Nishi Hongan-ji
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Nishi Hongan-ji is a major Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist temple complex in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its historic wooden architecture and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nishi Hongan-ji canonical | 6 |
| Nishi Hongan-ji Temple | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11566895 — 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: Nishi Hongan-ji Context triple: [Kyoto metropolitan area, hasCulturalHeritageSite, Nishi Hongan-ji]
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Higashi Hongan-ji Temple
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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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.
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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.
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D.
Shitenno-ji
Shitenno-ji is one of Japan’s oldest Buddhist temples, founded in Osaka in the 6th century and renowned as a major historical and religious site.
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Shitennoji Temple
Shitennoji Temple is one of Japan’s oldest Buddhist temples, founded in Osaka in the 6th century and known for its historic architecture and religious significance.
- 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: Nishi Hongan-ji Target entity description: Nishi Hongan-ji is a major Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist temple complex in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its historic wooden architecture and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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A.
Higashi Hongan-ji Temple
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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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.
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C.
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.
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D.
Shitenno-ji
Shitenno-ji is one of Japan’s oldest Buddhist temples, founded in Osaka in the 6th century and renowned as a major historical and religious site.
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E.
Shitennoji Temple
Shitennoji Temple is one of Japan’s oldest Buddhist temples, founded in Osaka in the 6th century and known for its historic architecture and religious significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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