To-ji Temple

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Buddhist temple Historic Monument of Ancient Kyoto Shingon Buddhist temple UNESCO World Heritage Site

To-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its five-story pagoda and its deep association with the monk Kobo Daishi and Shingon Buddhism.

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Label	Occurrences
To-ji Temple canonical	1
To-ji temple administration	1
To-ji temple complex	1
Tō-ji Temple	1
Tō-ji temple complex	1
Tō-ji temple grounds	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3568706 — 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: To-ji Temple
Context triple: [Kobo Daishi, associatedWith, To-ji Temple]

A. Tenryu-ji Temple
Tenryu-ji Temple is a major Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its historic landscape garden and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
B. Gotokuji Temple
Gotokuji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Tokyo famed as the birthplace of the beckoning cat (maneki-neko) legend and its thousands of cat figurines.
C. Sengaku-ji Temple
Sengaku-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Tokyo best known as the burial site of the Forty-seven Ronin, a famous group of samurai celebrated in Japanese history and culture.
D. Senso-ji Temple
Senso-ji Temple is Tokyo’s oldest and most famous Buddhist temple, renowned for its iconic Kaminarimon gate and bustling Nakamise shopping street.
E. Zojo-ji Temple
Zojo-ji Temple is a historic Jodo Buddhist temple in central Tokyo, known for its grand main gate, cultural heritage, and scenic setting near Tokyo Tower.
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: To-ji Temple
Target entity description: To-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its five-story pagoda and its deep association with the monk Kobo Daishi and Shingon Buddhism.

A. Tenryu-ji Temple
Tenryu-ji Temple is a major Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its historic landscape garden and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
B. Gotokuji Temple
Gotokuji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Tokyo famed as the birthplace of the beckoning cat (maneki-neko) legend and its thousands of cat figurines.
C. Sengaku-ji Temple
Sengaku-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Tokyo best known as the burial site of the Forty-seven Ronin, a famous group of samurai celebrated in Japanese history and culture.
D. Senso-ji Temple
Senso-ji Temple is Tokyo’s oldest and most famous Buddhist temple, renowned for its iconic Kaminarimon gate and bustling Nakamise shopping street.
E. Zojo-ji Temple
Zojo-ji Temple is a historic Jodo Buddhist temple in central Tokyo, known for its grand main gate, cultural heritage, and scenic setting near Tokyo Tower.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist temple ⓘ Historic Monument of Ancient Kyoto ⓘ Shingon Buddhist temple ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
alternativeName	Kyo-o-gokoku-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ
artStyle	Edo period architecture ⓘ Heian period architecture ⓘ Momoyama period architecture ⓘ
associatedMonk	Kobo Daishi ⓘ
associatedWith	Esoteric Buddhism ⓘ linked to: Vajrayana Shingon rituals ⓘ
cityLandmarkStatus	symbol of Kyoto ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
dedicatedTo	protection of the nation ⓘ
fiveStoryPagodaCurrentStructureDate	1644 ⓘ
fiveStoryPagodaHeight	approximately 55 meters ⓘ
fiveStoryPagodaRebuilder	Tokugawa Iemitsu ⓘ
fiveStoryPagodaStatus	tallest wooden pagoda in Japan ⓘ
founded	796 ⓘ
founder	Emperor Kanmu NERFINISHED ⓘ
function	head temple of the To-ji school of Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
governingBody	Shingon-shu To-ji sect ⓘ linked to: Shingon Buddhism
hasImportantCulturalProperty	Kondo (Main Hall) ⓘ linked to: Kondo (main hall)
hasNationalTreasure	Five-story pagoda ⓘ linked to: Five-story Pagoda Kodo (Lecture Hall) ⓘ linked to: Kodo (lecture hall) Kondo (Main Hall) ⓘ linked to: Kondo (main hall) Miedo (Mie-do Hall) ⓘ Nandaimon (South Great Gate) ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Special Historic Site of Japan ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Heian period ⓘ
locatedIn	Kyoto ⓘ Minami-ku, Kyoto ⓘ
mainDeity	Yakushi Nyorai ⓘ
mainSect	Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
marketEvent	Kobo-ichi flea market ⓘ
marketEventFrequency	held on the 21st of each month ⓘ
meaningOfName	East Temple ⓘ
notableStructure	Five-story pagoda ⓘ Karamon Gate ⓘ linked to: Karamon gate Kodo (Lecture Hall) ⓘ linked to: Kodo (lecture hall) Kondo (Main Hall) ⓘ linked to: Kondo (main hall) Miedo (Mie-do Hall) ⓘ Nandaimon (South Great Gate) ⓘ linked to: Suzakumon Gate
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
originalRole	guardian temple of the capital Heian-kyo ⓘ
pairedWith	Sai-ji ⓘ
religion	Buddhism ⓘ
UNESCOSiteCategory	Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) ⓘ linked to: Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto
UNESCOWorldHeritageSince	1994 ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kobo Daishi → associatedWith → To-ji Temple ⓘ

Kondo (main hall) → location → To-ji temple complex ⓘ

linked to: To-ji Temple

Kondo (main hall) → operator → To-ji temple administration ⓘ

linked to: To-ji Temple

Kodo (lecture hall) → partOf → Tō-ji temple complex ⓘ

linked to: To-ji Temple

Kodo (lecture hall) → locatedInComplex → Tō-ji temple grounds ⓘ

linked to: To-ji Temple

Kūkai → placeOfActivity → Tō-ji Temple ⓘ

subject linked to: Kukai

linked to: To-ji Temple

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