Lamayuru Monastery
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Lamayuru Monastery is one of the oldest and largest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in the Indian Himalayas, renowned for its dramatic cliffside setting and ancient murals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lamayuru Monastery canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3622326 — 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: Lamayuru Monastery Context triple: [Ladakh, contains, Lamayuru Monastery]
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A.
Hemis Monastery
Hemis Monastery is a prominent Tibetan Buddhist monastery in the Indian Himalayas, renowned for its annual Hemis festival, rich cultural heritage, and impressive collection of ancient artifacts and thangkas.
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B.
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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C.
Tawang Monastery
Tawang Monastery is a prominent 17th-century Tibetan Buddhist monastery in northeastern India, renowned as one of the largest monasteries in the world and an important center of Mahayana Buddhism.
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D.
Tsuglagkhang Complex
Tsuglagkhang Complex is a prominent Tibetan Buddhist temple and monastery in Dharamshala that serves as the official residence of the Dalai Lama and a major center of Tibetan culture and pilgrimage.
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E.
Thiksey Monastery
Thiksey Monastery is a prominent hilltop Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Ladakh, India, renowned for its multi-level architecture and panoramic views of the Indus Valley.
- 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: Lamayuru Monastery Target entity description: Lamayuru Monastery is one of the oldest and largest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in the Indian Himalayas, renowned for its dramatic cliffside setting and ancient murals.
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A.
Hemis Monastery
Hemis Monastery is a prominent Tibetan Buddhist monastery in the Indian Himalayas, renowned for its annual Hemis festival, rich cultural heritage, and impressive collection of ancient artifacts and thangkas.
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B.
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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C.
Tawang Monastery
Tawang Monastery is a prominent 17th-century Tibetan Buddhist monastery in northeastern India, renowned as one of the largest monasteries in the world and an important center of Mahayana Buddhism.
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D.
Tsuglagkhang Complex
Tsuglagkhang Complex is a prominent Tibetan Buddhist temple and monastery in Dharamshala that serves as the official residence of the Dalai Lama and a major center of Tibetan culture and pilgrimage.
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E.
Thiksey Monastery
Thiksey Monastery is a prominent hilltop Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Ladakh, India, renowned for its multi-level architecture and panoramic views of the Indus Valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monastery
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Tibetan Buddhist monastery ⓘ religious building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | traditional Tibetan monastic architecture ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | approximately 125 kilometres west of Leh ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 3510 metres ⓘ |
| features |
assembly hall (dukhang)
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caves used for meditation ⓘ chortens ⓘ prayer wheels ⓘ residential quarters for monks ⓘ |
| festivalMonth |
July
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June ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Naropa ⓘ |
| hasFestival | Yuru Kabgyat festival ⓘ |
| hasMurals |
Buddhist deities
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mandalas ⓘ scenes from the life of the Buddha ⓘ |
| heritage |
one of the largest monasteries in Ladakh
ⓘ
one of the oldest monasteries in Ladakh ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ancient murals
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annual religious festivals ⓘ cave where Naropa is believed to have meditated ⓘ dramatic cliffside setting ⓘ masked dance performances ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Ladakhi
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Tibetan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Himalayas
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Himalayas
Ladakh ⓘ Leh ⓘ
surface form:
Leh district
village of Lamayuru ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Srinagar-Leh Highway
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surface form:
Srinagar–Leh highway
|
| overlooks |
Lamayuru village
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Moonland-like eroded landscape ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
cultural preservation
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monastic education ⓘ religious practice ⓘ |
| region |
Transhimalaya
ⓘ
surface form:
Trans-Himalaya
|
| religion |
Tibetan Buddhism
ⓘ
Vajrayana ⓘ
surface form:
Vajrayana Buddhism
|
| tourism | popular tourist destination in Ladakh ⓘ |
| tradition |
Drikung Kagyu school
ⓘ
Drikung Kagyu school ⓘ
surface form:
Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lamayuru Monastery Description of subject: Lamayuru Monastery is one of the oldest and largest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in the Indian Himalayas, renowned for its dramatic cliffside setting and ancient murals.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.