Niwano Peace Prize
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The Niwano Peace Prize is an international award that honors individuals and organizations for outstanding contributions to interreligious cooperation and the promotion of world peace.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Niwano Peace Prize canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T862354 — 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: Niwano Peace Prize Context triple: [Sulak Sivaraksa, awardReceived, Niwano Peace Prize]
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A.
Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize
The Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize is a Japanese award that honors individuals and organizations for outstanding contributions to the preservation, creation, and promotion of Asian cultures.
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B.
Japan Prize
The Japan Prize is a prestigious international award that honors significant contributions to science and technology that promote peace and prosperity for humanity.
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C.
Kyoto Prize
The Kyoto Prize is a prestigious international award from Japan that honors individuals worldwide for outstanding contributions to science, technology, arts, and philosophy.
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D.
Seoul Peace Prize
The Seoul Peace Prize is an international award established in South Korea to honor individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to peace, reconciliation, and human development worldwide.
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E.
Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy
The Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy is one of Japan’s most prestigious academic honors, awarded by the Japan Academy for outstanding scholarly achievements across the sciences and humanities.
- 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: Niwano Peace Prize Target entity description: The Niwano Peace Prize is an international award that honors individuals and organizations for outstanding contributions to interreligious cooperation and the promotion of world peace.
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A.
Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize
The Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize is a Japanese award that honors individuals and organizations for outstanding contributions to the preservation, creation, and promotion of Asian cultures.
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B.
Japan Prize
The Japan Prize is a prestigious international award that honors significant contributions to science and technology that promote peace and prosperity for humanity.
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C.
Kyoto Prize
The Kyoto Prize is a prestigious international award from Japan that honors individuals worldwide for outstanding contributions to science, technology, arts, and philosophy.
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D.
Seoul Peace Prize
The Seoul Peace Prize is an international award established in South Korea to honor individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to peace, reconciliation, and human development worldwide.
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E.
Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy
The Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy is one of Japan’s most prestigious academic honors, awarded by the Japan Academy for outstanding scholarly achievements across the sciences and humanities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international award
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peace prize ⓘ religious award ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Rissho Kosei-kai ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
outstanding contributions to interreligious cooperation
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outstanding contributions to world peace ⓘ |
| countryOfAwardingBody | Japan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| field |
interreligious dialogue
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peace ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1983 ⓘ |
| founderOfAwardingBody | Nikkyo Niwano ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasAwardingBody | Niwano Peace Foundation ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
International peace prizes
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Japanese awards ⓘ Religion-related awards ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
certificate
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medal ⓘ monetary award ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfOfficialInformation |
English
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Japanese ⓘ |
| inception | 1983 ⓘ |
| locationOfAwardingBody | Tokyo ⓘ |
| motto | to honor and encourage those who are devoting themselves to interreligious cooperation in the cause of peace ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Nikkyo Niwano ⓘ |
| notableLaureate |
Betty Williams
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Desmond Tutu ⓘ Ela Bhatt ⓘ Hans Küng ⓘ Religions for Peace ⓘ Sulak Sivaraksa ⓘ Community of Sant'Egidio ⓘ
surface form:
The Community of Sant’Egidio
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| presentedBy | Niwano Peace Foundation ⓘ |
| purpose |
promotion of interreligious cooperation
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promotion of world peace ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Buddhism
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Rissho Kosei-kai ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
long-term grassroots peace activities
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nonviolent conflict resolution ⓘ promotion of mutual understanding among religions ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | international nomination and screening ⓘ |
| sponsor | Niwano Peace Foundation ⓘ |
| website | https://www.npf.or.jp/english/peace_prize/ ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Niwano Peace Prize Description of subject: The Niwano Peace Prize is an international award that honors individuals and organizations for outstanding contributions to interreligious cooperation and the promotion of world peace.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sulak Sivaraksa