Thadingyut
E218952
Thadingyut is a major Burmese Buddhist festival marking the end of Buddhist Lent, celebrated with lights, offerings, and communal festivities across Myanmar.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thadingyut canonical | 5 |
| Tazaungdaing Festival of Lights | 1 |
| Thadingyut Festival | 1 |
| Thadingyut Festival of Lights | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1965773 — 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: Thadingyut Context triple: [Bamar, majorFestival, Thadingyut]
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A.
Magha Puja
Magha Puja is a major Buddhist festival commemorating an early gathering of the Buddha and his disciples, observed with merit-making, chanting, and candlelit processions in many Theravada countries.
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B.
Thaipusam
Thaipusam is a Hindu festival, especially observed by Tamil communities, that honors Lord Murugan (Kartikeya) through acts of devotion, penance, and elaborate processions.
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C.
Vesak
Vesak is the most important Buddhist festival, commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death (parinirvana) of Gautama Buddha.
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D.
Losar
Losar is the traditional Tibetan New Year festival, widely celebrated with prayers, dances, and cultural rituals across Himalayan regions including parts of Arunachal Pradesh.
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E.
Burmese calendar
The Burmese calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar used in Myanmar to determine religious festivals, cultural events, and historical dates.
- 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: Thadingyut Target entity description: Thadingyut is a major Burmese Buddhist festival marking the end of Buddhist Lent, celebrated with lights, offerings, and communal festivities across Myanmar.
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A.
Magha Puja
Magha Puja is a major Buddhist festival commemorating an early gathering of the Buddha and his disciples, observed with merit-making, chanting, and candlelit processions in many Theravada countries.
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B.
Thaipusam
Thaipusam is a Hindu festival, especially observed by Tamil communities, that honors Lord Murugan (Kartikeya) through acts of devotion, penance, and elaborate processions.
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C.
Vesak
Vesak is the most important Buddhist festival, commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death (parinirvana) of Gautama Buddha.
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D.
Losar
Losar is the traditional Tibetan New Year festival, widely celebrated with prayers, dances, and cultural rituals across Himalayan regions including parts of Arunachal Pradesh.
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E.
Burmese calendar
The Burmese calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar used in Myanmar to determine religious festivals, cultural events, and historical dates.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist festival
ⓘ
public holiday in Myanmar ⓘ religious festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Festival of Lights
ⓘ
Tazaungdaing Festival ⓘ
surface form:
Lighting Festival of Myanmar
|
| associatedWith |
Buddha’s descent from Tavatimsa heaven
ⓘ
family reunions ⓘ gratitude to teachers ⓘ merit-making ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Burmese calendar
ⓘ
surface form:
Burmese lunar calendar
|
| celebratedBy |
Bamar
ⓘ
surface form:
Bamar people
Buddhists in Myanmar ⓘ |
| celebratedIn |
Buddhist temples
ⓘ
Myanmar ⓘ |
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| duration | 3 days ⓘ |
| follows |
Burmese calendar
ⓘ
surface form:
Wakhaung (sixth month of Burmese calendar)
|
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasCustom |
asking forgiveness from elders
ⓘ
charitable donations ⓘ community feasts ⓘ decorating houses with colored lights ⓘ fireworks and firecrackers ⓘ illumination of homes and streets ⓘ lighting of candles and lanterns ⓘ offering alms to monks ⓘ paying respect to parents and elders ⓘ street fairs and markets ⓘ visiting pagodas ⓘ |
| hasSymbol | light ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
gratitude
ⓘ
reconciliation ⓘ renewal ⓘ |
| legalStatus | national holiday in Myanmar ⓘ |
| mainDay | full moon day of Thadingyut ⓘ |
| marks |
end of Buddhist Lent
ⓘ
end of Vassa ⓘ |
| occursInMonth | Thadingyut (seventh month of Burmese calendar) ⓘ |
| partOf |
Burmese cultural traditions
ⓘ
Theravada Buddhist observances ⓘ |
| precedes | Tazaungmon (eighth month of Burmese calendar) ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| typeOfLight |
electric lights
ⓘ
oil lamps ⓘ paper lanterns ⓘ |
| typicalGregorianMonth |
October
ⓘ
late September ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thadingyut Description of subject: Thadingyut is a major Burmese Buddhist festival marking the end of Buddhist Lent, celebrated with lights, offerings, and communal festivities across Myanmar.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Thadingyut Festival of Lights
this entity surface form:
Tazaungdaing Festival of Lights
this entity surface form:
Thadingyut Festival