Phuket Big Buddha
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Phuket Big Buddha is a massive white marble statue of the Buddha and a prominent religious landmark overlooking the island of Phuket in Thailand.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Big Buddha Phuket | 1 |
| Phuket Big Buddha canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3929324 — 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: Phuket Big Buddha Context triple: [Phuket, hasPart, Phuket Big Buddha]
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A.
Temple of the Emerald Buddha
The Temple of the Emerald Buddha is Thailand’s most sacred Buddhist temple, renowned for housing the revered Emerald Buddha statue within Bangkok’s historic royal complex.
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B.
Uppatasanti Pagoda
Uppatasanti Pagoda is a prominent Buddhist stupa in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, modeled after Yangon’s Shwedagon Pagoda and serving as a major religious and cultural landmark of the capital.
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C.
Phra Mondop
Phra Mondop is an ornate scripture hall within Bangkok’s Wat Pho temple complex, known for housing sacred Buddhist texts and intricate traditional Thai architectural details.
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D.
Bara Maha
Bara Maha is a traditional Punjabi poetic composition that portrays the emotions and experiences associated with each of the twelve months of the year, often in a spiritual or romantic context.
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E.
Thao Suranari Monument
Thao Suranari Monument is a prominent historical statue in Nakhon Ratchasima honoring the local heroine Thao Suranari for her role in defending the region.
- 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: Phuket Big Buddha Target entity description: Phuket Big Buddha is a massive white marble statue of the Buddha and a prominent religious landmark overlooking the island of Phuket in Thailand.
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A.
Temple of the Emerald Buddha
The Temple of the Emerald Buddha is Thailand’s most sacred Buddhist temple, renowned for housing the revered Emerald Buddha statue within Bangkok’s historic royal complex.
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B.
Uppatasanti Pagoda
Uppatasanti Pagoda is a prominent Buddhist stupa in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, modeled after Yangon’s Shwedagon Pagoda and serving as a major religious and cultural landmark of the capital.
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C.
Phra Mondop
Phra Mondop is an ornate scripture hall within Bangkok’s Wat Pho temple complex, known for housing sacred Buddhist texts and intricate traditional Thai architectural details.
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D.
Bara Maha
Bara Maha is a traditional Punjabi poetic composition that portrays the emotions and experiences associated with each of the twelve months of the year, often in a spiritual or romantic context.
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E.
Thao Suranari Monument
Thao Suranari Monument is a prominent historical statue in Nakhon Ratchasima honoring the local heroine Thao Suranari for her role in defending the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddha statue
ⓘ
religious monument ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| accessedBy | road from Chalong ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ming Mongkol Buddha
ⓘ
linked to:
Phra Phutta Ming Mongkol Eknakiri
Phra Phutta Ming Mongkol Eknakiri ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Theravada Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Theravada
|
| color | white ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 2004 ⓘ |
| country | Thailand ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Gautama Buddha
ⓘ
linked to:
Shakyamuni Buddha
|
| dressCode | modest clothing required ⓘ |
| entranceFee |
donations encouraged
ⓘ
no formal entrance fee ⓘ |
| function |
meditation site
ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ viewpoint ⓘ |
| fundingSource | public donations ⓘ |
| governingBody | local Buddhist foundation ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Buddhist prayer flags
ⓘ
donation boxes ⓘ inscription plaques ⓘ meditation area ⓘ parking area ⓘ small shrines ⓘ stairways leading to the statue ⓘ viewing platform ⓘ visitor facilities ⓘ |
| height |
about 45 meters
ⓘ
approximately 148 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mueang Phuket District
ⓘ
linked to:
Phuket City Municipality
Phuket ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Nakkerd Hill
ⓘ
Phuket Island ⓘ
linked to:
Phuket
|
| material |
concrete
ⓘ
white marble ⓘ |
| near |
Chalong
ⓘ
Karon ⓘ Kata Beach ⓘ |
| offersViewOf |
Andaman Sea
ⓘ
Phuket Town ⓘ
linked to:
Phuket
southern Phuket coastline ⓘ |
| orientation | facing east ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Chalong Bay
ⓘ
Karon ⓘ Kata ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| touristPopularity | major tourist attraction in Phuket ⓘ |
| width | about 25 meters at the base ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Phuket Big Buddha Description of subject: Phuket Big Buddha is a massive white marble statue of the Buddha and a prominent religious landmark overlooking the island of Phuket in Thailand.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Phuket Big Buddha