⓘ
linked to:
Mahayana
Pure Land Buddhists ⓘ
linked to:
Pure Land Buddhism
Zen Buddhists ⓘ
linked to:
Zen
|
| partOf | Buddhist liturgical year ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
attainment of nirvana
ⓘ
awakening ⓘ liberation from suffering ⓘ |
| traditionalDateInJapan | 8th day of the 12th lunar month ⓘ |
| typicalPractice |
all-night meditation in Zen monasteries
ⓘ
chanting of the Buddha’s name ⓘ decorating Bodhi trees or ficus trees ⓘ extended meditation ⓘ offering of food to monks ⓘ offering of food to the poor ⓘ recitation of sutras ⓘ reflection on the Eightfold Path ⓘ reflection on the Four Noble Truths ⓘ serving special meals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bodhi Day Description of subject: Bodhi Day is a Buddhist holiday that celebrates the Buddha’s enlightenment under the Bodhi tree.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Bodhi Day
linked to: Bodhi Day