Tian Tan Buddha
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Tian Tan Buddha is a massive bronze statue of the Buddha and major pilgrimage site located near Po Lin Monastery on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tian Tan Buddha canonical | 11 |
| Big Buddha | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7580727 — 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: Tian Tan Buddha Context triple: [Lantau Island, hasAttraction, Tian Tan Buddha]
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A.
Lady Buddha
Lady Buddha is a towering white statue of the bodhisattva of compassion (often identified with Guanyin) that serves as a prominent spiritual landmark and tourist attraction in Da Nang, Vietnam.
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B.
Lingshan Grand Buddha
Lingshan Grand Buddha is a colossal outdoor bronze statue of the Buddha near Wuxi, China, and one of the largest Buddha statues in the world.
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C.
Buddha Dordenma statue
The Buddha Dordenma statue is a massive gilded Shakyamuni Buddha monument overlooking Thimphu, Bhutan, and is one of the largest Buddha statues in the world.
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D.
Avalokiteśvara statue
The Avalokiteśvara statue at Gandantegchinlen Monastery is a monumental representation of the bodhisattva of compassion, revered as one of Mongolia’s most important Buddhist icons.
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E.
Phuket Big Buddha
Phuket Big Buddha is a massive white marble statue of the Buddha and a prominent religious landmark overlooking the island of Phuket in Thailand.
- 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: Tian Tan Buddha Target entity description: Tian Tan Buddha is a massive bronze statue of the Buddha and major pilgrimage site located near Po Lin Monastery on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island.
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A.
Lady Buddha
Lady Buddha is a towering white statue of the bodhisattva of compassion (often identified with Guanyin) that serves as a prominent spiritual landmark and tourist attraction in Da Nang, Vietnam.
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B.
Lingshan Grand Buddha
Lingshan Grand Buddha is a colossal outdoor bronze statue of the Buddha near Wuxi, China, and one of the largest Buddha statues in the world.
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C.
Buddha Dordenma statue
The Buddha Dordenma statue is a massive gilded Shakyamuni Buddha monument overlooking Thimphu, Bhutan, and is one of the largest Buddha statues in the world.
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D.
Avalokiteśvara statue
The Avalokiteśvara statue at Gandantegchinlen Monastery is a monumental representation of the bodhisattva of compassion, revered as one of Mongolia’s most important Buddhist icons.
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E.
Phuket Big Buddha
Phuket Big Buddha is a massive white marble statue of the Buddha and a prominent religious landmark overlooking the island of Phuket in Thailand.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
outdoor bronze Buddha statue
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religious monument ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | modeled after the Temple of Heaven (Tian Tan) in Beijing ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ngong Ping 360 cable car
ⓘ
linked to:
Ngong Ping 360
Po Lin Monastery ⓘ |
| baseType | three-tiered altar ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1993 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1990 ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Buddha Shakyamuni
ⓘ
linked to:
Shakyamuni Buddha
|
| depicts |
Gautama Buddha
ⓘ
linked to:
Buddha
|
| exhibitionHallLevels |
Hall of Benevolent Merit
ⓘ
Hall of Remembrance ⓘ Hall of the Universe ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
left hand resting on lap
ⓘ
lotus throne ⓘ right hand raised in blessing gesture ⓘ six smaller bronze statues of devas ⓘ |
| hasInterior | three-level exhibition hall ⓘ |
| hasView |
South China Sea
ⓘ
surrounding Lantau Island mountains ⓘ |
| height | 34 metres ⓘ |
| heightIncludingBase | about 34 metres ⓘ |
| isAlsoKnownAs |
Big Buddha
ⓘ
linked to:
Tian Tan Buddha
|
| locatedIn |
Hong Kong
ⓘ
linked to:
Hong Kong, China
Ngong Ping ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Po Lin Monastery ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Lantau Island ⓘ |
| managedBy | Po Lin Monastery ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| numberOfSteps | 268 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1993-12-29 ⓘ |
| orientation | faces north ⓘ |
| pilgrimage | important pilgrimage destination for Buddhists ⓘ |
| region | New Territories ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| seatingPosture | seated ⓘ |
| significance | one of the largest seated outdoor bronze Buddha statues in the world ⓘ |
| symbolism |
harmonious relationship between man and nature
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harmonious relationship between people and faith ⓘ harmonious relationship between people and society ⓘ |
| tourism | major tourist attraction in Hong Kong ⓘ |
| tradition | Chinese Buddhism ⓘ |
| weight | over 250 metric tons ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tian Tan Buddha Description of subject: Tian Tan Buddha is a massive bronze statue of the Buddha and major pilgrimage site located near Po Lin Monastery on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Tian Tan Buddha