Temple 21: Tairyuji
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Temple 21: Tairyuji is a Buddhist temple in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, known as one of the sacred sites on the Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage associated with the monk Kūkai (Kōbō Daishi).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Temple 21: Tairyuji canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3413494 — 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: Temple 21: Tairyuji Context triple: [Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage, hasPart, Temple 21: Tairyuji]
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A.
Temple 20: Kakurinji
Temple 20: Kakurinji is a Buddhist temple in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, known as one of the sacred stops on the historic Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage route.
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B.
Temple 30: Zenrakuji
Temple 30: Zenrakuji is a Buddhist temple in Japan that serves as the 30th stop on the historic Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage route.
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C.
Temple 7: Jūrakuji
Temple 7: Jūrakuji is a Buddhist temple in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, known as the seventh stop on the historic Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage route.
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D.
Temple 4: Dainichiji
Temple 4: Dainichiji is a Buddhist temple in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, known as the fourth stop on the historic Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage.
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E.
Temple 80: Kokubunji
Temple 80: Kokubunji is a Buddhist temple on Japan’s island of Shikoku, known as one of the numbered sacred sites along the famous 88-temple pilgrimage route.
- 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: Temple 21: Tairyuji Target entity description: Temple 21: Tairyuji is a Buddhist temple in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, known as one of the sacred sites on the Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage associated with the monk Kūkai (Kōbō Daishi).
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A.
Temple 20: Kakurinji
Temple 20: Kakurinji is a Buddhist temple in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, known as one of the sacred stops on the historic Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage route.
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B.
Temple 30: Zenrakuji
Temple 30: Zenrakuji is a Buddhist temple in Japan that serves as the 30th stop on the historic Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage route.
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C.
Temple 7: Jūrakuji
Temple 7: Jūrakuji is a Buddhist temple in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, known as the seventh stop on the historic Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage route.
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D.
Temple 4: Dainichiji
Temple 4: Dainichiji is a Buddhist temple in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, known as the fourth stop on the historic Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage.
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E.
Temple 80: Kokubunji
Temple 80: Kokubunji is a Buddhist temple on Japan’s island of Shikoku, known as one of the numbered sacred sites along the famous 88-temple pilgrimage route.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist temple
ⓘ
Shikoku Pilgrimage temple ⓘ Shingon Buddhist temple ⓘ |
| access | Tairyuji Ropeway ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kōbō Daishi
ⓘ
linked to:
Kukai
Kūkai ⓘ |
| BuddhistSchool | Shingon Buddhism ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Shikoku henro pilgrimage culture ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Buddhist deities ⓘ |
| hasAccessType |
mountain trail access
ⓘ
ropeway access ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
Buddhist worship
ⓘ
pilgrimage rituals ⓘ stamp collection for pilgrimage books ⓘ sutra chanting ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | mountain forest setting ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Daishi hall
ⓘ
main hall ⓘ mountaintop location ⓘ statues of Kūkai ⓘ stone steps ⓘ temple gate ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseName | 太龍寺 ⓘ |
| hasSignificance | important stop on Shikoku pilgrimage ⓘ |
| hasStructure | temple complex ⓘ |
| hasType | sacred site ⓘ |
| hasView |
forested landscape
ⓘ
surrounding mountains ⓘ |
| heritage | Japanese religious heritage ⓘ |
| honoraryName | Tairyuji ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anan, Tokushima
ⓘ
Tokushima Prefecture ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Mount Tairyu
ⓘ
Shikoku ⓘ |
| partOf |
Japanese Buddhist temple network
ⓘ
Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage ⓘ |
| pilgrimageNumber | 21 ⓘ |
| region |
Shikoku region
ⓘ
linked to:
Shikoku
|
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural heritage site
ⓘ
religious tourism destination ⓘ |
| visitedBy | Shikoku 88-temple pilgrims ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Temple 21: Tairyuji Description of subject: Temple 21: Tairyuji is a Buddhist temple in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, known as one of the sacred sites on the Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage associated with the monk Kūkai (Kōbō Daishi).
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.