Tree of Enlightenment
E281281
The Tree of Enlightenment is the sacred fig tree under which Siddhartha Gautama is believed to have attained Buddhahood, making it one of the most revered symbols in Buddhism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tree of Enlightenment canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2610180 — 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: Tree of Enlightenment Context triple: [Bodhi tree, hasCommonName, Tree of Enlightenment]
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A.
Halle Enlightenment
Halle Enlightenment was a major early center of German Enlightenment thought associated with the University of Halle, noted for its blend of rationalism, Pietism, and educational reform.
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B.
The Enlightened City
The Enlightened City is an honorific title for Medina, reflecting its status as a radiant center of early Islamic faith, scholarship, and the Prophet Muhammad’s community.
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C.
Arcadia
Arcadia is a mountainous region in the central Peloponnese of Greece, historically famed as a rustic, pastoral idyll in art and literature.
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D.
The Lawrence Tree
The Lawrence Tree is a famous painting by Georgia O’Keeffe depicting an upward view into the branches of a towering tree at night, inspired by the landscape at D. H. Lawrence’s New Mexico ranch.
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E.
The Four Trees
The Four Trees is one of Claude Monet’s Poplars paintings, depicting a stand of trees along the Epte River in his characteristic Impressionist style.
- 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: Tree of Enlightenment Target entity description: The Tree of Enlightenment is the sacred fig tree under which Siddhartha Gautama is believed to have attained Buddhahood, making it one of the most revered symbols in Buddhism.
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A.
Halle Enlightenment
Halle Enlightenment was a major early center of German Enlightenment thought associated with the University of Halle, noted for its blend of rationalism, Pietism, and educational reform.
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B.
The Enlightened City
The Enlightened City is an honorific title for Medina, reflecting its status as a radiant center of early Islamic faith, scholarship, and the Prophet Muhammad’s community.
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C.
Arcadia
Arcadia is a mountainous region in the central Peloponnese of Greece, historically famed as a rustic, pastoral idyll in art and literature.
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D.
The Lawrence Tree
The Lawrence Tree is a famous painting by Georgia O’Keeffe depicting an upward view into the branches of a towering tree at night, inspired by the landscape at D. H. Lawrence’s New Mexico ranch.
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E.
The Four Trees
The Four Trees is one of Claude Monet’s Poplars paintings, depicting a stand of trees along the Epte River in his characteristic Impressionist style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist symbol
ⓘ
religious symbol ⓘ sacred tree ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bo Tree
ⓘ
Bodhi tree ⓘ
surface form:
Bodhi Tree
|
| associatedSite |
Niranjana River
ⓘ
surface form:
Neranjara River (historical)
|
| associatedWith |
Shakyamuni Buddha
ⓘ
surface form:
Gautama Buddha
Shakyamuni Buddha ⓘ
surface form:
Siddhartha Gautama
|
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | one of the most revered symbols in Buddhism ⓘ |
| event | Buddha’s enlightenment ⓘ |
| hasStructureNearby |
Vajrasana
ⓘ
surface form:
Vajrasana (Diamond Throne)
|
| heritageStatus |
Mahabodhi Temple complex
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site (Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya)
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| locatedIn |
Bihar
ⓘ
Bodh Gaya ⓘ Gaya district ⓘ India ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mahabodhi Temple complex
ⓘ
surface form:
Mahabodhi Temple Complex
|
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| significance | place where Siddhartha Gautama attained Buddhahood ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
awakening
ⓘ
enlightenment ⓘ spiritual liberation ⓘ |
| timeOfEvent | around 5th century BCE (traditional dating of Buddha’s enlightenment) ⓘ |
| treeSpecies |
Bodhi tree
ⓘ
surface form:
Ficus religiosa
sacred fig ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
pilgrims
ⓘ
tourists ⓘ |
| worshippedBy |
Buddhism
ⓘ
surface form:
Buddhists
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tree of Enlightenment Description of subject: The Tree of Enlightenment is the sacred fig tree under which Siddhartha Gautama is believed to have attained Buddhahood, making it one of the most revered symbols in Buddhism.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.