Stupa 2
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Stupa 2 is an ancient Buddhist stupa at Sanchi in India, notable for its early relief sculptures and role in illustrating the development of Buddhist art and architecture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stupa 2 canonical | 2 |
| Stupa 2 at Sanchi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4753110 — 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: Stupa 2 Context triple: [Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi, contains, Stupa 2]
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A.
Bhamala Stupa
Bhamala Stupa is an ancient Buddhist archaeological site in Pakistan, notable for its distinctive cruciform stupa and significant Gandharan-era relics.
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B.
Chaukhandi Stupa
Chaukhandi Stupa is an ancient Buddhist monument at Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh, India, marking the spot where the Buddha is believed to have first met his initial disciples after attaining enlightenment.
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C.
Butkara Stupa
Butkara Stupa is an ancient Buddhist monument and archaeological site in Pakistan’s Swat Valley, renowned for its early Gandharan art and architecture.
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D.
Dhamek Stupa
Dhamek Stupa is a massive 6th-century Buddhist stupa at Sarnath, India, marking the site where Gautama Buddha is believed to have delivered his first sermon.
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E.
Amaravati Stupa
Amaravati Stupa is an ancient Buddhist monument in present-day Andhra Pradesh, India, renowned for its elaborate limestone reliefs and as a major center of early Buddhist art and pilgrimage.
- 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: Stupa 2 Target entity description: Stupa 2 is an ancient Buddhist stupa at Sanchi in India, notable for its early relief sculptures and role in illustrating the development of Buddhist art and architecture.
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A.
Bhamala Stupa
Bhamala Stupa is an ancient Buddhist archaeological site in Pakistan, notable for its distinctive cruciform stupa and significant Gandharan-era relics.
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B.
Chaukhandi Stupa
Chaukhandi Stupa is an ancient Buddhist monument at Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh, India, marking the spot where the Buddha is believed to have first met his initial disciples after attaining enlightenment.
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C.
Butkara Stupa
Butkara Stupa is an ancient Buddhist monument and archaeological site in Pakistan’s Swat Valley, renowned for its early Gandharan art and architecture.
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D.
Dhamek Stupa
Dhamek Stupa is a massive 6th-century Buddhist stupa at Sarnath, India, marking the site where Gautama Buddha is believed to have delivered his first sermon.
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E.
Amaravati Stupa
Amaravati Stupa is an ancient Buddhist monument in present-day Andhra Pradesh, India, renowned for its elaborate limestone reliefs and as a major center of early Buddhist art and pilgrimage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist stupa
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ancient religious structure ⓘ archaeological monument ⓘ |
| artHistoricalImportance |
early example of narrative Buddhist reliefs in India
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key monument for study of aniconic Buddhist representation ⓘ reference monument in Sanchi art corpus ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion |
Theravada Buddhism
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linked to:
Theravada
|
| associatedWithSite |
Sanchi Stupa No. 1
ⓘ
linked to:
Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi
|
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | early Buddhist period ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
illustrates development of Buddhist architecture
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illustrates development of Buddhist art ⓘ important example of early Indian stone relief ⓘ |
| function |
pilgrimage site
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reliquary monument ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | Buddhist architecture ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | protected monument ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
Jataka tale representations
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aniconic Buddhist imagery ⓘ circumambulatory path ⓘ decorated railings ⓘ drum-shaped dome ⓘ early Buddhist iconography ⓘ early relief sculptures ⓘ gateway elements (torana fragments) ⓘ narrative reliefs ⓘ stone balustrades ⓘ stone railing (vedika) ⓘ |
| hasPlan | circular ground plan ⓘ |
| hasStructuralElement |
anda (hemispherical dome)
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medhi (circular terrace) ⓘ stairway to terrace ⓘ vedika (railing) ⓘ |
| heritageContext |
Sanchi group of monuments
ⓘ
linked to:
Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi
|
| isPartOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site "Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi"
ⓘ
linked to:
Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi
|
| locatedIn |
India
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Madhya Pradesh ⓘ Sanchi ⓘ
linked to:
Sāñcī
|
| managedBy | Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sanchi Buddhist complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi
|
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | included via Sanchi complex inscription ⓘ |
| usedFor | ritual circumambulation (pradakshina) ⓘ |
| visitedFor |
cultural tourism
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study of early Buddhist sculpture ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stupa 2 Description of subject: Stupa 2 is an ancient Buddhist stupa at Sanchi in India, notable for its early relief sculptures and role in illustrating the development of Buddhist art and architecture.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Stupa 2