Isipatana
E163754
Isipatana is the ancient name of the deer park near Varanasi where Gautama Buddha is said to have delivered his first sermon, setting in motion the Wheel of Dharma.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Isipatana canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1431568 — 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: Isipatana Context triple: [Sarnath, alsoKnownAs, Isipatana]
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A.
Negombo
Negombo is a coastal city in western Sri Lanka known historically as a strategic colonial port and today for its fishing industry and beach tourism.
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B.
Apswa
Apswa is the endonym used by the Abkhaz people to refer to themselves and their language.
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C.
Bakultala
Bakultala is a small settlement located on Middle Andaman Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India.
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D.
Tshiilafuri
Tshiilafuri is a regional dialect of the Tshivenda language spoken by Venda communities in parts of South Africa.
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E.
Issel
Issel is a surname most notably associated with Dan Issel, a Hall of Fame American basketball player and coach.
- 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: Isipatana Target entity description: Isipatana is the ancient name of the deer park near Varanasi where Gautama Buddha is said to have delivered his first sermon, setting in motion the Wheel of Dharma.
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A.
Negombo
Negombo is a coastal city in western Sri Lanka known historically as a strategic colonial port and today for its fishing industry and beach tourism.
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B.
Apswa
Apswa is the endonym used by the Abkhaz people to refer to themselves and their language.
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C.
Bakultala
Bakultala is a small settlement located on Middle Andaman Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India.
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D.
Tshiilafuri
Tshiilafuri is a regional dialect of the Tshivenda language spoken by Venda communities in parts of South Africa.
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E.
Issel
Issel is a surname most notably associated with Dan Issel, a Hall of Fame American basketball player and coach.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ancient Buddhist site
ⓘ
Religious locality ⓘ |
| AshokanActivity | Construction or enlargement of stupas and monastic structures ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
Early formation of the Buddhist Saṅgha
ⓘ
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma ⓘ
surface form:
First turning of the Dharma Wheel
|
| associatedWithGroup | Five ascetics (pañcavaggiya bhikkhus) ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Shakyamuni Buddha
ⓘ
surface form:
Gautama Buddha
|
| associatedWithReligion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| associatedWithText |
Three Marks of Existence
ⓘ
surface form:
Anattalakkhaṇa Sutta
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma ⓘ
surface form:
Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta
|
| associatedWithTradition |
Mahayana
ⓘ
surface form:
Mahāyāna Buddhism
Theravada ⓘ
surface form:
Theravāda Buddhism
Vajrayana ⓘ
surface form:
Vajrayāna Buddhism
|
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | Major Buddhist pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| etymology | Pāli term often interpreted as “place where sages (isi) alighted” ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Deer Park at Sarnath
ⓘ
Migadāya ⓘ Rishipattana ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
Ancient monasteries and stupas
ⓘ
Ashoka Pillar ⓘ
surface form:
Ashokan pillar fragments
|
| hasFeature | Deer-inhabited park in ancient times ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity | Varanasi ⓘ |
| hasNearbyStructure |
Chaukhandi Stupa
ⓘ
Dhamek Stupa ⓘ Mulagandha Kuti Vihara ⓘ
surface form:
Mulagandhakuti Vihara
|
| hasPilgrimageType | Buddhist pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| hasRoleInBuddhism |
Place where the Buddha first taught the Four Noble Truths
ⓘ
Place where the Noble Eightfold Path was first expounded ⓘ |
| linkedToRuler |
Ashoka
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Ashoka
|
| locatedIn |
India
ⓘ
Sarnath ⓘ Uttar Pradesh ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Varanasi ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Tripitaka
ⓘ
surface form:
Pāli Canon
Sutta Pitaka ⓘ Vinaya Pitaka ⓘ |
| modernNameOfArea | Sarnath ⓘ |
| partOf | Ancient kingdom of Kāśi region ⓘ |
| region |
northern India
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern India
|
| siteOf |
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
ⓘ
surface form:
Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma ⓘ
surface form:
First sermon of Gautama Buddha
Setting in motion of the Wheel of Dharma ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 6th century BCE (time of Buddha’s first sermon) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | Located within the tentative or protected heritage landscape around Sarnath ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Isipatana Description of subject: Isipatana is the ancient name of the deer park near Varanasi where Gautama Buddha is said to have delivered his first sermon, setting in motion the Wheel of Dharma.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Deer Park, Sarnath