spirit way
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The spirit way is a ceremonial, statue-lined avenue leading to imperial tombs in China, most famously at the Ming Tombs near Beijing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| spirit way canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T582363 — 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: spirit way Context triple: [Ming Tombs, features, spirit way]
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A.
Spirit
Spirit is a 1996 studio album by Willie Nelson that features a stripped-down, acoustic sound with strong influences from traditional country and Western swing.
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B.
A Way of Being
A Way of Being is a reflective book by humanistic psychologist Carl Rogers that explores his person-centered approach to therapy, relationships, and personal growth.
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C.
Spirit of Christ
The Spirit of Christ is a Christian theological term referring to the Holy Spirit as the presence and power of the risen Jesus active in believers and the Church.
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D.
Inner Light
Inner Light is the Quaker belief that a divine presence or spiritual guidance resides within every person, enabling direct, personal experience of the sacred without intermediaries.
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E.
the Over-Soul
The Over-Soul is Ralph Waldo Emerson’s transcendentalist concept of a universal, divine spiritual presence that unites all individual souls.
- 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: spirit way Target entity description: The spirit way is a ceremonial, statue-lined avenue leading to imperial tombs in China, most famously at the Ming Tombs near Beijing.
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A.
Spirit
Spirit is a 1996 studio album by Willie Nelson that features a stripped-down, acoustic sound with strong influences from traditional country and Western swing.
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B.
A Way of Being
A Way of Being is a reflective book by humanistic psychologist Carl Rogers that explores his person-centered approach to therapy, relationships, and personal growth.
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C.
Spirit of Christ
The Spirit of Christ is a Christian theological term referring to the Holy Spirit as the presence and power of the risen Jesus active in believers and the Church.
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D.
Inner Light
Inner Light is the Quaker belief that a divine presence or spiritual guidance resides within every person, enabling direct, personal experience of the sacred without intermediaries.
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E.
the Over-Soul
The Over-Soul is Ralph Waldo Emerson’s transcendentalist concept of a universal, divine spiritual presence that unites all individual souls.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ceremonial avenue
ⓘ
funerary architectural feature ⓘ |
| accessRestriction | historically reserved for imperial use ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
shendao
ⓘ
spirit road ⓘ
linked to:
Sacred Way
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| architecturalStyle | traditional Chinese ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chinese imperial tombs
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Ming dynasty ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Chinese funerary tradition
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Confucian ritual practice ⓘ |
| currentUse |
cultural heritage site
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tourist attraction ⓘ |
| designPrinciple |
axial symmetry
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hierarchical spatial sequence ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
processional route to imperial tombs
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ritual approach to mausoleums ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | typically north–south ⓘ |
| hasPart |
animal statues
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human statues ⓘ memorial steles ⓘ military guardian statues ⓘ mythical beast statues ⓘ official statues ⓘ stone archways ⓘ stone statues ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
embodies cosmological and ritual order in imperial China
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represents honor accorded to the deceased emperor ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of the Ming Tombs UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| influenced | later East Asian funerary avenues ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier Chinese burial practices ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Chinese ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Ming Tombs ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Beijing ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| notableExampleAt |
Ming Tombs
ⓘ
Qing imperial tombs ⓘ
linked to:
Fuling Tomb
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| partOf | imperial mausoleum complex ⓘ |
| period | Ming dynasty ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
imperial authority
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respect for the dead ⓘ transition between earthly world and afterlife ⓘ |
| typicalLocation | approach to imperial mausoleum ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
imperial burial ceremonies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: spirit way Description of subject: The spirit way is a ceremonial, statue-lined avenue leading to imperial tombs in China, most famously at the Ming Tombs near Beijing.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.