Sinhalese Buddhist calendar
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The Sinhalese Buddhist calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar used primarily in Sri Lanka to determine religious festivals, auspicious times, and cultural observances within the Sinhalese Buddhist community.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sinhalese Buddhist calendar canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3755139 — 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: Sinhalese Buddhist calendar Context triple: [Burmese calendar, relatedTo, Sinhalese Buddhist calendar]
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A.
Tamil calendar
The Tamil calendar is a traditional solar-lunar calendar used primarily in Tamil Nadu and among Tamil communities worldwide to determine festivals, agricultural cycles, and auspicious dates.
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B.
Burmese calendar
The Burmese calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar used in Myanmar to determine religious festivals, cultural events, and historical dates.
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C.
Nanakshahi calendar
The Nanakshahi calendar is a solar calendar used in Sikhism to determine the dates of religious festivals and commemorate events in the lives of the Sikh Gurus.
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D.
Bengali calendar
The Bengali calendar is a traditional solar calendar used primarily in Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal to determine regional festivals, agricultural cycles, and the Bengali New Year.
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E.
Badíʻ calendar
The Badíʻ calendar is the unique solar calendar of the Bahá'í Faith, structured around 19 months of 19 days each and anchored by Bahá'í holy days and astronomical events like the vernal equinox.
- 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: Sinhalese Buddhist calendar Target entity description: The Sinhalese Buddhist calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar used primarily in Sri Lanka to determine religious festivals, auspicious times, and cultural observances within the Sinhalese Buddhist community.
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A.
Tamil calendar
The Tamil calendar is a traditional solar-lunar calendar used primarily in Tamil Nadu and among Tamil communities worldwide to determine festivals, agricultural cycles, and auspicious dates.
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B.
Burmese calendar
The Burmese calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar used in Myanmar to determine religious festivals, cultural events, and historical dates.
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C.
Nanakshahi calendar
The Nanakshahi calendar is a solar calendar used in Sikhism to determine the dates of religious festivals and commemorate events in the lives of the Sikh Gurus.
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D.
Bengali calendar
The Bengali calendar is a traditional solar calendar used primarily in Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal to determine regional festivals, agricultural cycles, and the Bengali New Year.
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E.
Badíʻ calendar
The Badíʻ calendar is the unique solar calendar of the Bahá'í Faith, structured around 19 months of 19 days each and anchored by Bahá'í holy days and astronomical events like the vernal equinox.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist calendar
ⓘ
lunisolar calendar ⓘ traditional calendar ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sri Lankan Buddhist traditions
ⓘ
Theravada Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Theravada
|
| basedOn |
apparent motion of the Sun
ⓘ
phases of the Moon ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Burmese calendar
ⓘ
Cambodian lunar calendar ⓘ
linked to:
Khmer lunar calendar
Thai lunar calendar ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
regulating agricultural activities
ⓘ
selecting auspicious dates for house-building ⓘ selecting auspicious dates for weddings ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | core element of Sinhalese Buddhist identity ⓘ |
| defines | full moon observance days ⓘ |
| determines | start of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year observances ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
lunar months
ⓘ
solar year ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
auspicious hours
ⓘ
inauspicious hours ⓘ |
| hasFeature | intercalary months to align with solar year ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | Indian lunisolar calendrical traditions ⓘ |
| influences | dates of national religious holidays in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| languageContext |
Sinhala language
ⓘ
linked to:
Sinhala
|
| linkedTo | astrological practices in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Buddhist clergy in Sri Lanka
ⓘ
traditional astrologers in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | religious timekeeping ⓘ |
| region | South Asia ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Buddhism ⓘ |
| secondaryFunction | social timekeeping in rural communities ⓘ |
| timeStandard | Buddhist Era ⓘ |
| typeOfYear | luni-solar year ⓘ |
| usedAlongside |
Gregorian calendar
ⓘ
linked to:
Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
|
| usedBy |
Sinhalese Buddhists
ⓘ
linked to:
Sinhalese people
Sinhalese people ⓘ |
| usedFor |
determining auspicious times
ⓘ
determining cultural observances ⓘ determining religious festivals ⓘ observance of Buddhist precepts on Poya days ⓘ planning temple ceremonies ⓘ |
| usedIn | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| usedToDetermine |
Esala Perahera timing
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Poson festival date ⓘ Poya days ⓘ Vesak festival date ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Sinhalese Buddhist calendar Description of subject: The Sinhalese Buddhist calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar used primarily in Sri Lanka to determine religious festivals, auspicious times, and cultural observances within the Sinhalese Buddhist community.
Referenced by (2)
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