Reclining Buddha
E304359
The Reclining Buddha is a massive gilded statue of the Buddha lying on his side, renowned as one of Bangkok’s most iconic religious and tourist attractions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Reclining Buddha canonical | 2 |
| reclining Buddha | 2 |
| Reclining Buddha statue | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2832978 — 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: Reclining Buddha Context triple: [Wat Pho, hasPart, Reclining Buddha]
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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.
Dhamek Stupa
Dhamek Stupa is a massive 6th-century Buddhist stupa at Sarnath, India, marking the site where Gautama Buddha is believed to have delivered his first sermon.
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D.
Emerald Buddha image
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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E.
Bamiyan Buddhas
The Bamiyan Buddhas were two monumental 6th-century statues of the Buddha carved into cliffs in central Afghanistan, renowned as masterpieces of Buddhist art before their destruction.
- 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: Reclining Buddha Target entity description: The Reclining Buddha is a massive gilded statue of the Buddha lying on his side, renowned as one of Bangkok’s most iconic religious and tourist attractions.
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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.
Dhamek Stupa
Dhamek Stupa is a massive 6th-century Buddhist stupa at Sarnath, India, marking the site where Gautama Buddha is believed to have delivered his first sermon.
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D.
Emerald Buddha image
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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E.
Bamiyan Buddhas
The Bamiyan Buddhas were two monumental 6th-century statues of the Buddha carved into cliffs in central Afghanistan, renowned as masterpieces of Buddhist art before their destruction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist sculpture
ⓘ
reclining Buddha statue ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| access | publicly accessible ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Phra Buddhasaiyas ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty |
Rattanakosin Kingdom (Siam)
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surface form:
Rattanakosin Kingdom
|
| associatedPractice |
Theravada
ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
|
| constructedInPeriod |
Rama III
ⓘ
surface form:
reign of King Rama III
|
| constructionStartApprox | early 19th century ⓘ |
| country | Thailand ⓘ |
| depicts |
Shakyamuni Buddha
ⓘ
surface form:
Gautama Buddha
|
| dressCode | modest clothing required ⓘ |
| eyesMaterial | mother-of-pearl ⓘ |
| feetDecoration | mother-of-pearl inlay ⓘ |
| feetDirection | south ⓘ |
| feetFeature | 108 auspicious symbols of the Buddha ⓘ |
| function |
pilgrimage site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| headDirection | north ⓘ |
| height | 15 m ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | one of Bangkok’s most famous landmarks ⓘ |
| length | 46 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bangkok
ⓘ
Phra Nakhon District ⓘ Thailand ⓘ |
| location | Wat Pho ⓘ |
| material |
brick core
ⓘ
gold leaf ⓘ plaster ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction |
Grand Palace
ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Palace (Bangkok)
Wat Arun ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
massive gilded body
ⓘ
murals on surrounding walls ⓘ ornate soles of the feet ⓘ |
| orientation | reclining on right side ⓘ |
| partOf |
Wat Pho
ⓘ
surface form:
Wat Pho temple complex
|
| pose | reclining ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| style |
Rattanakosin art
ⓘ
Thai ⓘ |
| symbolizes | Buddha’s passing into parinirvana ⓘ |
| templeAffiliation |
Wat Pho
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surface form:
Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha)
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| templeFullName | Wat Phra Chetuphon Wimon Mangkhalaram Ratchaworamahawihan ⓘ |
| tourismImportance |
major attraction for domestic tourists
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major attraction for international tourists ⓘ |
| visitorActivity |
making merit
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paying respects ⓘ photography ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Reclining Buddha Description of subject: The Reclining Buddha is a massive gilded statue of the Buddha lying on his side, renowned as one of Bangkok’s most iconic religious and tourist attractions.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
reclining Buddha
this entity surface form:
reclining Buddha