Helgö Buddha
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The Helgö Buddha is a small 6th-century bronze Buddha statuette of Indian origin found on the Swedish island of Helgö, illustrating early long-distance contacts between Scandinavia and Asia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Helgö Buddha canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16906579 — 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: Helgö Buddha Context triple: [Helgö, hasFind, Helgö Buddha]
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A.
Lady Buddha
Lady Buddha is a towering white statue of the bodhisattva of compassion (often identified with Guanyin) that serves as a prominent spiritual landmark and tourist attraction in Da Nang, Vietnam.
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B.
Tian Tan Buddha
Tian Tan Buddha is a massive bronze statue of the Buddha and major pilgrimage site located near Po Lin Monastery on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island.
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C.
Maitreya Buddha statue
The Maitreya Buddha statue at Diskit Monastery is a towering, brightly colored representation of the future Buddha that overlooks the Nubra Valley in Ladakh, India, and serves as a prominent symbol of peace and protection.
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D.
Avalokiteśvara statue
The Avalokiteśvara statue at Gandantegchinlen Monastery is a monumental representation of the bodhisattva of compassion, revered as one of Mongolia’s most important Buddhist icons.
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E.
Buddha Dordenma statue
The Buddha Dordenma statue is a massive gilded Shakyamuni Buddha monument overlooking Thimphu, Bhutan, and is one of the largest Buddha statues in the world.
- 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: Helgö Buddha Target entity description: The Helgö Buddha is a small 6th-century bronze Buddha statuette of Indian origin found on the Swedish island of Helgö, illustrating early long-distance contacts between Scandinavia and Asia.
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A.
Lady Buddha
Lady Buddha is a towering white statue of the bodhisattva of compassion (often identified with Guanyin) that serves as a prominent spiritual landmark and tourist attraction in Da Nang, Vietnam.
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B.
Tian Tan Buddha
Tian Tan Buddha is a massive bronze statue of the Buddha and major pilgrimage site located near Po Lin Monastery on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island.
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C.
Maitreya Buddha statue
The Maitreya Buddha statue at Diskit Monastery is a towering, brightly colored representation of the future Buddha that overlooks the Nubra Valley in Ladakh, India, and serves as a prominent symbol of peace and protection.
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D.
Avalokiteśvara statue
The Avalokiteśvara statue at Gandantegchinlen Monastery is a monumental representation of the bodhisattva of compassion, revered as one of Mongolia’s most important Buddhist icons.
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E.
Buddha Dordenma statue
The Buddha Dordenma statue is a massive gilded Shakyamuni Buddha monument overlooking Thimphu, Bhutan, and is one of the largest Buddha statues in the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.