Emerald Buddha image
E297258
The Emerald Buddha image is Thailand’s most revered Buddhist statue, a small but sacred jade figure enshrined in Wat Phra Kaew within Bangkok’s Grand Palace complex.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Emerald Buddha image canonical | 1 |
| Emerald Buddha image carved from green stone | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2772095 — 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: Emerald Buddha image Context triple: [Grand Palace, notableFeature, Emerald Buddha image]
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A.
Seated jade Buddha
The Seated jade Buddha is a revered, intricately carved jade statue of the Buddha that serves as the principal devotional icon of Shanghai’s Jade Buddha Temple.
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B.
Cham sculpture
Cham sculpture refers to the distinctive stone and terracotta artworks created by the Cham people of central and southern Vietnam, renowned for their intricate Hindu-Buddhist iconography and temple decorations dating from around the 4th to 15th centuries.
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C.
Phra Phutthayotfa Chulalok
Phra Phutthayotfa Chulalok, also known as King Rama I, was the founder of the Chakri Dynasty and the first monarch of the Rattanakosin Kingdom of Thailand.
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D.
Pha That Luang
Pha That Luang is a grand, gold-covered Buddhist stupa in Vientiane and a national symbol of Laos.
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E.
Temple of the Tooth
The Temple of the Tooth is a sacred Buddhist temple in Kandy, Sri Lanka, renowned for housing a revered relic believed to be a tooth of the Buddha and serving as a major pilgrimage and cultural site.
- 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: Emerald Buddha image Target entity description: The Emerald Buddha image is Thailand’s most revered Buddhist statue, a small but sacred jade figure enshrined in Wat Phra Kaew within Bangkok’s Grand Palace complex.
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A.
Seated jade Buddha
The Seated jade Buddha is a revered, intricately carved jade statue of the Buddha that serves as the principal devotional icon of Shanghai’s Jade Buddha Temple.
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B.
Cham sculpture
Cham sculpture refers to the distinctive stone and terracotta artworks created by the Cham people of central and southern Vietnam, renowned for their intricate Hindu-Buddhist iconography and temple decorations dating from around the 4th to 15th centuries.
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C.
Phra Phutthayotfa Chulalok
Phra Phutthayotfa Chulalok, also known as King Rama I, was the founder of the Chakri Dynasty and the first monarch of the Rattanakosin Kingdom of Thailand.
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D.
Pha That Luang
Pha That Luang is a grand, gold-covered Buddhist stupa in Vientiane and a national symbol of Laos.
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E.
Temple of the Tooth
The Temple of the Tooth is a sacred Buddhist temple in Kandy, Sri Lanka, renowned for housing a revered relic believed to be a tooth of the Buddha and serving as a major pilgrimage and cultural site.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist statue
ⓘ
national symbol of Thailand ⓘ religious icon ⓘ |
| access | public viewing from a distance ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Phra Kaeo Morakot
ⓘ
Phra Buddha Sihing ⓘ
surface form:
Phra Phuttha Maha Mani Rattana Patimakon
|
| associatedWith |
Thai royal family
ⓘ
surface form:
Chakri dynasty
Thai kingship ⓘ |
| broughtToBangkokBy | King Rama I ⓘ |
| country | Thailand ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
most revered Buddha image in Thailand
ⓘ
symbol of Thai monarchy ⓘ symbol of Thai state ⓘ |
| depicts |
Shakyamuni Buddha
ⓘ
surface form:
Gautama Buddha
|
| enshrinedIn | ubosot of Wat Phra Kaew ⓘ |
| enshrinedSince | 1780s ⓘ |
| eraOfCreation | uncertain ⓘ |
| function |
object of veneration
ⓘ
protective palladium of the kingdom ⓘ |
| height |
about 26 inches
ⓘ
about 66 centimeters ⓘ |
| historicalProvenance |
Chiang Mai
ⓘ
Lanna Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Lan Na
Lan Xang ⓘ Vientiane ⓘ |
| legendaryOrigin | India ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bangkok
ⓘ
Central Thailand ⓘ Grand Palace ⓘ Phra Nakhon District ⓘ Temple of the Emerald Buddha ⓘ
surface form:
Wat Phra Kaew
|
| material |
green stone
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jade ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
carved from a single block of green stone
ⓘ
small size but great religious importance ⓘ |
| placedOn | high gilded pedestal ⓘ |
| protectedBy | glass case ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| robeMaterial | gold ⓘ |
| seasonalRobes |
cool season robe
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hot season robe ⓘ rainy season robe ⓘ |
| seatedPosture |
cross-legged posture
ⓘ
meditation posture ⓘ |
| wardrobeChange | three times per year ⓘ |
| wardrobeChangeBy | King of Thailand ⓘ |
| worshippedBy |
Thai Buddhists
ⓘ
international pilgrims ⓘ |
| yearBroughtToBangkok | 1784 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Emerald Buddha image Description of subject: The Emerald Buddha image is Thailand’s most revered Buddhist statue, a small but sacred jade figure enshrined in Wat Phra Kaew within Bangkok’s Grand Palace complex.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Emerald Buddha image carved from green stone