Drepung Monastery
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Drepung Monastery is one of Tibet’s largest and historically most important Gelug Buddhist monasteries, located on the outskirts of Lhasa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Drepung Monastery canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7983991 — 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: Drepung Monastery Context triple: [Lhasa, contains, Drepung Monastery]
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A.
Sera Monastery
Sera Monastery is one of the great Gelug university monasteries of Tibetan Buddhism, renowned for its monastic debates and historic role as a major religious and educational center near Lhasa.
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B.
Phugtal Monastery
Phugtal Monastery is a remote Buddhist monastery in the Zanskar region of Ladakh, India, dramatically built into the mouth of a cliffside cave and known for its ancient cave complex and isolation.
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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.
Enchey Monastery
Enchey Monastery is a 19th-century Buddhist monastery near Gangtok in Sikkim, India, known for its sacred Nyingma tradition, religious festivals, and scenic hilltop setting.
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E.
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.
- 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: Drepung Monastery Target entity description: Drepung Monastery is one of Tibet’s largest and historically most important Gelug Buddhist monasteries, located on the outskirts of Lhasa.
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A.
Sera Monastery
Sera Monastery is one of the great Gelug university monasteries of Tibetan Buddhism, renowned for its monastic debates and historic role as a major religious and educational center near Lhasa.
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B.
Phugtal Monastery
Phugtal Monastery is a remote Buddhist monastery in the Zanskar region of Ladakh, India, dramatically built into the mouth of a cliffside cave and known for its ancient cave complex and isolation.
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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.
Enchey Monastery
Enchey Monastery is a 19th-century Buddhist monastery near Gangtok in Sikkim, India, known for its sacred Nyingma tradition, religious festivals, and scenic hilltop setting.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monastery
ⓘ
Gelug monastery ⓘ |
| alternativeName | ’Bras-spungs Monastery ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Tibetan ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dalai Lama
ⓘ
Gelug school ⓘ
linked to:
Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism
|
| contains |
Ganden Phodrang
ⓘ
linked to:
Ganden Monastery
|
| country | China ⓘ |
| currentFunction |
active monastery
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 3800 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| festival | Shoton Festival ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Jamyang Chöjé Tashi Palden ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1416 ⓘ |
| foundingOrder |
Gelug
ⓘ
linked to:
Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism
|
| GandenPhodrangRole | former residence of the Dalai Lamas ⓘ |
| governingBody | Chinese authorities ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important cultural site of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ |
| historicalRole | principal seat of the Dalai Lamas before the Potala Palace ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy | Tibetan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lhasa
ⓘ
Tibet Autonomous Region ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Lhasa River ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Gambo Utse mountain
ⓘ
outskirts of Lhasa ⓘ |
| monasticColleges |
Deyang College
ⓘ
Gomang College ⓘ Gyelwa or Tösamling College ⓘ Loseling College ⓘ Ngagpa College ⓘ Shagkor College ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Drepung in South India ⓘ |
| nearbyMonasteries |
Ganden Monastery
ⓘ
Sera Monastery ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
extensive monastic housing complexes
ⓘ
large assembly hall ⓘ |
| peakMonkPopulation | around 10000 monks ⓘ |
| pilgrimageSiteFor | Tibetan Buddhists ⓘ |
| region | Central Tibet ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ |
| roleInEducation | major center of Gelug scholastic training ⓘ |
| ShotonFestivalFeature | unveiling of a giant thangka of the Buddha ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the great three Gelug monasteries of Lhasa
ⓘ
one of the largest monasteries in Tibet ⓘ |
| tradition |
monastic debate
ⓘ
scholastic study of Buddhist philosophy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Drepung Monastery Description of subject: Drepung Monastery is one of Tibet’s largest and historically most important Gelug Buddhist monasteries, located on the outskirts of Lhasa.
Referenced by (6)
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