Higashi Hongan-ji Temple

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Buddhist temple head temple temple complex

Higashi Hongan-ji Temple is a major Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist temple complex in Kyoto, Japan, known for its vast wooden halls and role as the head temple of the Shinshū Ōtani-ha sect.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Higashi Hongan-ji	5
Higashi Hongan-ji Temple canonical	3
Higashi Hongan-ji branch	1
Higashi Hongan-ji temple	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8967644 — 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: Higashi Hongan-ji Temple
Context triple: [Kintetsu Kyoto Station, nearbyLandmark, Higashi Hongan-ji Temple]

A. To-ji Temple
To-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its five-story pagoda and its deep association with the monk Kobo Daishi and Shingon Buddhism.
B. Sengaku-ji Temple
Sengaku-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Tokyo best known as the burial site of the Forty-seven Ronin, a famous group of samurai celebrated in Japanese history and culture.
C. Tenryu-ji Temple
Tenryu-ji Temple is a major Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its historic landscape garden and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
D. Seiganto-ji Temple
Seiganto-ji Temple is an ancient Buddhist temple in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, famed for its picturesque pagoda standing before the dramatic Nachi Falls.
E. Shokoku-ji Temple
Shokoku-ji Temple is a major Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned as one of the city's historically significant "Five Great Zen Temples."
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: Higashi Hongan-ji Temple
Target entity description: Higashi Hongan-ji Temple is a major Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist temple complex in Kyoto, Japan, known for its vast wooden halls and role as the head temple of the Shinshū Ōtani-ha sect.

A. To-ji Temple
To-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its five-story pagoda and its deep association with the monk Kobo Daishi and Shingon Buddhism.
B. Sengaku-ji Temple
Sengaku-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Tokyo best known as the burial site of the Forty-seven Ronin, a famous group of samurai celebrated in Japanese history and culture.
C. Tenryu-ji Temple
Tenryu-ji Temple is a major Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its historic landscape garden and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
D. Seiganto-ji Temple
Seiganto-ji Temple is an ancient Buddhist temple in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, famed for its picturesque pagoda standing before the dramatic Nachi Falls.
E. Shokoku-ji Temple
Shokoku-ji Temple is a major Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned as one of the city's historically significant "Five Great Zen Temples."
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist temple ⓘ head temple ⓘ temple complex ⓘ
associatedWith	Jōdo Shinshū followers ⓘ Shinran ⓘ
category	Buddhist temples in Kyoto ⓘ Jōdo Shinshū temples ⓘ head temples of Buddhist sects in Japan ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Amida Buddha ⓘ linked to: Amitābha Buddha Shinran ⓘ
denomination	Shinshū Ōtani-ha ⓘ
foundedAs	separate branch of Hongan-ji ⓘ
foundedBy	Tokugawa Ieyasu ⓘ
founderRole	shogun ⓘ
foundingYear	1602 ⓘ
function	administrative center of Shinshū Ōtani-ha ⓘ center of Buddhist education ⓘ place of worship ⓘ
hasAffiliation	Hongan-ji tradition ⓘ linked to: Hongan-ji
hasFeature	large tatami-floored halls ⓘ large wooden prayer halls ⓘ massive wooden pillars ⓘ ornate wooden interiors ⓘ spacious temple grounds ⓘ traditional Japanese temple architecture ⓘ
hasMainHall	Amida-dō ⓘ Goei-dō ⓘ
heritage	part of Kyoto’s historic temple landscape ⓘ
knownFor	headquarters of Shinshū Ōtani-ha ⓘ important Jōdo Shinshū pilgrimage site ⓘ large wooden structures ⓘ vast wooden halls ⓘ
languageOfRitual	Japanese ⓘ
locatedIn	Honshu ⓘ Japan ⓘ Kansai region ⓘ Kyoto ⓘ Kyoto Prefecture ⓘ
locatedInCityCenter	Kyoto ⓘ
locatedNear	Kyoto Station ⓘ Nishi Hongan-ji Temple ⓘ linked to: Nishi Hongan-ji
mainSect	Jōdo Shinshū ⓘ
openTo	pilgrims ⓘ tourists ⓘ
religion	Buddhism ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism ⓘ linked to: Jōdo Shinshū Pure Land Buddhism ⓘ
role	head temple of Shinshū Ōtani-ha ⓘ

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