Swayambhunath
E173523
Buddhist stupa complex
UNESCO World Heritage Site component
pilgrimage site
religious site
tourist attraction
Swayambhunath is an ancient Buddhist stupa complex in Kathmandu, Nepal, renowned for its iconic hilltop shrine, panoramic city views, and sacred significance to both Buddhists and Hindus.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Swayambhunath canonical | 3 |
| Swayambhu | 2 |
| Swayambhu Mahachaitya | 1 |
| Swayambhunath Stupa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1529681 — 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: Swayambhunath Context triple: [Kathmandu, hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite, Swayambhunath]
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A.
Dhamek Stupa
Dhamek Stupa is a massive 6th-century Buddhist stupa at Sarnath, India, marking the site where Gautama Buddha is believed to have delivered his first sermon.
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B.
Chaukhandi Stupa
Chaukhandi Stupa is an ancient Buddhist monument at Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh, India, marking the spot where the Buddha is believed to have first met his initial disciples after attaining enlightenment.
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C.
Kedarnath Temple
Kedarnath Temple is a revered Hindu shrine in the Indian Himalayas, dedicated to Lord Shiva and renowned as one of the twelve Jyotirlingas and a major Char Dham pilgrimage site.
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D.
Dhakeshwari Temple
Dhakeshwari Temple is a prominent and centuries-old Hindu temple in Dhaka, Bangladesh, regarded as the city’s principal place of Hindu worship and an important national heritage site.
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E.
Kailasa
Kailasa is the mythic Himalayan mountain realm revered in Hindu tradition as the celestial residence of Lord Shiva and his divine retinue.
- 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: Swayambhunath Target entity description: Swayambhunath is an ancient Buddhist stupa complex in Kathmandu, Nepal, renowned for its iconic hilltop shrine, panoramic city views, and sacred significance to both Buddhists and Hindus.
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A.
Dhamek Stupa
Dhamek Stupa is a massive 6th-century Buddhist stupa at Sarnath, India, marking the site where Gautama Buddha is believed to have delivered his first sermon.
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B.
Chaukhandi Stupa
Chaukhandi Stupa is an ancient Buddhist monument at Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh, India, marking the spot where the Buddha is believed to have first met his initial disciples after attaining enlightenment.
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C.
Kedarnath Temple
Kedarnath Temple is a revered Hindu shrine in the Indian Himalayas, dedicated to Lord Shiva and renowned as one of the twelve Jyotirlingas and a major Char Dham pilgrimage site.
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D.
Dhakeshwari Temple
Dhakeshwari Temple is a prominent and centuries-old Hindu temple in Dhaka, Bangladesh, regarded as the city’s principal place of Hindu worship and an important national heritage site.
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E.
Kailasa
Kailasa is the mythic Himalayan mountain realm revered in Hindu tradition as the celestial residence of Lord Shiva and his divine retinue.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist stupa complex
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ religious site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Monkey Temple
ⓘ
Swayambhunath ⓘ
surface form:
Swayambhu
Swayambhunath ⓘ
surface form:
Swayambhu Mahachaitya
|
| architecturalStyle |
Newar Buddhist architecture
ⓘ
stupa architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nepalese Hinduism
ⓘ
Newar ⓘ
surface form:
Newar community
Vajrayana ⓘ
surface form:
Vajrayana Buddhism
|
| country | Nepal ⓘ |
| culture |
Newar
ⓘ
surface form:
Newar Buddhist
|
| dedicatedTo |
Shakyamuni Buddha
ⓘ
surface form:
Buddha
|
| hasAccess |
road access to hilltop
ⓘ
steep stone staircase ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
ancient
ⓘ
hilltop shrine ⓘ symbol of Kathmandu Valley ⓘ |
| hasDecoration |
gilded spire
ⓘ
prayer flags ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
all-seeing eyes painted on stupa
ⓘ
eyes of the Buddha ⓘ panoramic views of Kathmandu ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Buddhist monasteries
ⓘ
Hindu shrines ⓘ harati temple ⓘ main stupa ⓘ prayer wheels ⓘ stairs to hilltop ⓘ vajra (thunderbolt) monument ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
Dharma Chakra
ⓘ
surface form:
Buddhist dharma wheel
vajra ⓘ
surface form:
Buddhist vajra
|
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kathmandu
ⓘ
Kathmandu Valley ⓘ |
| locatedOn | hilltop ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kathmandu Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Kathmandu Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site
|
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ |
| significance |
major pilgrimage destination
ⓘ
sacred to Buddhists ⓘ sacred to Hindus ⓘ |
| tourism | major tourist attraction in Kathmandu ⓘ |
| usedFor |
festivals
ⓘ
meditation ⓘ religious rituals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Swayambhunath Description of subject: Swayambhunath is an ancient Buddhist stupa complex in Kathmandu, Nepal, renowned for its iconic hilltop shrine, panoramic city views, and sacred significance to both Buddhists and Hindus.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Swayambhu
this entity surface form:
Swayambhu Mahachaitya
this entity surface form:
Swayambhu
this entity surface form:
Swayambhunath Stupa