Asalha Bucha
E292244
Asalha Bucha is a major Theravada Buddhist festival commemorating the Buddha’s first sermon and the founding of the monastic community, observed on the full moon of the eighth lunar month.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Asalha Bucha canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2722386 — 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: Asalha Bucha Context triple: [Asalha Puja, hasAlternativeName, Asalha Bucha]
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A.
Mat Ishbia
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Sahnun
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Rawdah
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D.
Bisher Bashi
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E.
El Tebbin
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- 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: Asalha Bucha Target entity description: Asalha Bucha is a major Theravada Buddhist festival commemorating the Buddha’s first sermon and the founding of the monastic community, observed on the full moon of the eighth lunar month.
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A.
Mat Ishbia
Mat Ishbia is an American billionaire mortgage executive and sports team owner best known as the CEO of United Wholesale Mortgage and the principal owner of the NBA’s Phoenix Suns and WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury.
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B.
Sahnun
Sahnun was a prominent 9th-century Islamic jurist from North Africa whose compilation of legal opinions, the Mudawwana, became a foundational text of the Maliki school of Sunni jurisprudence.
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C.
Rawdah
Rawdah is the revered area between the Prophet Muhammad’s tomb and his pulpit in Al-Masjid an-Nabawi in Medina, considered one of the holiest sites in Islam.
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D.
Bisher Bashi
Bisher Bashi is a renowned Bengali poetry collection by Kazi Nazrul Islam, noted for its intense emotional expression and revolutionary themes.
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E.
El Tebbin
El Tebbin is an industrial district in southern Cairo, Egypt, known for its steel and heavy manufacturing facilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist festival
ⓘ
religious holiday ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Asalha Puja
ⓘ
Dhamma Day ⓘ
linked to:
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
|
| associatedDoctrine |
Four Noble Truths
ⓘ
Noble Eightfold Path ⓘ
linked to:
Eightfold Path
|
| associatedEvent |
Buddha’s sermon at Deer Park in Sarnath
ⓘ
linked to:
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
|
| associatedPlace |
Sarnath, India
ⓘ
linked to:
Sarnath
|
| associatedWith | establishment of the Sangha ⓘ |
| calendarBasis | lunar calendar ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Buddha’s first sermon
ⓘ
the founding of the Buddhist monastic community ⓘ |
| coreSymbol |
Wheel of Dhamma (Dhammacakka)
ⓘ
linked to:
Dharma Chakra
|
| countryWhereObserved |
Cambodia
ⓘ
Laos ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ Thailand ⓘ |
| etymology |
Asalha refers to the lunar month Āsāḷha
ⓘ
linked to:
Ashada month
Bucha (Puja) means worship or veneration ⓘ |
| follows | the beginning of Buddhist Lent (Vassa) closely in the calendar ⓘ |
| historicalContext | marks the moment the Buddha gained his first disciples ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Pali ⓘ |
| legalStatusInThailand | public holiday ⓘ |
| observanceBy |
lay Buddhists
ⓘ
monastic community ⓘ |
| observedOn | full moon of the eighth lunar month ⓘ |
| relatedFestival |
Magha Puja
ⓘ
Vesak ⓘ |
| religion |
Theravada Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Theravada
|
| significance | marks the first turning of the Wheel of Dhamma ⓘ |
| theme |
gratitude for the teaching of the Dhamma
ⓘ
renewal of commitment to Buddhist practice ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | usually falls in July in the Gregorian calendar ⓘ |
| typeOfObservance | uposatha day ⓘ |
| typicalRitual |
candlelight procession around temples
ⓘ
listening to Dhamma sermons ⓘ meditation practice ⓘ observing the Five Precepts ⓘ offering food to monks ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Asalha Bucha Description of subject: Asalha Bucha is a major Theravada Buddhist festival commemorating the Buddha’s first sermon and the founding of the monastic community, observed on the full moon of the eighth lunar month.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Visakha Bucha (in Thai)