Daitoku-ji
E643974
Daitoku-ji is a major Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple complex in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its historic role in the development of the Japanese tea ceremony and its influential Zen gardens.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Daitoku-ji canonical | 5 |
| Daitoku-ji Temple | 1 |
| Daitoku-ji branch | 1 |
| Daitoku-ji temple complex | 1 |
| Daitokuji | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6864564 — 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: Daitoku-ji Context triple: [Sen no Rikyū, associatedTemple, Daitoku-ji]
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A.
Nanzen-ji
Nanzen-ji is a major Zen Buddhist temple complex in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its historic architecture, serene gardens, and status as one of the most important Zen temples in the country.
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B.
Kozan-ji
Kozan-ji is a historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its ancient cultural treasures and inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage listing of Kyoto’s monuments.
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C.
Daigo-ji
Daigo-ji is a historic Buddhist temple complex in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its association with Shingon Buddhism, ancient pagoda, and UNESCO World Heritage status.
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D.
Tōshōdai-ji
Tōshōdai-ji is an 8th-century Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan, renowned for its well-preserved classical architecture and association with the Chinese monk Jianzhen (Ganjin).
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E.
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.
- 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: Daitoku-ji Target entity description: Daitoku-ji is a major Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple complex in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its historic role in the development of the Japanese tea ceremony and its influential Zen gardens.
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A.
Nanzen-ji
Nanzen-ji is a major Zen Buddhist temple complex in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its historic architecture, serene gardens, and status as one of the most important Zen temples in the country.
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B.
Kozan-ji
Kozan-ji is a historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its ancient cultural treasures and inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage listing of Kyoto’s monuments.
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C.
Daigo-ji
Daigo-ji is a historic Buddhist temple complex in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its association with Shingon Buddhism, ancient pagoda, and UNESCO World Heritage status.
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D.
Tōshōdai-ji
Tōshōdai-ji is an 8th-century Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan, renowned for its well-preserved classical architecture and association with the Chinese monk Jianzhen (Ganjin).
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist temple complex
ⓘ
Important Cultural Property of Japan ⓘ Rinzai Zen temple ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Japanese tea ceremony
ⓘ
Sen no Rikyū ⓘ Toyotomi Hideyoshi ⓘ |
| BuddhistSchool | Rinzai ⓘ |
| city | Kyoto ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| denomination |
Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Rinzai
|
| foundedBy |
Daitō Kokushi
ⓘ
Shūhō Myōchō ⓘ |
| foundingYear | 1319 ⓘ |
| hasCulturalProperty |
Important Cultural Property buildings
ⓘ
paintings by Kanō school artists ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
monastic training center for Zen monks
ⓘ
place of Zen meditation (zazen) ⓘ |
| hasGardenType |
karesansui garden
ⓘ
roji (tea garden) ⓘ |
| hasRole | head temple of the Daitoku-ji branch of Rinzai Zen ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Butsuden (Buddha Hall)
ⓘ
linked to:
Butsuden (Buddha hall)
Hattō (Dharma Hall) ⓘ
linked to:
Hatto (Dharma Hall)
Hōjō (abbot’s quarters) ⓘ
linked to:
hojo (abbot’s quarters)
Sanmon gate ⓘ |
| hasSubTemple |
Daisen-in
ⓘ
Hōshun-in ⓘ Jukō-in ⓘ Kōtō-in ⓘ Ryōgen-in ⓘ Ryōkō-in ⓘ Sōken-in ⓘ Zuihō-in ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | designated Historic Site of Japan (parts) ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Kyoto Gozan (Five Great Zen Temples) tradition historically
ⓘ
linked to:
Kyoto Gozan
|
| JapaneseName | 大徳寺 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Zen gardens
ⓘ
dry landscape gardens (karesansui) ⓘ influence on Japanese tea ceremony ⓘ subtemple complexes ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kita-ku, Kyoto
ⓘ
Kyoto ⓘ |
| period | Kamakura period ⓘ |
| region | Kansai region ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Zen Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Zen
|
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| transliteration |
Daitokuji
ⓘ
linked to:
Daitoku-ji
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Daitoku-ji Description of subject: Daitoku-ji is a major Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple complex in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its historic role in the development of the Japanese tea ceremony and its influential Zen gardens.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Daitoku-ji
linked to: Daitoku-ji
linked to: Daitoku-ji
linked to: Daitoku-ji