Ryoan-ji

E58275

Buddhist temple UNESCO World Heritage Site Zen Buddhist temple tourist attraction

Ryoan-ji is a renowned Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, famous for its minimalist rock garden that exemplifies Japanese dry landscape design.

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Label	Occurrences
Ryoan-ji canonical	6
Ryōan-ji	2
Ryoan-ji famous rock garden	1
Ryoan-ji temple	1
Ryoan-ji temple buildings	1
Ryoan-ji temple complex	1
Ryoan-ji temple structures	1
Ryōan-ji garden in Kyoto	1
龍安寺石庭	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T435940 — 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: Ryoan-ji
Context triple: [Kyoto, contains, Ryoan-ji]

A. Ginkaku-ji
Ginkaku-ji is a famous Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its elegant Silver Pavilion, serene gardens, and embodiment of traditional Japanese aesthetics.
B. Kinkaku-ji
Kinkaku-ji is a famous Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its top two floors covered entirely in gold leaf and its picturesque setting beside a reflective pond.
C. Kiyomizu-dera
Kiyomizu-dera is a famous historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its large wooden stage that offers panoramic views of the city and surrounding hills.
D. Nishinomaru Garden
Nishinomaru Garden is a scenic landscaped garden within the Osaka Castle grounds, known for its expansive lawns, cherry blossoms, and panoramic views of the castle keep.
E. 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.
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: Ryoan-ji
Target entity description: Ryoan-ji is a renowned Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, famous for its minimalist rock garden that exemplifies Japanese dry landscape design.

A. Ginkaku-ji
Ginkaku-ji is a famous Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its elegant Silver Pavilion, serene gardens, and embodiment of traditional Japanese aesthetics.
B. Kinkaku-ji
Kinkaku-ji is a famous Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its top two floors covered entirely in gold leaf and its picturesque setting beside a reflective pond.
C. Kiyomizu-dera
Kiyomizu-dera is a famous historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its large wooden stage that offers panoramic views of the city and surrounding hills.
D. Nishinomaru Garden
Nishinomaru Garden is a scenic landscaped garden within the Osaka Castle grounds, known for its expansive lawns, cherry blossoms, and panoramic views of the castle keep.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist temple ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ Zen Buddhist temple ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
associatedWithPeriod	Muromachi period ⓘ
BuddhistSchool	Rinzai ⓘ
city	Kyoto ⓘ
convertedToTemple	15th century ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
culturalSignificance	icon of Japanese Zen culture ⓘ masterpiece of Japanese dry landscape garden design ⓘ
famousFor	Zen garden aesthetics ⓘ karesansui rock garden ⓘ minimalist dry landscape design ⓘ
foundedAs	aristocratic villa ⓘ
hasFeature	Kyoyochi pond ⓘ chisen-shuyu style garden around the pond ⓘ corridors and verandas overlooking the garden ⓘ hojo (abbot’s quarters) ⓘ rock garden ⓘ teahouse ⓘ temple gate ⓘ
hasJapaneseName	龍安寺 ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Historic Site (Japan) ⓘ Place of Scenic Beauty (Japan) ⓘ
locatedIn	Honshu ⓘ Kita-ku, Kyoto ⓘ Kyoto ⓘ Kyoto Prefecture ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
reconstructedIn	late 15th century ⓘ
region	Kansai ⓘ linked to: Kansai region
religion	Buddhism ⓘ
rockGardenDesignFeature	not all rocks visible from any single viewpoint ⓘ
rockGardenInterpretation	subject of various symbolic interpretations ⓘ
rockGardenMaterial	large rocks ⓘ moss patches ⓘ white gravel ⓘ
rockGardenNumberOfRocks	15 ⓘ
rockGardenShape	rectangular ⓘ
rockGardenStyle	karesansui ⓘ
rockGardenView	viewed from veranda of hojo ⓘ
romanization	Ryōan-ji ⓘ linked to: Ryoan-ji
sect	Myōshin-ji school ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear	1994 ⓘ
UNESCOSiteOf	Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto ⓘ
visitorActivity	contemplation of rock garden ⓘ meditation ⓘ

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Referenced by (15)

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

Kyoto → contains → Ryoan-ji ⓘ

Ryoan-ji → romanization → Ryōan-ji ⓘ

linked to: Ryoan-ji

Zen gardens → notableExample → Ryōan-ji garden in Kyoto ⓘ

linked to: Ryoan-ji

Kinkaku-ji → nearbyAttraction → Ryōan-ji ⓘ

linked to: Ryoan-ji

Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto → contains → Ryoan-ji ⓘ

Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn → notableGardenFeatured → Ryoan-ji ⓘ

Kyoto metropolitan area → hasCulturalHeritageSite → Ryoan-ji ⓘ

Kyoyochi pond → locatedIn → Ryoan-ji ⓘ

Kyoyochi pond → partOf → Ryoan-ji temple complex ⓘ

linked to: Ryoan-ji

Kyoyochi pond → adjacentTo → Ryoan-ji temple buildings ⓘ

linked to: Ryoan-ji

Kyoyochi pond → adjacentTo → Ryoan-ji famous rock garden ⓘ

linked to: Ryoan-ji

Kyoyochi pond → hasView → Ryoan-ji temple structures ⓘ

linked to: Ryoan-ji

Kyoyochi pond → managedBy → Ryoan-ji temple ⓘ

linked to: Ryoan-ji

龍安寺 → hasRockGarden → 龍安寺石庭 ⓘ

linked to: Ryoan-ji

龍安寺 → romanization → Ryoan-ji ⓘ

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