Songzanlin Monastery
E793588
Songzanlin Monastery is a large 17th-century Tibetan Buddhist monastery near Shangri-La in Yunnan, China, renowned for its fortress-like architecture and cultural significance as the region’s most important lamasery.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Songzanlin Lamasery | 1 |
| Songzanlin Monastery canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9008600 — 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: Songzanlin Monastery Context triple: [Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, hasTouristAttraction, Songzanlin Monastery]
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A.
Baima Temple
Baima Temple is an ancient Buddhist temple in Luoyang, China, widely regarded as the first officially established Buddhist temple in the country and a key cradle of Chinese Buddhism.
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B.
Po Lin Monastery
Po Lin Monastery is a major Buddhist temple complex on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island, best known for its large Tian Tan Buddha statue and status as a popular pilgrimage and tourist destination.
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C.
Tawang Monastery
Tawang Monastery is a prominent 17th-century Tibetan Buddhist monastery in northeastern India, renowned as one of the largest monasteries in the world and an important center of Mahayana Buddhism.
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D.
Chuang Yen Monastery
Chuang Yen Monastery is a major Buddhist temple complex in Putnam County, New York, known for housing one of the largest indoor Buddha statues in the Western Hemisphere.
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E.
Dechen Phodrang Monastery
Dechen Phodrang Monastery is a historic Buddhist monastic and educational institution in Bhutan, renowned for its ancient murals and role in training young monks.
- 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: Songzanlin Monastery Target entity description: Songzanlin Monastery is a large 17th-century Tibetan Buddhist monastery near Shangri-La in Yunnan, China, renowned for its fortress-like architecture and cultural significance as the region’s most important lamasery.
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A.
Baima Temple
Baima Temple is an ancient Buddhist temple in Luoyang, China, widely regarded as the first officially established Buddhist temple in the country and a key cradle of Chinese Buddhism.
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B.
Po Lin Monastery
Po Lin Monastery is a major Buddhist temple complex on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island, best known for its large Tian Tan Buddha statue and status as a popular pilgrimage and tourist destination.
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C.
Tawang Monastery
Tawang Monastery is a prominent 17th-century Tibetan Buddhist monastery in northeastern India, renowned as one of the largest monasteries in the world and an important center of Mahayana Buddhism.
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D.
Chuang Yen Monastery
Chuang Yen Monastery is a major Buddhist temple complex in Putnam County, New York, known for housing one of the largest indoor Buddha statues in the Western Hemisphere.
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E.
Dechen Phodrang Monastery
Dechen Phodrang Monastery is a historic Buddhist monastic and educational institution in Bhutan, renowned for its ancient murals and role in training young monks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist temple complex
ⓘ
Tibetan Buddhist monastery ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Ganden Sumtseling Gompa
ⓘ
linked to:
Ganden Sumtseling Monastery
Ganden Sumtseling Monastery ⓘ Songzanlin Lamasery ⓘ
linked to:
Songzanlin Monastery
Sumtseling Monastery ⓘ |
| altitude | approximately 3200 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Tibetan
ⓘ
fortress-like ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicGroup | Tibetan people ⓘ |
| BuddhistSchool |
Gelug
ⓘ
linked to:
Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism
|
| constructionEnd | 1681 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1679 ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| founder |
Fifth Dalai Lama
ⓘ
linked to:
5th Dalai Lama
|
| function |
cultural center
ⓘ
monastic college ⓘ religious center ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Gelugpa monastic administration
ⓘ
linked to:
Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism
|
| hasFeature |
assembly hall
ⓘ
courtyards ⓘ fortified walls ⓘ golden roofs ⓘ main prayer hall ⓘ monastic residences ⓘ murals ⓘ prayer wheels ⓘ stupas ⓘ thangka paintings ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | key cultural relic protection unit of Yunnan Province ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | largest Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Yunnan ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Potala Palace ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
ⓘ
Shangri-La City ⓘ Yunnan ⓘ
linked to:
Yunnan Province
eastern Himalayas ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Himalayas
|
| locatedNear | Shangri-La ⓘ |
| near |
Napahai wetland
ⓘ
Songzanlin Lake ⓘ |
| numberOfMonks | several hundred ⓘ |
| pilgrimageSiteFor | Tibetan Buddhists ⓘ |
| regionalImportance | most important lamasery in the Shangri-La region ⓘ |
| religion | Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ |
| tourism | major tourist destination in Shangri-La ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Buddhist teachings
ⓘ
pilgrimage ⓘ religious festivals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Songzanlin Monastery Description of subject: Songzanlin Monastery is a large 17th-century Tibetan Buddhist monastery near Shangri-La in Yunnan, China, renowned for its fortress-like architecture and cultural significance as the region’s most important lamasery.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Diqing
linked to: Songzanlin Monastery