Vikramashila monastery ruins

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Buddhist monastery ruins archaeological site historical site

Vikramashila monastery ruins are the remains of an important 8th–9th century Buddhist monastic and learning center in present-day Bihar, India, once renowned as a major seat of Buddhist scholarship.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Vikramashila	1
Vikramashila Mahavihara	1
Vikramashila monastery	1
Vikramashila monastery ruins canonical	1
Vikramshila Mahavihara site	1
Vikramshila ruins	1
Vikramshila ruins complex	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2749878 — 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: Vikramashila monastery ruins
Context triple: [Bihar, hasHistoricalSite, Vikramashila monastery ruins]

A. Diskit Monastery
Diskit Monastery is the oldest and largest Buddhist monastery in Ladakh’s Nubra Valley, renowned for its hilltop location, panoramic views, and towering Maitreya Buddha statue.
B. Mahabodhi Temple complex
The Mahabodhi Temple complex is a UNESCO World Heritage Buddhist pilgrimage site in Bodh Gaya, India, marking the location where Siddhartha Gautama is believed to have attained enlightenment.
C. Da-Parbatia temple ruins
Da-Parbatia temple ruins are the remains of an ancient Hindu temple near Tezpur in Assam, India, renowned for their intricately carved Gupta-era stone doorway and sculptures.
D. Chaukhandi Stupa
Chaukhandi Stupa is an ancient Buddhist monument at Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh, India, marking the spot where the Buddha is believed to have first met his initial disciples after attaining enlightenment.
E. Boudhanath Stupa
Boudhanath Stupa is one of the largest and most important Buddhist stupas in the world, a major pilgrimage site and cultural landmark in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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: Vikramashila monastery ruins
Target entity description: Vikramashila monastery ruins are the remains of an important 8th–9th century Buddhist monastic and learning center in present-day Bihar, India, once renowned as a major seat of Buddhist scholarship.

A. Diskit Monastery
Diskit Monastery is the oldest and largest Buddhist monastery in Ladakh’s Nubra Valley, renowned for its hilltop location, panoramic views, and towering Maitreya Buddha statue.
B. Mahabodhi Temple complex
The Mahabodhi Temple complex is a UNESCO World Heritage Buddhist pilgrimage site in Bodh Gaya, India, marking the location where Siddhartha Gautama is believed to have attained enlightenment.
C. Da-Parbatia temple ruins
Da-Parbatia temple ruins are the remains of an ancient Hindu temple near Tezpur in Assam, India, renowned for their intricately carved Gupta-era stone doorway and sculptures.
D. Chaukhandi Stupa
Chaukhandi Stupa is an ancient Buddhist monument at Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh, India, marking the spot where the Buddha is believed to have first met his initial disciples after attaining enlightenment.
E. Boudhanath Stupa
Boudhanath Stupa is one of the largest and most important Buddhist stupas in the world, a major pilgrimage site and cultural landmark in Kathmandu, Nepal.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist monastery ruins ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ historical site ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Pala architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Mahayana Buddhism ⓘ linked to: Mahayana Vajrayana Buddhism ⓘ linked to: Vajrayana
category	Archaeological sites in Bihar ⓘ Buddhist monasteries in Bihar ⓘ Buddhist universities and colleges ⓘ
comparableTo	Nalanda Mahavihara ⓘ linked to: Nalanda Odantapuri monastery ⓘ linked to: Odantapuri
country	India ⓘ
destroyedBy	Turkic invaders ⓘ
destroyedInCentury	12th century ⓘ
discoveredInCentury	19th century ⓘ
excavatedBy	Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
excavationBeganIn	20th century ⓘ
flourishedInCentury	10th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ
foundedBy	Dharmapala of the Pala dynasty ⓘ linked to: Dharmapala
governingBody	Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
hasNearbyAttraction	Vikramashila Setu ⓘ linked to: Munger Ganga Bridge
hasPart	central stupa ⓘ courtyards ⓘ monastic cells ⓘ prayer halls ⓘ staircases ⓘ terracotta plaques ⓘ
heritage	Buddhist ⓘ
locatedIn	Antichak village ⓘ Bhagalpur district ⓘ Bihar ⓘ
locatedInTime	8th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ
locatedNear	Kahalgaon ⓘ
locatedOn	bank of the Ganges River ⓘ
material	brick ⓘ stone ⓘ terracotta ⓘ
namedAfter	Vikramashila Mahavihara ⓘ linked to: Vikramashila
notableFor	Buddhist learning ⓘ Tantric Buddhist studies ⓘ monastic education ⓘ
originalFunction	Buddhist monastic university ⓘ center of Buddhist scholarship ⓘ
partOf	ancient university network of India ⓘ
period	Pala Empire ⓘ
religion	Buddhism ⓘ
significance	major seat of Buddhist learning in eastern India ⓘ
tourism	Buddhist pilgrimage site ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bihar → hasHistoricalSite → Vikramashila monastery ruins ⓘ

Ancient India → educationCenter → Vikramashila monastery ⓘ

subject linked to: ancient India