Triple

T22215712
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Mahavamsa E549068 entity
Predicate authorTraditionallyAttributedTo P5464 FINISHED
Object Mahanama Thera
Mahanama Thera was a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk traditionally regarded as the compiler of the Mahavamsa, a seminal Pali chronicle of Sri Lanka’s history and Buddhism.
E1526324 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Mahanama Thera | Statement: [Mahavamsa, authorTraditionallyAttributedTo, Mahanama Thera]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mahanama Thera
Context triple: [Mahavamsa, authorTraditionallyAttributedTo, Mahanama Thera]
  • A. Mahinda Thera
    Mahinda Thera was an Indian Buddhist monk traditionally credited with introducing Buddhism to Sri Lanka and playing a key role in establishing it as a major religion on the island.
  • B. Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala Nayaka Thera
    Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala Nayaka Thera was a prominent 19th-century Sri Lankan Buddhist monk and scholar who played a key role in the revival of Buddhism in Sri Lanka.
  • C. Maha Thera
    Maha Thera is a high-ranking Buddhist monastic honorific denoting a senior elder monk recognized for advanced spiritual attainment and long service.
  • D. Mahākāśyapa Thera
    Mahākāśyapa Thera is a principal disciple of the Buddha in early Buddhism, revered for his asceticism and leadership of the monastic community after the Buddha’s passing.
  • E. Nathamuni
    Nathamuni was a 9th–10th century Vaishnavite theologian and scholar traditionally credited with reviving and systematizing the Tamil Alvar hymns that became central to Sri Vaishnavism.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Mahanama Thera
Triple: [Mahavamsa, authorTraditionallyAttributedTo, Mahanama Thera]
Generated description
Mahanama Thera was a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk traditionally regarded as the compiler of the Mahavamsa, a seminal Pali chronicle of Sri Lanka’s history and Buddhism.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mahanama Thera
Target entity description: Mahanama Thera was a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk traditionally regarded as the compiler of the Mahavamsa, a seminal Pali chronicle of Sri Lanka’s history and Buddhism.
  • A. Mahinda Thera
    Mahinda Thera was an Indian Buddhist monk traditionally credited with introducing Buddhism to Sri Lanka and playing a key role in establishing it as a major religion on the island.
  • B. Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala Nayaka Thera
    Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala Nayaka Thera was a prominent 19th-century Sri Lankan Buddhist monk and scholar who played a key role in the revival of Buddhism in Sri Lanka.
  • C. Maha Thera
    Maha Thera is a high-ranking Buddhist monastic honorific denoting a senior elder monk recognized for advanced spiritual attainment and long service.
  • D. Mahākāśyapa Thera
    Mahākāśyapa Thera is a principal disciple of the Buddha in early Buddhism, revered for his asceticism and leadership of the monastic community after the Buddha’s passing.
  • E. Nathamuni
    Nathamuni was a 9th–10th century Vaishnavite theologian and scholar traditionally credited with reviving and systematizing the Tamil Alvar hymns that became central to Sri Vaishnavism.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69e11e3f7e04819089806d81d5ac431e completed April 16, 2026, 5:37 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f12b8bdfbc8190832809edbe8b7c27 completed April 28, 2026, 9:50 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0aae692a108190ad7156d9b3c72901 completed May 18, 2026, 6:15 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0ab28bc764819083ba5f419d288eab completed May 18, 2026, 6:32 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0ab32113748190bfd86bcffcf06b76 completed May 18, 2026, 6:35 a.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:37 p.m.