Hieizan Enryaku-ji temple complex
E214182
Hieizan Enryaku-ji temple complex is a historic Tendai Buddhist monastery on Mount Hiei, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a major center of Japanese religious and cultural history.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Enryaku-ji UNESCO World Heritage Site | 1 |
| Hieizan Enryaku-ji temple complex canonical | 1 |
| Tendai school on Mount Hiei | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1595926 — 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: Hieizan Enryaku-ji temple complex Context triple: [Shiga, containsLandmark, Hieizan Enryaku-ji temple complex]
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A.
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.
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B.
Kiyomizu-dera
Kiyomizu-dera is a famous historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its large wooden stage that offers panoramic views of the city and surrounding hills.
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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.
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D.
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.
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E.
Mount Koya Buddhist monastic complex
Mount Koya Buddhist monastic complex is a historic Shingon Buddhist center in Japan, renowned for its mountaintop temples, monastic community, and sacred Okunoin cemetery.
- 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: Hieizan Enryaku-ji temple complex Target entity description: Hieizan Enryaku-ji temple complex is a historic Tendai Buddhist monastery on Mount Hiei, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a major center of Japanese religious and cultural history.
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A.
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.
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B.
Kiyomizu-dera
Kiyomizu-dera is a famous historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its large wooden stage that offers panoramic views of the city and surrounding hills.
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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.
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D.
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.
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E.
Mount Koya Buddhist monastic complex
Mount Koya Buddhist monastic complex is a historic Shingon Buddhist center in Japan, renowned for its mountaintop temples, monastic community, and sacred Okunoin cemetery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist temple complex
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Tendai monastery ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Japanese Pure Land Buddhism origins
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Japanese Zen Buddhism origins ⓘ Nichiren Buddhism origins ⓘ Tendai esoteric practices ⓘ sōhei (warrior monks) ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important site in Japanese cultural history
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important site in Japanese religious history ⓘ symbol of Japanese Tendai tradition ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | Oda Nobunaga ⓘ |
| destructionYear | 1571 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Saichō ⓘ |
| foundingEra | Nara period ⓘ |
| foundingYear | 788 ⓘ |
| hasMuseumOrTreasureHouse | yes ⓘ |
| hasPilgrimageRoute | Mount Hiei pilgrimage trails ⓘ |
| hasSubcomplex |
Tō-dō area
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surface form:
Sai-tō area
Tō-dō area ⓘ Yokawa area ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
major center of Buddhist learning in medieval Japan
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politically influential monastic complex ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ōtsu
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surface form:
Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture
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| locatedNear | Kyoto ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mount Hiei ⓘ |
| mainSectHeadquartersOf |
Tendai Buddhism
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surface form:
Tendai school of Buddhism
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| notableHall |
Amida-dō
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Hokkedō ⓘ Jōgyō-dō ⓘ Konpon Chūdō ⓘ Monju-rō ⓘ Ninai-dō ⓘ Shaka-dō ⓘ |
| notablePractice | kaihōgyō (marathon ascetic practice) ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| rebuiltInPeriod |
Azuchi–Momoyama period
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Edo period ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Tendai Buddhism ⓘ |
| trainedNotableMonk |
Dōgen
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Eisai ⓘ Hōnen ⓘ Nichiren ⓘ Shinran ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteName |
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto
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surface form:
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hieizan Enryaku-ji temple complex Description of subject: Hieizan Enryaku-ji temple complex is a historic Tendai Buddhist monastery on Mount Hiei, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a major center of Japanese religious and cultural history.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Enryaku-ji UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form:
Tendai school on Mount Hiei