Mount Potalaka
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Mount Potalaka is the mythical sacred mountain in Buddhist tradition believed to be the abode of the bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Buddha Summit Mountain | 1 |
| Mount Potalaka canonical | 1 |
| Potalaka Mountain | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7984041 — 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: Mount Potalaka Context triple: [Potala Palace, namedAfter, Mount Potalaka]
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A.
Mytikas Peak
Mytikas Peak is the highest summit of Mount Olympus in Greece and the country’s tallest mountain point.
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B.
Borah Peak
Borah Peak is the tallest mountain in Idaho, known for its rugged terrain and prominence in the Lost River Range.
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C.
Mount Sikaram
Mount Sikaram is a prominent mountain peak on the Afghanistan–Pakistan border, known as the highest summit of the Safed Koh range.
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D.
Shkhara
Shkhara is a prominent peak in the Greater Caucasus mountain range, known as one of the highest and most challenging mountains in the region.
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E.
Gopachal Hill
Gopachal Hill is a prominent hill in Gwalior, India, renowned for its ancient Jain rock-cut sculptures and its strategic setting beneath the historic Gwalior Fort.
- 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: Mount Potalaka Target entity description: Mount Potalaka is the mythical sacred mountain in Buddhist tradition believed to be the abode of the bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara.
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A.
Mytikas Peak
Mytikas Peak is the highest summit of Mount Olympus in Greece and the country’s tallest mountain point.
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B.
Borah Peak
Borah Peak is the tallest mountain in Idaho, known for its rugged terrain and prominence in the Lost River Range.
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C.
Mount Sikaram
Mount Sikaram is a prominent mountain peak on the Afghanistan–Pakistan border, known as the highest summit of the Safed Koh range.
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D.
Shkhara
Shkhara is a prominent peak in the Greater Caucasus mountain range, known as one of the highest and most challenging mountains in the region.
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E.
Gopachal Hill
Gopachal Hill is a prominent hill in Gwalior, India, renowned for its ancient Jain rock-cut sculptures and its strategic setting beneath the historic Gwalior Fort.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mythical mountain
ⓘ
religious concept ⓘ sacred place ⓘ |
| associatedWithBodhisattva | Avalokiteśvara ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
bodhisattva path
ⓘ
pure land ⓘ salvation of sentient beings ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Avalokiteśvara ⓘ |
| conceptualLocation |
remote island mountain (in some traditions)
ⓘ
southern seas (in some texts) ⓘ |
| cosmologicalStatus | part of Buddhist sacred geography ⓘ |
| describedAs |
abode of Avalokiteśvara
ⓘ
mythical sacred mountain ⓘ |
| functionInPractice |
focus of visualization practices
ⓘ
goal of spiritual pilgrimage (symbolic) ⓘ |
| hasDevotionalSignificanceFor |
Mahayana Buddhists
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahayana
devotees of Avalokiteśvara ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chinese Buddhist sacred mountain traditions
ⓘ
East Asian Buddhist geography ⓘ Japanese Buddhist sacred mountain traditions ⓘ Korean Buddhist sacred mountain traditions ⓘ Tibetan identifications of Avalokiteśvara’s abode ⓘ |
| inspiredNameOf | Potala Palace ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Avatamsaka Sutra
ⓘ
Buddhist scriptures ⓘ Gaṇḍavyūha Sutra ⓘ
linked to:
Gandavyuha Sutra
various Mahayana sutras ⓘ |
| nameTransliteration | Potalaka ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Potala
ⓘ
linked to:
Potala Palace
Potalaka Mountain ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Potalaka
|
| oftenIdentifiedWith |
Mount Putuo in China
ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Putuo
Putuo Shan ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Putuo
|
| oftenLinkedTo | Sri Lankan sites in some traditions ⓘ |
| ontologicalStatus | mythical rather than empirically verifiable location ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Avalokiteśvara’s vow to save all beings
ⓘ
cult of Chenrezig in Tibet ⓘ cult of Guanyin in East Asia ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| roleInMythology | dwelling place of Avalokiteśvara ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
compassion
ⓘ
pure land of Avalokiteśvara ⓘ spiritual refuge ⓘ |
| tradition |
East Asian Buddhism
ⓘ
Mahayana Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Mahayana
Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mount Potalaka Description of subject: Mount Potalaka is the mythical sacred mountain in Buddhist tradition believed to be the abode of the bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Mount Potalaka
linked to: Mount Potalaka