Sattra (Vaishnavite monastery)
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Sattra (Vaishnavite monastery) is a monastic institution of the Assamese Vaishnavite tradition that serves as a religious, cultural, and artistic center, particularly known for nurturing and presenting Sattriya dance and related devotional practices.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Satra (Vaishnavite monastery) | 1 |
| Sattra (Vaishnavite monastery) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7365210 — 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: Sattra (Vaishnavite monastery) Context triple: [Sattriya dance, traditionalPerformanceSpace, Sattra (Vaishnavite monastery)]
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Kolagiri monastery
Kolagiri Monastery is one of the constituent monastic sites within the historic David Gareja cave monastery complex in eastern Georgia.
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B.
Sapara Monastery
Sapara Monastery is a medieval Georgian Orthodox monastic complex renowned for its historic churches, frescoes, and scenic mountain setting in southern Georgia.
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C.
Naraina Vihar
Naraina Vihar is a residential and commercial neighborhood in the Naraina area of West Delhi, India, known for its planned housing and proximity to major city arteries.
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D.
Vietnamese Monastery
Vietnamese Monastery is a Buddhist temple complex in Bodh Gaya, India, serving as a spiritual and cultural center for Vietnamese pilgrims and practitioners near the site of the Buddha’s enlightenment.
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E.
Motsameta Monastery
Motsameta Monastery is a picturesque medieval Georgian Orthodox monastery dramatically perched above the Tskaltsitela River near Kutaisi in the Imereti region of western Georgia.
- 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: Sattra (Vaishnavite monastery) Target entity description: Sattra (Vaishnavite monastery) is a monastic institution of the Assamese Vaishnavite tradition that serves as a religious, cultural, and artistic center, particularly known for nurturing and presenting Sattriya dance and related devotional practices.
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A.
Kolagiri monastery
Kolagiri Monastery is one of the constituent monastic sites within the historic David Gareja cave monastery complex in eastern Georgia.
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B.
Sapara Monastery
Sapara Monastery is a medieval Georgian Orthodox monastic complex renowned for its historic churches, frescoes, and scenic mountain setting in southern Georgia.
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C.
Naraina Vihar
Naraina Vihar is a residential and commercial neighborhood in the Naraina area of West Delhi, India, known for its planned housing and proximity to major city arteries.
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D.
Vietnamese Monastery
Vietnamese Monastery is a Buddhist temple complex in Bodh Gaya, India, serving as a spiritual and cultural center for Vietnamese pilgrims and practitioners near the site of the Buddha’s enlightenment.
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E.
Motsameta Monastery
Motsameta Monastery is a picturesque medieval Georgian Orthodox monastery dramatically perched above the Tskaltsitela River near Kutaisi in the Imereti region of western Georgia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Vaishnavite monastery
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monastic institution ⓘ religious institution ⓘ |
| architecturalFeature |
kirtanghar (prayer hall)
ⓘ
monastic residential quarters ⓘ |
| artFormNurtured |
Ankiya Naat (Assamese devotional drama)
ⓘ
linked to:
Ankia Naat
devotional music (Borgeet) ⓘ |
| artFormNurtured | Sattriya dance ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bhakti movement
ⓘ
Sattriya dance ⓘ devotional drama ⓘ devotional music ⓘ |
| communityRole |
center for preservation of Assamese Vaishnavite heritage
ⓘ
community gathering place ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalFunction |
artistic center
ⓘ
cultural center ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Assamese culture
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linked to:
Assamese people
|
| devotionalPractice |
collective prayer
ⓘ
kirtan ⓘ nama-prasanga ⓘ |
| educationalFunction |
religious education
ⓘ
training in Sattriya dance ⓘ training in devotional music ⓘ |
| foundedByTradition | Srimanta Sankardev ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | key institution for an Indian classical dance form (Sattriya) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfOrigin | 15th–16th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Neo-Vaishnavite reform movement of Assam
ⓘ
linked to:
Neo-Vaishnavite movement in Assam
|
| languageOfRitual | Assamese ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Assam ⓘ |
| organizationalStructure | headed by a Sattradhikar (abbot) ⓘ |
| populationType |
lay devotees
ⓘ
resident monks ⓘ |
| recognizedFor |
nurturing Sattriya dance tradition
ⓘ
preservation of devotional performing arts ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
center of devotional practice
ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation | monotheistic devotion to Vishnu-Krishna ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Assamese Vaishnavism
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linked to:
Neo-Vaishnavite movement in Assam
Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| roleInDance |
performance venue for Sattriya dance
ⓘ
training ground for Sattriya dancers ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis |
Bhagavata Purana
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writings of Madhavdev ⓘ writings of Srimanta Sankardev ⓘ |
| worshipDeity |
Krishna
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Vishnu ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Sattra (Vaishnavite monastery) Description of subject: Sattra (Vaishnavite monastery) is a monastic institution of the Assamese Vaishnavite tradition that serves as a religious, cultural, and artistic center, particularly known for nurturing and presenting Sattriya dance and related devotional practices.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sattra (Vaishnavite monastery)