Giant Wild Goose Pagoda
E141272
The Giant Wild Goose Pagoda is a historic Buddhist pagoda in Xi'an, China, originally built in the Tang dynasty to house sacred scriptures brought from India by the monk Xuanzang.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Big Wild Goose Pagoda | 2 |
| Giant Wild Goose Pagoda canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1207230 — 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: Giant Wild Goose Pagoda Context triple: [Xi'an, contains, Giant Wild Goose Pagoda]
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A.
Jade Buddha Temple
Jade Buddha Temple is a renowned Buddhist temple in Shanghai famous for its exquisite jade Buddha statues and traditional Chinese architecture.
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B.
Longshan Temple
Longshan Temple is a historic and richly decorated Buddhist and folk religion temple in Taipei, Taiwan, renowned as one of the city’s most important religious and cultural sites.
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C.
Guiyuan Temple
Guiyuan Temple is a historic and renowned Buddhist temple in Wuhan, China, known for its rich cultural heritage and significant religious influence.
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D.
Temple of Heaven
The Temple of Heaven is a historic imperial religious complex in Beijing where Ming and Qing dynasty emperors performed annual ceremonies to pray for good harvests.
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E.
One Pillar Pagoda
The One Pillar Pagoda is a historic Buddhist temple in Hanoi, Vietnam, renowned for its unique lotus-shaped design supported by a single stone pillar.
- 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: Giant Wild Goose Pagoda Target entity description: The Giant Wild Goose Pagoda is a historic Buddhist pagoda in Xi'an, China, originally built in the Tang dynasty to house sacred scriptures brought from India by the monk Xuanzang.
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A.
Jade Buddha Temple
Jade Buddha Temple is a renowned Buddhist temple in Shanghai famous for its exquisite jade Buddha statues and traditional Chinese architecture.
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B.
Longshan Temple
Longshan Temple is a historic and richly decorated Buddhist and folk religion temple in Taipei, Taiwan, renowned as one of the city’s most important religious and cultural sites.
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C.
Guiyuan Temple
Guiyuan Temple is a historic and renowned Buddhist temple in Wuhan, China, known for its rich cultural heritage and significant religious influence.
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D.
Temple of Heaven
The Temple of Heaven is a historic imperial religious complex in Beijing where Ming and Qing dynasty emperors performed annual ceremonies to pray for good harvests.
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E.
One Pillar Pagoda
The One Pillar Pagoda is a historic Buddhist temple in Hanoi, Vietnam, renowned for its unique lotus-shaped design supported by a single stone pillar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist pagoda
ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ historic building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dayan Pagoda
ⓘ
Dayan Ta ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Tang dynasty architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Tang dynasty
ⓘ
Xuanzang ⓘ |
| builtFor |
housing Buddhist scriptures
ⓘ
storing Buddhist relics ⓘ |
| city |
X’ian, China
ⓘ
surface form:
Xi'an
|
| constructionStart | 652 ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of Xi'an ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Buddhism ⓘ |
| era | Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| feature |
multiple tiers with projecting eaves
ⓘ
square-plan brick tower ⓘ |
| function |
place of pilgrimage
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasStaircase | interior staircase to upper levels ⓘ |
| height | about 64 meters ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level in China ⓘ |
| inception | 652 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
China
ⓘ
Da Ci'en Temple ⓘ Shaanxi Province ⓘ
surface form:
Shaanxi
X’ian, China ⓘ
surface form:
Xi'an
|
| materialUsed | brick ⓘ |
| monkWhoseTextsItHoused | Xuanzang ⓘ |
| namedAfter | wild goose ⓘ |
| near |
Tang Paradise theme park
ⓘ
City Wall of Xi'an ⓘ
surface form:
Xi'an city wall
|
| numberOfStories | 7 ⓘ |
| originalCompletion | 652 ⓘ |
| originalPurpose | to house scriptures brought from India by Xuanzang ⓘ |
| partOf |
Da Ci'en Temple
ⓘ
surface form:
Da Ci'en Temple complex
|
| rebuiltIn |
704
ⓘ
8th century ⓘ |
| region | Shaanxi Province ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| significance | important site on the Silk Road ⓘ |
| tourism | popular tourist destination in Xi'an ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | part of Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Buddhist worship
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scripture preservation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Giant Wild Goose Pagoda Description of subject: The Giant Wild Goose Pagoda is a historic Buddhist pagoda in Xi'an, China, originally built in the Tang dynasty to house sacred scriptures brought from India by the monk Xuanzang.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Xi'an
this entity surface form:
Big Wild Goose Pagoda
this entity surface form:
Big Wild Goose Pagoda