Lotus Sutra hall
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The Lotus Sutra hall is a principal worship space in Tiantai Buddhist temples dedicated to enshrining and venerating the Lotus Sutra as the central scripture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lotus Sutra hall canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11861127 — 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: Lotus Sutra hall Context triple: [Tiantai Buddhist temples, hasPart, Lotus Sutra hall]
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A.
Thousand Buddha Hall
Thousand Buddha Hall is a principal Buddhist worship hall at the historic Shaolin Monastery, traditionally adorned with numerous Buddha images and used for religious ceremonies and meditation.
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B.
Great Buddha Hall
The Great Buddha Hall is the massive main hall of Tōdai-ji in Nara, Japan, renowned for housing one of the world’s largest bronze statues of the Buddha.
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C.
Great Buddha Hall
Great Buddha Hall is the principal worship hall at Chuang Yen Monastery, renowned for housing one of the largest indoor Buddha statues in the Western Hemisphere.
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D.
Hall of the Four Heavenly Kings
The Hall of the Four Heavenly Kings is a main entrance hall in many East Asian Buddhist temples, housing statues of the four guardian deities who protect the Dharma and the temple grounds.
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E.
Buddhist Art Gallery
The Buddhist Art Gallery is a museum exhibition space in Myanmar dedicated to showcasing religious sculptures, paintings, and artifacts reflecting the country’s Buddhist heritage.
- 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: Lotus Sutra hall Target entity description: The Lotus Sutra hall is a principal worship space in Tiantai Buddhist temples dedicated to enshrining and venerating the Lotus Sutra as the central scripture.
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A.
Thousand Buddha Hall
Thousand Buddha Hall is a principal Buddhist worship hall at the historic Shaolin Monastery, traditionally adorned with numerous Buddha images and used for religious ceremonies and meditation.
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B.
Great Buddha Hall
The Great Buddha Hall is the massive main hall of Tōdai-ji in Nara, Japan, renowned for housing one of the world’s largest bronze statues of the Buddha.
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C.
Great Buddha Hall
Great Buddha Hall is the principal worship hall at Chuang Yen Monastery, renowned for housing one of the largest indoor Buddha statues in the Western Hemisphere.
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D.
Hall of the Four Heavenly Kings
The Hall of the Four Heavenly Kings is a main entrance hall in many East Asian Buddhist temples, housing statues of the four guardian deities who protect the Dharma and the temple grounds.
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E.
Buddhist Art Gallery
The Buddhist Art Gallery is a museum exhibition space in Myanmar dedicated to showcasing religious sculptures, paintings, and artifacts reflecting the country’s Buddhist heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist temple hall
ⓘ
religious structure ⓘ |
| architecturalContext | part of monastic compound ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
One Vehicle doctrine
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universal Buddhahood ⓘ |
| associatedFigure | Zhiyi ⓘ |
| associatedSchool |
Tiantai Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Tiantai school
|
| associatedText |
Miaofa Lianhua Jing
ⓘ
linked to:
Fahua Jing
Saddharmapundarika Sutra ⓘ |
| centralScriptureEnshrined |
Lotus Sutra
ⓘ
linked to:
Lotus Sūtra
|
| contains |
altar for the Lotus Sutra
ⓘ
enshrined copy of the Lotus Sutra ⓘ ritual implements for sutra services ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Lotus Sutra
ⓘ
linked to:
Lotus Sūtra
|
| devotionalEmphasis |
faith in the Lotus Sutra
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merit from sutra recitation ⓘ |
| geographicAssociation |
China
ⓘ
East Asia ⓘ |
| hasDevotionalPractice |
offerings to the Lotus Sutra
ⓘ
prostrations before the Lotus Sutra ⓘ |
| hasReligiousRole |
space for communal worship
ⓘ
space for scriptural veneration ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
daily chanting services
ⓘ
special Lotus Sutra festivals ⓘ |
| locatedInComplex |
Tiantai Buddhist temple
ⓘ
linked to:
Tiantai Buddhist temples
|
| primaryFunction | principal worship space ⓘ |
| relativeImportanceInTemple | principal hall ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Buddhism ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
centrality of scripture in Tiantai practice
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supremacy of the Lotus Sutra in Tiantai doctrine ⓘ |
| typicalActivities |
Lotus Sutra study assemblies
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sutra copying ceremonies ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonies venerating the Lotus Sutra
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chanting of the Lotus Sutra ⓘ lectures on the Lotus Sutra ⓘ recitation of the Lotus Sutra ⓘ |
| worshipFocus |
teachings of the Lotus Sutra
ⓘ
text of the Lotus Sutra ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lotus Sutra hall Description of subject: The Lotus Sutra hall is a principal worship space in Tiantai Buddhist temples dedicated to enshrining and venerating the Lotus Sutra as the central scripture.
Referenced by (1)
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