Shwedagon Pagoda

E218956

Buddhist stupa pagoda religious building tourist attraction

Shwedagon Pagoda is a towering, gold-plated Buddhist stupa in Yangon, Myanmar, revered as the country’s most sacred religious site and a major pilgrimage and tourist destination.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Shwedagon Pagoda canonical	10
Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1965799 — 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: Shwedagon Pagoda
Context triple: [Yangon, hasLandmark, Shwedagon Pagoda]

A. 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.
B. Munirangsyaram Pagoda
Munirangsyaram Pagoda is a notable Khmer Buddhist temple in Can Tho, Vietnam, recognized for its distinctive architecture and cultural significance to the local Khmer community.
C. Ong Pagoda
Ong Pagoda is a historic Chinese-style temple in Can Tho, Vietnam, renowned for its vibrant architecture and role as a spiritual and cultural center for the local Chinese-Vietnamese community.
D. Small Wild Goose Pagoda
The Small Wild Goose Pagoda is a well-preserved Tang dynasty Buddhist pagoda in Xi'an, China, renowned for its elegant brick structure and historical significance as part of the ancient capital’s religious and cultural heritage.
E. Gangaramaya Temple
Gangaramaya Temple is a prominent Buddhist temple and cultural complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka, known for its eclectic architecture, religious significance, and extensive collection of artifacts.
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: Shwedagon Pagoda
Target entity description: Shwedagon Pagoda is a towering, gold-plated Buddhist stupa in Yangon, Myanmar, revered as the country’s most sacred religious site and a major pilgrimage and tourist destination.

A. 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.
B. Munirangsyaram Pagoda
Munirangsyaram Pagoda is a notable Khmer Buddhist temple in Can Tho, Vietnam, recognized for its distinctive architecture and cultural significance to the local Khmer community.
C. Ong Pagoda
Ong Pagoda is a historic Chinese-style temple in Can Tho, Vietnam, renowned for its vibrant architecture and role as a spiritual and cultural center for the local Chinese-Vietnamese community.
D. Small Wild Goose Pagoda
The Small Wild Goose Pagoda is a well-preserved Tang dynasty Buddhist pagoda in Xi'an, China, renowned for its elegant brick structure and historical significance as part of the ancient capital’s religious and cultural heritage.
E. Gangaramaya Temple
Gangaramaya Temple is a prominent Buddhist temple and cultural complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka, known for its eclectic architecture, religious significance, and extensive collection of artifacts.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist stupa ⓘ pagoda ⓘ religious building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
associatedWith	Myanmar national identity ⓘ Theravada ⓘ surface form: Theravada Buddhism
country	Myanmar ⓘ
culturalRole	symbol of Myanmar Buddhism ⓘ symbol of Yangon ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Shakyamuni Buddha ⓘ surface form: Gautama Buddha Kakusandha Buddha ⓘ Kassapa Buddha ⓘ Koṇāgamana Buddha ⓘ
estimatedGoldWeight	over 20,000 bars of gold leaf ⓘ
function	pilgrimage site ⓘ tourist destination ⓘ
governingBody	Government of Myanmar ⓘ surface form: Myanmar government Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee ⓘ
hasAccess	elevators ⓘ stairways ⓘ
hasColor	gold ⓘ
hasCrowningJewel	diamond bud ⓘ diamond orb ⓘ golden hti ⓘ weather vane ⓘ
hasFeature	Bodhi trees ⓘ diamond-studded hti ⓘ gold-plated stupa ⓘ planetary posts ⓘ prayer halls ⓘ shrines ⓘ terraces ⓘ
hasGemstones	diamonds ⓘ other precious stones ⓘ rubies ⓘ sapphires ⓘ topaz ⓘ
hasNightView	illuminated at night ⓘ
hasRelicOf	Shakyamuni Buddha ⓘ surface form: Gautama Buddha Kakusandha Buddha ⓘ Kassapa Buddha ⓘ Koṇāgamana Buddha ⓘ
hasRelicType	hair relics of Gautama Buddha ⓘ robe of Kassapa Buddha ⓘ staff of Kakusandha Buddha ⓘ water filter of Koṇāgamana Buddha ⓘ
height	approximately 325 feet ⓘ approximately 99 metres ⓘ
heritageStatus	national landmark of Myanmar ⓘ
locatedIn	Myanmar ⓘ surface form: Burma Yangon ⓘ Yangon Region ⓘ
locatedOn	Singuttara Hill ⓘ
material	brick ⓘ gold ⓘ marble ⓘ stone ⓘ
religion	Buddhism ⓘ
significance	most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar ⓘ
usedFor	meditation ⓘ offerings ⓘ religious ceremonies ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yangon → hasLandmark → Shwedagon Pagoda ⓘ

Dargah of Bahadur Shah Zafar → near → Shwedagon Pagoda ⓘ

Chinthe → hasNotableExampleAt → Shwedagon Pagoda ⓘ

Yangon Region → hasLandmark → Shwedagon Pagoda ⓘ

Bama → notableReligiousSite → Shwedagon Pagoda ⓘ

Tazaungdaing → locationOfMajorCelebrations → Shwedagon Pagoda ⓘ

Kandawgyi Lake → hasViewOf → Shwedagon Pagoda ⓘ

Kandawgyi Lake → near → Shwedagon Pagoda ⓘ

Chaukhtatgyi Buddha Temple → near → Shwedagon Pagoda ⓘ

Uppatasanti Pagoda → modeledAfter → Shwedagon Pagoda ⓘ

Uppatasanti Pagoda → inspiredBy → Shwedagon Pagoda ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon

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