Monju-rō

E769592

Buddhist temple hall religious building

Monju-rō is a significant hall within the Enryaku-ji temple complex on Mount Hiei, associated with Buddhist worship and monastic practice.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Monju-rō canonical	3

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8967833 — 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: Monju-rō
Context triple: [Hieizan Enryaku-ji, notableHall, Monju-rō]

A. Miei-dō
Miei-dō is a commemorative hall at the historic Tōshōdai-ji temple in Nara, Japan, dedicated to enshrining images of the temple’s founder and important figures.
B. Kodai-in
Kodai-in, better known as Nene, was the principal wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and a prominent noblewoman who later became a respected Buddhist nun and patron of temples in Japan’s late Sengoku period.
C. Atumashi Monastery
Atumashi Monastery is a historic Buddhist monastery in Mandalay, Myanmar, renowned for its grand architecture and cultural significance.
D. Hōzōmon
Hōzōmon is the grand inner gate of Sensō-ji Temple in Tokyo’s Asakusa district, known for its massive lanterns and guardian statues.
E. Chugu-ji
Chugu-ji is a historic Buddhist nunnery temple in Nara, Japan, renowned for its elegant Asuka-period wooden statue of a contemplative bodhisattva.
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: Monju-rō
Target entity description: Monju-rō is a significant hall within the Enryaku-ji temple complex on Mount Hiei, associated with Buddhist worship and monastic practice.

A. Miei-dō
Miei-dō is a commemorative hall at the historic Tōshōdai-ji temple in Nara, Japan, dedicated to enshrining images of the temple’s founder and important figures.
B. Kodai-in
Kodai-in, better known as Nene, was the principal wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and a prominent noblewoman who later became a respected Buddhist nun and patron of temples in Japan’s late Sengoku period.
C. Atumashi Monastery
Atumashi Monastery is a historic Buddhist monastery in Mandalay, Myanmar, renowned for its grand architecture and cultural significance.
D. Hōzōmon
Hōzōmon is the grand inner gate of Sensō-ji Temple in Tokyo’s Asakusa district, known for its massive lanterns and guardian statues.
E. Chugu-ji
Chugu-ji is a historic Buddhist nunnery temple in Nara, Japan, renowned for its elegant Asuka-period wooden statue of a contemplative bodhisattva.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (25)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist temple hall ⓘ religious building ⓘ
architecturalStyle	traditional Japanese temple architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Tendai Buddhism ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
culturalContext	Japanese Buddhism ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Bodhisattva Monju ⓘ
hasFunction	place of meditation ⓘ place of ritual ⓘ place of study ⓘ
hasLanguageOfName	Japanese ⓘ
heritageContext	Japanese Buddhist architecture ⓘ
locatedIn	Enryaku-ji precincts ⓘ linked to: Enryaku-ji
locatedInPrefecture	Shiga Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear	Kyoto ⓘ
locatedOn	Mount Hiei ⓘ
namedAfter	Mañjuśrī ⓘ linked to: Manjushri
partOf	Enryaku-ji ⓘ Enryaku-ji temple complex ⓘ linked to: Enryaku-ji Mount Hiei sacred area ⓘ linked to: Hieizan Enryaku-ji temple complex
religiousAffiliation	Tendai sect ⓘ linked to: Tendai Buddhism
religiousTradition	Buddhism ⓘ
significance	important hall within Enryaku-ji ⓘ
usedFor	Buddhist worship ⓘ monastic practice ⓘ