Maha Myat Muni Buddha
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Maha Myat Muni Buddha is a highly revered ancient Buddha image in Myanmar, venerated as one of the most sacred and significant religious icons in the country.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maha Myat Muni Buddha canonical | 1 |
| Mahamuni Buddha | 1 |
| Mahamyatmuni Buddha | 1 |
| Mahāmuni Buddha | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11913695 — 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: Maha Myat Muni Buddha Context triple: [Maha Myat Muni Pagoda, hasBuddhaImage, Maha Myat Muni Buddha]
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A.
Saw Maung
Saw Maung was a Burmese military general who briefly served as the head of state of Myanmar after leading the 1988 military coup.
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B.
Kassapa Buddha
Kassapa Buddha is regarded in Theravada Buddhism as one of the past Buddhas who preceded Gautama Buddha in the current cosmic era.
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C.
Shakyamuni Buddha
Shakyamuni Buddha is the historical founder of Buddhism, revered as an enlightened teacher who attained awakening and taught the path to liberation from suffering.
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D.
Koṇāgamana Buddha
Koṇāgamana Buddha is revered in Theravāda Buddhist tradition as one of the past Buddhas who attained enlightenment long before the historical Gautama Buddha.
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E.
Kakusandha Buddha
Kakusandha Buddha is regarded in Buddhist tradition as one of the past Buddhas who attained enlightenment long before Gautama Buddha and is venerated as a fully awakened teacher.
- 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: Maha Myat Muni Buddha Target entity description: Maha Myat Muni Buddha is a highly revered ancient Buddha image in Myanmar, venerated as one of the most sacred and significant religious icons in the country.
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A.
Saw Maung
Saw Maung was a Burmese military general who briefly served as the head of state of Myanmar after leading the 1988 military coup.
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B.
Kassapa Buddha
Kassapa Buddha is regarded in Theravada Buddhism as one of the past Buddhas who preceded Gautama Buddha in the current cosmic era.
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C.
Shakyamuni Buddha
Shakyamuni Buddha is the historical founder of Buddhism, revered as an enlightened teacher who attained awakening and taught the path to liberation from suffering.
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D.
Koṇāgamana Buddha
Koṇāgamana Buddha is revered in Theravāda Buddhist tradition as one of the past Buddhas who attained enlightenment long before the historical Gautama Buddha.
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E.
Kakusandha Buddha
Kakusandha Buddha is regarded in Buddhist tradition as one of the past Buddhas who attained enlightenment long before Gautama Buddha and is venerated as a fully awakened teacher.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddha image
ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ religious icon ⓘ |
| adornedWith |
crown
ⓘ
jewels ⓘ regal ornaments ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mahamuni Buddha
ⓘ
linked to:
Maha Myat Muni Buddha
Mahamuni Image ⓘ Mahamyatmuni Buddha ⓘ
linked to:
Maha Myat Muni Buddha
Mahāmuni Buddha ⓘ
linked to:
Maha Myat Muni Buddha
|
| associatedWith |
Mandalay religious life
ⓘ
Theravada Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Theravada
|
| believedToBe | living presence of the Buddha ⓘ |
| believedToGrant |
blessings
ⓘ
merit ⓘ protection ⓘ |
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| coveredWith | gold leaf ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
major pilgrimage destination
ⓘ
national religious symbol of Myanmar ⓘ |
| depicts |
Gautama Buddha
ⓘ
linked to:
Buddha
|
| enshrinedIn |
Mahamuni Temple complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Maha Myat Muni Pagoda
|
| era | ancient ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
highly revered central shrine hall
ⓘ
thick layers of gold from centuries of offerings ⓘ |
| height | approximately 3.8 metres ⓘ |
| influences |
Burmese Buddhist art
ⓘ
Burmese religious practices ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Maha Myat Muni Pagoda
ⓘ
Mandalay ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| mudra | Bhumisparsha mudra ⓘ |
| originLegend | said to have been cast during the Buddha’s lifetime ⓘ |
| posture | seated ⓘ |
| protectedAs | important cultural heritage of Myanmar ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| ritual |
daily face-washing ceremony
ⓘ
offering of candles ⓘ offering of flowers ⓘ offering of gold leaf ⓘ |
| tourismRole | major religious tourism attraction in Mandalay ⓘ |
| transportedBy |
King Bodawpaya
ⓘ
linked to:
Bodawpaya
|
| transportedFrom | Arakan ⓘ |
| transportedTo | Mandalay ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | one of the most sacred Buddha images in Myanmar ⓘ |
| veneratedBy |
Buddhists in Myanmar
ⓘ
Theravada Buddhists ⓘ
linked to:
Theravada
|
| weight | several tons ⓘ |
| yearTransported | 1784 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maha Myat Muni Buddha Description of subject: Maha Myat Muni Buddha is a highly revered ancient Buddha image in Myanmar, venerated as one of the most sacred and significant religious icons in the country.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Maha Myat Muni Buddha
linked to: Maha Myat Muni Buddha