Tabo Monastery
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Tabo Monastery is an ancient Buddhist monastery in the Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh, India, renowned for its historic mud-brick temples and exquisite wall paintings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tabo Monastery canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6338932 — 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: Tabo Monastery Context triple: [Spiti River, nearbyMonastery, Tabo Monastery]
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A.
Hemis Monastery
Hemis Monastery is a prominent Tibetan Buddhist monastery in the Indian Himalayas, renowned for its annual Hemis festival, rich cultural heritage, and impressive collection of ancient artifacts and thangkas.
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B.
Dhankar Monastery
Dhankar Monastery is an ancient cliffside Buddhist gompa in Himachal Pradesh’s Spiti Valley, renowned for its dramatic location overlooking the confluence of the Spiti and Pin rivers.
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C.
Diskit Monastery
Diskit Monastery is the oldest and largest Buddhist monastery in Ladakh’s Nubra Valley, renowned for its hilltop location, panoramic views, and towering Maitreya Buddha statue.
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D.
Tsuglagkhang Complex
Tsuglagkhang Complex is a prominent Tibetan Buddhist temple and monastery in Dharamshala that serves as the official residence of the Dalai Lama and a major center of Tibetan culture and pilgrimage.
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E.
Dechen Phodrang Monastery
Dechen Phodrang Monastery is a historic Buddhist monastic and educational institution in Bhutan, renowned for its ancient murals and role in training young monks.
- 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: Tabo Monastery Target entity description: Tabo Monastery is an ancient Buddhist monastery in the Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh, India, renowned for its historic mud-brick temples and exquisite wall paintings.
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A.
Hemis Monastery
Hemis Monastery is a prominent Tibetan Buddhist monastery in the Indian Himalayas, renowned for its annual Hemis festival, rich cultural heritage, and impressive collection of ancient artifacts and thangkas.
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B.
Dhankar Monastery
Dhankar Monastery is an ancient cliffside Buddhist gompa in Himachal Pradesh’s Spiti Valley, renowned for its dramatic location overlooking the confluence of the Spiti and Pin rivers.
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C.
Diskit Monastery
Diskit Monastery is the oldest and largest Buddhist monastery in Ladakh’s Nubra Valley, renowned for its hilltop location, panoramic views, and towering Maitreya Buddha statue.
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D.
Tsuglagkhang Complex
Tsuglagkhang Complex is a prominent Tibetan Buddhist temple and monastery in Dharamshala that serves as the official residence of the Dalai Lama and a major center of Tibetan culture and pilgrimage.
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E.
Dechen Phodrang Monastery
Dechen Phodrang Monastery is a historic Buddhist monastic and educational institution in Bhutan, renowned for its ancient murals and role in training young monks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monastery
ⓘ
monastery complex ⓘ |
| affiliation | Dalai Lama ⓘ |
| altitude | approximately 3280 metres ⓘ |
| artStyle |
Indo-Tibetan
ⓘ
Kashmiri-influenced Buddhist art ⓘ |
| climate | cold desert climate ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | mud-brick ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Buddha ⓘ |
| foundedAroundYear | 996 CE ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Rinchen Zangpo ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 10th century ⓘ |
| founder | Rinchen Zangpo ⓘ |
| function |
monastic learning centre
ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ place of worship ⓘ |
| governedBy | Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ |
| hasBuilding |
Assembly Hall
ⓘ
Tsuglagkhang (main temple) ⓘ
linked to:
Tsuglagkhang Complex
nine temples ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
library of scriptures
ⓘ
monastic quarters ⓘ |
| hasFestival | Chakhar Festival ⓘ |
| hasStructure | stupas ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument of national importance in India ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ancient manuscripts
ⓘ
frescoes ⓘ monastic art ⓘ mud-brick temples ⓘ stucco sculptures ⓘ wall paintings ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy | Tibetan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Himachal Pradesh
ⓘ
Indian Himalayas ⓘ Lahaul and Spiti district ⓘ Spiti Valley ⓘ Tabo ⓘ |
| near |
Kaza (Spiti)
ⓘ
Spiti River ⓘ |
| primaryDeity | Shakyamuni Buddha ⓘ |
| region |
Trans-Himalayan region
ⓘ
linked to:
Transhimalaya
|
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| sect |
Gelug
ⓘ
linked to:
Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism
|
| tourismType |
cultural heritage site
ⓘ
religious tourism site ⓘ |
| tradition | Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ |
| wallPaintingsSubject |
Bodhisattvas
ⓘ
Jataka tales ⓘ mandalas ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tabo Monastery Description of subject: Tabo Monastery is an ancient Buddhist monastery in the Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh, India, renowned for its historic mud-brick temples and exquisite wall paintings.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.