Honpuku-ji
E561417
Honpuku-ji is a renowned Buddhist temple on Japan’s Awaji Island, famous for its minimalist “Water Temple” designed by architect Tadao Ando.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Honpuku-ji canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5936178 — 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: Honpuku-ji Context triple: [Water Temple (Honpukuji) on Awaji Island, alsoKnownAs, Honpuku-ji]
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A.
Kenchō-ji
Kenchō-ji is a historic Zen Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Japan, renowned as one of the oldest and most important Zen training monasteries in the country.
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B.
Hokki-ji
Hokki-ji is an ancient Buddhist temple in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan, renowned for its historic three-story pagoda and inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Horyu-ji temple area.
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C.
Zenkō-ji Temple
Zenkō-ji Temple is a historic and highly revered Buddhist temple in Nagano, Japan, known as one of the country’s most important pilgrimage sites.
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D.
Ryōzenji
Ryōzenji is a Buddhist temple in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, best known as the traditional starting point of the Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage.
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E.
Saiho-ji
Saiho-ji is a renowned Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, famous for its moss-covered garden and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- 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: Honpuku-ji Target entity description: Honpuku-ji is a renowned Buddhist temple on Japan’s Awaji Island, famous for its minimalist “Water Temple” designed by architect Tadao Ando.
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A.
Kenchō-ji
Kenchō-ji is a historic Zen Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Japan, renowned as one of the oldest and most important Zen training monasteries in the country.
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B.
Hokki-ji
Hokki-ji is an ancient Buddhist temple in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan, renowned for its historic three-story pagoda and inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Horyu-ji temple area.
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C.
Zenkō-ji Temple
Zenkō-ji Temple is a historic and highly revered Buddhist temple in Nagano, Japan, known as one of the country’s most important pilgrimage sites.
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D.
Ryōzenji
Ryōzenji is a Buddhist temple in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, best known as the traditional starting point of the Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage.
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E.
Saiho-ji
Saiho-ji is a renowned Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, famous for its moss-covered garden and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist temple
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religious building ⓘ |
| accessToMainHall | stairway through central opening in pond ⓘ |
| architectOfWaterTemple | Tadao Ando ⓘ |
| architecturalConcept |
integration of nature and architecture
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spiritual journey through space ⓘ use of light and shadow ⓘ |
| completionDateOfWaterTemple | 1991 ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Amida Buddha
ⓘ
linked to:
Amitābha Buddha
|
| denomination |
Jodo Shinshu Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Jōdo Shinshū
|
| designerOfWaterTemple | Tadao Ando ⓘ |
| era | late 20th century architecture ⓘ |
| floorLevelOfMainHall | below pond level ⓘ |
| hasArchitect | Tadao Ando ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
20th-century Buddhist temples
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Buddhist temples in Hyogo Prefecture ⓘ Tadao Ando buildings ⓘ
linked to:
Tadao Ando
|
| hasFeature |
elliptical lotus pond
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geometric forms ⓘ meditation space ⓘ natural light emphasis ⓘ staircase descending through water ⓘ subterranean worship hall ⓘ |
| hasPart | Water Temple ⓘ |
| hasView | surrounding natural landscape ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Japanese Zen aesthetics
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modernist architecture ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage |
English
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Awaji Island
ⓘ
Hyogo Prefecture ⓘ |
| materialUsedInWaterTemple |
reinforced concrete
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water ⓘ |
| notableFor | Water Temple ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| region | Kansai region ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| roofTypeOfWaterTemple | open-to-sky pond surface ⓘ |
| style |
concrete architecture
ⓘ
minimalist architecture ⓘ |
| symbolism |
purification through water
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transition from everyday world to sacred space ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Buddhist worship
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architectural tourism ⓘ meditation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Honpuku-ji Description of subject: Honpuku-ji is a renowned Buddhist temple on Japan’s Awaji Island, famous for its minimalist “Water Temple” designed by architect Tadao Ando.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.