Tōshōdai-ji

E111928

Buddhist temple historic site tourist attraction

Tōshōdai-ji is an 8th-century Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan, renowned for its well-preserved classical architecture and association with the Chinese monk Jianzhen (Ganjin).

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Tōshōdai-ji canonical	7
Lecture Hall of Tōshōdai-ji	1
唐招提寺	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T855779 — 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: Tōshōdai-ji
Context triple: [Nara, hasFamousSite, Tōshōdai-ji]

A. Tōdai-ji
Tōdai-ji is a monumental Buddhist temple complex in Nara, Japan, renowned for housing one of the world’s largest bronze statues of the Buddha (Daibutsu) and serving as a historic center of Japanese Buddhism.
B. Yakushi-ji
Yakushi-ji is a major Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan, renowned as one of the country’s oldest and most important historic and architectural sites.
C. Nanzen-ji
Nanzen-ji is a major Zen Buddhist temple complex in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its historic architecture, serene gardens, and status as one of the most important Zen temples in the country.
D. Senso-ji Temple
Senso-ji Temple is Tokyo’s oldest and most famous Buddhist temple, renowned for its iconic Kaminarimon gate and bustling Nakamise shopping street.
E. Kōfuku-ji
Kōfuku-ji is a historic Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan, renowned for its ancient pagodas and status as part of the UNESCO World Heritage “Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara.”
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: Tōshōdai-ji
Target entity description: Tōshōdai-ji is an 8th-century Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan, renowned for its well-preserved classical architecture and association with the Chinese monk Jianzhen (Ganjin).

A. Tōdai-ji
Tōdai-ji is a monumental Buddhist temple complex in Nara, Japan, renowned for housing one of the world’s largest bronze statues of the Buddha (Daibutsu) and serving as a historic center of Japanese Buddhism.
B. Yakushi-ji
Yakushi-ji is a major Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan, renowned as one of the country’s oldest and most important historic and architectural sites.
C. Nanzen-ji
Nanzen-ji is a major Zen Buddhist temple complex in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its historic architecture, serene gardens, and status as one of the most important Zen temples in the country.
D. Senso-ji Temple
Senso-ji Temple is Tokyo’s oldest and most famous Buddhist temple, renowned for its iconic Kaminarimon gate and bustling Nakamise shopping street.
E. Kōfuku-ji
Kōfuku-ji is a historic Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan, renowned for its ancient pagodas and status as part of the UNESCO World Heritage “Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara.”
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist temple ⓘ historic site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle	classical Nara-period architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Nara period ⓘ East Asian Buddhism ⓘ surface form: Tang dynasty Buddhism
BuddhistSchool	Risshū ⓘ
constructionStart	759 ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
era	Nara period ⓘ
followsTradition	Chinese Tang-dynasty Buddhist temple layout ⓘ
foundedAs	head temple of the Risshū school ⓘ
foundedBy	Ganjin (Jianzhen) ⓘ surface form: Ganjin Ganjin (Jianzhen) ⓘ surface form: Jianzhen
hasBuilding	Bell Tower ⓘ Drum Tower ⓘ Ganjin Wajō-den ⓘ Kondō ⓘ Kōdō ⓘ Lecture Hall ⓘ Miei-dō ⓘ Treasure House ⓘ
hasCulturalPropertyStatus	Important Cultural Properties of Japan ⓘ surface form: Important Cultural Property of Japan (structures and artworks) National Treasures of Japan ⓘ surface form: National Treasure of Japan (buildings)
hasFeature	Buddhist lecture hall ⓘ cloistered courtyard ⓘ temple gardens ⓘ
hasFunction	monastic training center ⓘ place of Buddhist worship ⓘ
hasJapaneseName	Tōshōdai-ji self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 唐招提寺
hasMainHall	Kondō ⓘ
hasPilgrimageStatus	Buddhist pilgrimage site ⓘ
hasStatue	bronze statue of Vairocana Buddha ⓘ surface form: Rushana Buddha (Vairocana) statue Senju Kannon statue ⓘ Yakushi Nyorai ⓘ surface form: Yakushi Nyorai statue seated statue of Jianzhen ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
inception	8th century ⓘ
knownFor	association with the Chinese monk Jianzhen ⓘ well-preserved 8th-century architecture ⓘ
locatedIn	Honshu ⓘ Kansai region ⓘ Nara ⓘ Nara Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInCity	Nara ⓘ surface form: Nara City
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
partOf	Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara ⓘ
religion	Buddhism ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear	1998 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nara → hasFamousSite → Tōshōdai-ji ⓘ

Nara → UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteComponent → Tōshōdai-ji ⓘ

Nara period → notableSite → Tōshōdai-ji ⓘ

Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara → containsComponent → Tōshōdai-ji ⓘ

Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara → containsMajorStructure → Tōshōdai-ji ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lecture Hall of Tōshōdai-ji

Heijō Palace → near → Tōshōdai-ji ⓘ

Tōshōdai-ji → hasJapaneseName → Tōshōdai-ji self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 唐招提寺

Ganjin (Jianzhen) → placeOfDeath → Tōshōdai-ji ⓘ

subject surface form: Ganjin

Ganjin (Jianzhen) → founded → Tōshōdai-ji ⓘ