Rumtek Monastery
E642978
Rumtek Monastery is a major Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Sikkim, India, serving as one of the principal seats of the Karmapa and a key center of the Karma Kagyu lineage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rumtek Monastery canonical | 4 |
| Rumtek | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7085322 — 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: Rumtek Monastery Context triple: [Gangtok, hasMonastery, Rumtek Monastery]
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A.
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.
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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.
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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D.
Tawang Monastery
Tawang Monastery is a prominent 17th-century Tibetan Buddhist monastery in northeastern India, renowned as one of the largest monasteries in the world and an important center of Mahayana Buddhism.
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E.
Tabo Monastery
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.
- 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: Rumtek Monastery Target entity description: Rumtek Monastery is a major Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Sikkim, India, serving as one of the principal seats of the Karmapa and a key center of the Karma Kagyu lineage.
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A.
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.
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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.
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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D.
Tawang Monastery
Tawang Monastery is a prominent 17th-century Tibetan Buddhist monastery in northeastern India, renowned as one of the largest monasteries in the world and an important center of Mahayana Buddhism.
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E.
Tabo Monastery
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monastery
ⓘ
religious building ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Dharma Chakra Centre ⓘ |
| architectureStyle | Tibetan Buddhist architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Karmapa controversy ⓘ |
| belongsToSchool |
Karma Kagyu
ⓘ
linked to:
Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism
|
| contains |
Buddhist relics
ⓘ
Tibetan Buddhist murals ⓘ thangka paintings ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Karmapa lineage ⓘ |
| distanceFromGangtok | approximately 24 kilometres ⓘ |
| district |
Gangtok district
ⓘ
linked to:
East Sikkim district
|
| elevation | approximately 1500 metres ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
9th Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje
ⓘ
linked to:
Karmapa
|
| function |
Buddhist educational center
ⓘ
monastic seat ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| governedBy | Karma Kagyu monastic administration ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
golden stupa of the 16th Karmapa
ⓘ
main temple ⓘ monastic college ⓘ monastic quarters ⓘ retreat centre ⓘ shedra ⓘ |
| heritageSignificance | major center of Karma Kagyu tradition ⓘ |
| lineage |
Karma Kagyu lineage
ⓘ
linked to:
Karmapa lineage
|
| locatedIn |
India
ⓘ
Rumtek ⓘ
linked to:
Rumtek Monastery
Sikkim ⓘ |
| near | Gangtok ⓘ |
| originalConstructionCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| practices |
Vajrayana Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Vajrayana
|
| principalSeatOf | Karmapa ⓘ |
| reconstructedBy |
16th Karmapa Rangjung Rigpe Dorje
ⓘ
linked to:
Karmapa
|
| reconstructionCompletedIn | 1960s ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Himalayas ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ |
| role |
key center for Tibetan Buddhist studies in exile
ⓘ
principal seat of the Karmapa outside Tibet ⓘ |
| seatOf |
16th Karmapa
ⓘ
linked to:
Karmapa
Karma Kagyu school in exile ⓘ |
| state | Sikkim ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rumtek Monastery Description of subject: Rumtek Monastery is a major Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Sikkim, India, serving as one of the principal seats of the Karmapa and a key center of the Karma Kagyu lineage.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Rumtek Monastery