Danjo Garan sacred precinct

E602724

Buddhist temple complex

The Danjo Garan sacred precinct is the central temple complex and ritual heart of Mount Koya, featuring important halls, pagodas, and sacred structures of Shingon Buddhism.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Danjo Garan complex	1
Danjo Garan sacred precinct canonical	1
Danjo Garan temple complex	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6631341 — 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: Danjo Garan sacred precinct
Context triple: [Mount Koya Buddhist monastic complex, hasPart, Danjo Garan sacred precinct]

A. Haruna Shrine
Haruna Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine located on Mount Haruna in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, known for its scenic mountain setting and traditional architecture.
B. Hiromine Shrine
Hiromine Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Japan dedicated to the storm god Susanoo, known for its traditional architecture and regional religious significance.
C. Sojiwan temple
Sojiwan Temple is a 9th-century Buddhist temple near Prambanan in Central Java, Indonesia, notable for its reliefs and association with the Medang (Mataram) Kingdom.
D. Shahji Temple
Shahji Temple is a renowned 19th-century Hindu temple in Vrindavan, India, famous for its intricate marble architecture, towering pillars, and exquisite artwork dedicated to Lord Krishna.
E. Hie Shrine
Hie Shrine is a prominent Shinto shrine in central Tokyo known for its Sanno Matsuri festival and distinctive rows of red torii gates.
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: Danjo Garan sacred precinct
Target entity description: The Danjo Garan sacred precinct is the central temple complex and ritual heart of Mount Koya, featuring important halls, pagodas, and sacred structures of Shingon Buddhism.

A. Haruna Shrine
Haruna Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine located on Mount Haruna in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, known for its scenic mountain setting and traditional architecture.
B. Hiromine Shrine
Hiromine Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Japan dedicated to the storm god Susanoo, known for its traditional architecture and regional religious significance.
C. Sojiwan temple
Sojiwan Temple is a 9th-century Buddhist temple near Prambanan in Central Java, Indonesia, notable for its reliefs and association with the Medang (Mataram) Kingdom.
D. Shahji Temple
Shahji Temple is a renowned 19th-century Hindu temple in Vrindavan, India, famous for its intricate marble architecture, towering pillars, and exquisite artwork dedicated to Lord Krishna.
E. Hie Shrine
Hie Shrine is a prominent Shinto shrine in central Tokyo known for its Sanno Matsuri festival and distinctive rows of red torii gates.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist temple complex ⓘ
access	reachable via Koyasan cable car and local buses ⓘ
associatedWith	Shingon mandala cosmology ⓘ esoteric Buddhist rituals ⓘ
centralFeature	Konpon Daitō pagoda ⓘ linked to: Tahōtō pagoda
contrastedWith	Okunoin cemetery and mausoleum area ⓘ linked to: Okunoin cemetery
country	Japan ⓘ
culturalDesignation	important religious center of Japanese Buddhism ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Dainichi Nyorai (Mahāvairocana) ⓘ linked to: Dainichi Nyorai
foundedBy	Kūkai ⓘ
founderReligiousTitle	Kōbō Daishi ⓘ linked to: Kukai
function	ritual center of Mount Koya ⓘ training site for Shingon monks ⓘ
governingBody	Kongobu-ji temple administration ⓘ linked to: Kongōbu-ji
hasPart	Bell tower ⓘ Chūmon (central gate) ⓘ linked to: Chūmon (Middle Gate) Fudō-dō Hall ⓘ Kondō (Golden Hall) ⓘ Konpon Daitō pagoda ⓘ linked to: Tahōtō pagoda Lecture hall ⓘ Miedo (Portrait Hall) ⓘ Rokkaku Kyōzō (hexagonal sutra repository) ⓘ Sai-tō pagoda ⓘ linked to: Tahōtō pagoda Sannōin ⓘ Tōtō pagoda ⓘ linked to: Tahōtō pagoda Various smaller halls and shrines ⓘ
heritageStatus	part of a UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape ⓘ
JapaneseName	壇上伽藍 ⓘ
languageOfName	Japanese ⓘ
locatedIn	Mount Koya ⓘ linked to: Mount Kōya
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	Koya, Wakayama Prefecture ⓘ linked to: Koyasan, Wakayama Prefecture
locatedInCountry	Japan ⓘ
locatedOn	Kii Peninsula ⓘ
mainSect	Shingon sect ⓘ linked to: Shingon Buddhism
notableFor	large vermilion pagodas and halls ⓘ symbolic representation of the Shingon Buddhist universe ⓘ
partOf	Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range ⓘ
pilgrimageRole	key site on Koyasan pilgrimage routes ⓘ
region	Kansai region ⓘ
religion	Buddhism ⓘ
religiousTradition	Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
spatialRelation	situated on a plateau on Mount Koya ⓘ
topLevelSite	one of the two main sacred areas of Mount Koya ⓘ
tourism	major pilgrimage destination ⓘ popular site for religious tourism ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	2004 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Mount Koya Buddhist monastic complex → hasPart → Danjo Garan sacred precinct ⓘ

Koyasan Okunoin → near → Danjo Garan complex ⓘ

linked to: Danjo Garan sacred precinct

Kongōbu-ji → near → Danjo Garan temple complex ⓘ