Sri Dalada Maligawa complex

E318347

Buddhist temple complex cultural heritage site religious complex

The Sri Dalada Maligawa complex is the sacred temple precinct in Kandy, Sri Lanka, that houses the revered Tooth Relic of the Buddha and serves as a major religious and cultural center for Buddhists.

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All labels observed (17)

Label	Occurrences
Sri Dalada Maligawa	12
Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic	7
Royal Palace of Kandy	5
Temple of the Tooth, Kandy	4
Sri Dalada Maligawa complex canonical	3
Kandy Maligawa complex	1
Kandy Royal Palace complex	1
Sri Dalada Maligawa (Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic)	1
Sri Dalada Maligawa (Temple of the Tooth)	1
Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic complex	1
Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic courtyard	1
Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is part of Kandy World Heritage Site	1
Temple of the Tooth Relic (Sri Dalada Maligawa)	1
Temple of the Tooth complex	1
Temple of the Tooth complex (as royal precinct)	1
Temple of the Tooth complex in Kandy	1
Temple of the Tooth in Kandy	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3019787 — 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: Sri Dalada Maligawa complex
Context triple: [Temple of the Tooth, hasPart, Sri Dalada Maligawa complex]

A. Sacred City of Anuradhapura
The Sacred City of Anuradhapura is an ancient Sri Lankan capital renowned for its well-preserved ruins of early Buddhist civilization and monumental religious structures.
B. Ancient City of Polonnaruwa
The Ancient City of Polonnaruwa is a well-preserved medieval capital of Sri Lanka renowned for its monumental ruins, sophisticated urban planning, and impressive Buddhist art and architecture.
C. Maha Myat Muni Pagoda
Maha Myat Muni Pagoda is a major Buddhist pilgrimage site in Mandalay, Myanmar, renowned for its highly revered, gold-covered seated Buddha image.
D. Sri Maha Bodhi
Sri Maha Bodhi is a sacred fig tree in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, revered in Buddhism as a direct descendant of the original Bodhi tree under which the Buddha attained enlightenment.
E. Koneswaram Temple
Koneswaram Temple is an ancient and revered Hindu temple complex dedicated to Lord Shiva, renowned for its dramatic clifftop setting overlooking the Indian Ocean in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.
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: Sri Dalada Maligawa complex
Target entity description: The Sri Dalada Maligawa complex is the sacred temple precinct in Kandy, Sri Lanka, that houses the revered Tooth Relic of the Buddha and serves as a major religious and cultural center for Buddhists.

A. Sacred City of Anuradhapura
The Sacred City of Anuradhapura is an ancient Sri Lankan capital renowned for its well-preserved ruins of early Buddhist civilization and monumental religious structures.
B. Ancient City of Polonnaruwa
The Ancient City of Polonnaruwa is a well-preserved medieval capital of Sri Lanka renowned for its monumental ruins, sophisticated urban planning, and impressive Buddhist art and architecture.
C. Maha Myat Muni Pagoda
Maha Myat Muni Pagoda is a major Buddhist pilgrimage site in Mandalay, Myanmar, renowned for its highly revered, gold-covered seated Buddha image.
D. Sri Maha Bodhi
Sri Maha Bodhi is a sacred fig tree in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, revered in Buddhism as a direct descendant of the original Bodhi tree under which the Buddha attained enlightenment.
E. Koneswaram Temple
Koneswaram Temple is an ancient and revered Hindu temple complex dedicated to Lord Shiva, renowned for its dramatic clifftop setting overlooking the Indian Ocean in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist temple complex ⓘ cultural heritage site ⓘ religious complex ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Temple of the Tooth complex ⓘ linked to: Temple of the Tooth
architecturalStyle	Kandyan architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Kandyan Kingdom ⓘ Sinhalese monarchy ⓘ linked to: Sinhalese kingdoms of Sri Lanka
contains	drummers and dancers’ spaces for rituals ⓘ relic casket of the Tooth Relic ⓘ shrines to guardian deities ⓘ
country	Sri Lanka ⓘ
culturalRole	major cultural center in Sri Lanka ⓘ major religious center in Sri Lanka ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Gautama Buddha ⓘ linked to: Shakyamuni Buddha
eraOfMajorDevelopment	Kandyan period ⓘ linked to: Kandyan Kingdom
festival	Esala Perahera ⓘ
function	housing the Sacred Tooth Relic ⓘ site for Buddhist rituals and offerings ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
governingBody	Mahanayaka theros of Malwatte and Asgiriya chapters (in religious matters) ⓘ Sri Dalada Maligawa administration ⓘ
hasPart	Queens Palace ⓘ Temple of the Tooth ⓘ audience hall ⓘ drum hall ⓘ inner sanctum of the Tooth Relic ⓘ monastic quarters ⓘ museum spaces ⓘ ritual shrines ⓘ royal palace buildings ⓘ
heritageDesignation	national heritage site of Sri Lanka ⓘ
houses	Sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha ⓘ
linkedTo	Buddhist monastic institutions in Kandy ⓘ
locatedIn	Central Province, Sri Lanka ⓘ linked to: Central Province of Sri Lanka Kandy ⓘ
near	Kandy Lake ⓘ
partOf	Kandy city ⓘ linked to: Kandy Kandy lakefront area ⓘ
pilgrimageType	Buddhist pilgrimage site ⓘ
religion	Buddhism ⓘ
ritualPractice	daily puja ceremonies to the Tooth Relic ⓘ
securityLevel	high security due to religious and cultural importance ⓘ
significance	major pilgrimage destination for Buddhists ⓘ one of the most sacred Buddhist sites in Sri Lanka ⓘ
symbolizes	legitimacy of Sri Lankan kingship ⓘ
tourismImportance	one of the most visited sites in Sri Lanka ⓘ
UNESCOStatus	part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Sacred City of Kandy" ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	1988 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited