Aluk To Dolo
E384828
Aluk To Dolo is the traditional animist belief system of the Toraja people of Indonesia, centered on elaborate ancestor worship and complex funeral rituals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aluk To Dolo canonical | 15 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3730451 — 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: Aluk To Dolo Context triple: [Toraja, religion, Aluk To Dolo]
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A.
Alutus
Alutus is the ancient name of the Olt River, a major waterway flowing through central Romania into the Danube.
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B.
Aluta
Aluta is the historical name of the Olt River, a major waterway flowing through central Romania.
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C.
Uka Uka
Uka Uka is an evil, sentient witch doctor mask and one of the primary villains in the Crash Bandicoot video game series, often masterminding schemes to conquer the world.
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D.
Alupka
Alupka is a resort town on the southern coast of Crimea, known for the Neo-Gothic and Moorish-style Vorontsov Palace and its scenic location at the foot of Mount Ai-Petri.
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E.
Toqabaqita
Toqabaqita is an Oceanic language spoken in the Solomon Islands, particularly on Malaita Island.
- 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: Aluk To Dolo Target entity description: Aluk To Dolo is the traditional animist belief system of the Toraja people of Indonesia, centered on elaborate ancestor worship and complex funeral rituals.
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A.
Alutus
Alutus is the ancient name of the Olt River, a major waterway flowing through central Romania into the Danube.
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B.
Aluta
Aluta is the historical name of the Olt River, a major waterway flowing through central Romania.
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C.
Uka Uka
Uka Uka is an evil, sentient witch doctor mask and one of the primary villains in the Crash Bandicoot video game series, often masterminding schemes to conquer the world.
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D.
Alupka
Alupka is a resort town on the southern coast of Crimea, known for the Neo-Gothic and Moorish-style Vorontsov Palace and its scenic location at the foot of Mount Ai-Petri.
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E.
Toqabaqita
Toqabaqita is an Oceanic language spoken in the Solomon Islands, particularly on Malaita Island.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animist religion
ⓘ
indigenous religion ⓘ traditional belief system ⓘ |
| associatedArchitecture |
Tongkonan (traditional Toraja ancestral house)
ⓘ
linked to:
Tongkonan houses
|
| associatedObject | Tau-tau (wooden effigies of the dead) ⓘ |
| associatedStructure |
cliff graves
ⓘ
rock-cut tombs ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
cosmic order regulated by ritual law
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soul’s journey to the afterlife ⓘ veneration of ancestors ⓘ |
| corePractice |
ancestor worship
ⓘ
elaborate funeral rituals ⓘ ritual sacrifice of pigs ⓘ ritual sacrifice of water buffalo ⓘ secondary burial ceremonies ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| currentStatus |
declining as an independent religion
ⓘ
practiced alongside Christianity by many Toraja ⓘ |
| deityType |
ancestral spirits
ⓘ
earth deities ⓘ sky deities ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Toraja people ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
Aluk (ritual law)
ⓘ
Puya (Toraja land of the dead) ⓘ Rambu Solo’ (funeral rites) ⓘ
linked to:
Rambu Solo'
Rambu Tuka’ (life-cycle and thanksgiving rites) ⓘ deified ancestors ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
Rambu Solo’ funeral ceremony
ⓘ
Rambu Tuka’ thanksgiving ceremony ⓘ agricultural fertility rituals ⓘ buffalo sacrifice at funerals ⓘ house consecration rituals ⓘ ma’nene’ (corpse-cleaning and dressing ritual) ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | officially classified as a form of Hinduism by the Indonesian state ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Toraja art
ⓘ
linked to:
Toraja
Toraja carving motifs ⓘ Toraja social hierarchy ⓘ |
| language |
Toraja language
ⓘ
linked to:
Toraja-Saʼdan language
|
| moralCode |
ritual law governing social life
ⓘ
taboos related to death and burial ⓘ |
| region |
South Sulawesi
ⓘ
Tana Toraja ⓘ
linked to:
Tana Toraja Regency
|
| religiousClassification | animism ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
defines social status through funerals
ⓘ
organizes village ceremonies ⓘ regulates kinship relations ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre-Islamic era of Sulawesi ⓘ |
| transmission | oral tradition ⓘ |
| worldview | tripartite cosmos (upper world, human world, underworld) ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Aluk To Dolo Description of subject: Aluk To Dolo is the traditional animist belief system of the Toraja people of Indonesia, centered on elaborate ancestor worship and complex funeral rituals.
Referenced by (15)
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