Vikramashila monastery ruins
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Vikramashila monastery ruins are the remains of an important 8th–9th century Buddhist monastic and learning center in present-day Bihar, India, once renowned as a major seat of Buddhist scholarship.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vikramashila | 1 |
| Vikramashila Mahavihara | 1 |
| Vikramashila monastery | 1 |
| Vikramashila monastery ruins canonical | 1 |
| Vikramshila ruins | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2749878 — 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: Vikramashila monastery ruins Context triple: [Bihar, hasHistoricalSite, Vikramashila monastery ruins]
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A.
Diskit Monastery
Diskit Monastery is the oldest and largest Buddhist monastery in Ladakh’s Nubra Valley, renowned for its hilltop location, panoramic views, and towering Maitreya Buddha statue.
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B.
Mahabodhi Temple complex
The Mahabodhi Temple complex is a UNESCO World Heritage Buddhist pilgrimage site in Bodh Gaya, India, marking the location where Siddhartha Gautama is believed to have attained enlightenment.
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C.
Da-Parbatia temple ruins
Da-Parbatia temple ruins are the remains of an ancient Hindu temple near Tezpur in Assam, India, renowned for their intricately carved Gupta-era stone doorway and sculptures.
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D.
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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E.
Boudhanath Stupa
Boudhanath Stupa is one of the largest and most important Buddhist stupas in the world, a major pilgrimage site and cultural landmark in Kathmandu, Nepal.
- 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: Vikramashila monastery ruins Target entity description: Vikramashila monastery ruins are the remains of an important 8th–9th century Buddhist monastic and learning center in present-day Bihar, India, once renowned as a major seat of Buddhist scholarship.
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A.
Diskit Monastery
Diskit Monastery is the oldest and largest Buddhist monastery in Ladakh’s Nubra Valley, renowned for its hilltop location, panoramic views, and towering Maitreya Buddha statue.
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B.
Mahabodhi Temple complex
The Mahabodhi Temple complex is a UNESCO World Heritage Buddhist pilgrimage site in Bodh Gaya, India, marking the location where Siddhartha Gautama is believed to have attained enlightenment.
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C.
Da-Parbatia temple ruins
Da-Parbatia temple ruins are the remains of an ancient Hindu temple near Tezpur in Assam, India, renowned for their intricately carved Gupta-era stone doorway and sculptures.
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D.
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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E.
Boudhanath Stupa
Boudhanath Stupa is one of the largest and most important Buddhist stupas in the world, a major pilgrimage site and cultural landmark in Kathmandu, Nepal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monastery ruins
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ historical site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Pala architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mahayana
ⓘ
surface form:
Mahayana Buddhism
Vajrayana ⓘ
surface form:
Vajrayana Buddhism
|
| category |
Archaeological sites in Bihar
ⓘ
Buddhist monasteries in Bihar ⓘ Buddhist universities and colleges ⓘ |
| comparableTo |
Nalanda
ⓘ
surface form:
Nalanda Mahavihara
Odantapuri ⓘ
surface form:
Odantapuri monastery
|
| country | India ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | Turkic invaders ⓘ |
| destroyedInCentury | 12th century ⓘ |
| discoveredInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ |
| excavationBeganIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
10th century
ⓘ
9th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Dharmapala
ⓘ
surface form:
Dharmapala of the Pala dynasty
|
| governingBody | Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAttraction |
Munger Ganga Bridge
ⓘ
surface form:
Vikramashila Setu
|
| hasPart |
central stupa
ⓘ
courtyards ⓘ monastic cells ⓘ prayer halls ⓘ staircases ⓘ terracotta plaques ⓘ |
| heritage | Buddhist ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antichak village
ⓘ
Bhagalpur district ⓘ Bihar ⓘ |
| locatedInTime |
8th century
ⓘ
9th century ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Kahalgaon ⓘ |
| locatedOn | bank of the Ganges River ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ terracotta ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Vikramashila
ⓘ
surface form:
Vikramashila Mahavihara
|
| notableFor |
Buddhist learning
ⓘ
Tantric Buddhist studies ⓘ monastic education ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
Buddhist monastic university
ⓘ
center of Buddhist scholarship ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient university network of India ⓘ |
| period | Pala Empire ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| significance | major seat of Buddhist learning in eastern India ⓘ |
| tourism | Buddhist pilgrimage site ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Vikramashila monastery ruins Description of subject: Vikramashila monastery ruins are the remains of an important 8th–9th century Buddhist monastic and learning center in present-day Bihar, India, once renowned as a major seat of Buddhist scholarship.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ancient India
this entity surface form:
Vikramashila monastery
this entity surface form:
Vikramashila Mahavihara
this entity surface form:
Vikramashila
this entity surface form:
Vikramshila ruins