Key Monastery
E443099
Key Monastery is a centuries-old Tibetan Buddhist monastery dramatically perched on a hilltop in the Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh, India, and is one of the region’s most important religious and cultural centers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Key Monastery canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4460287 — 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: Key Monastery Context triple: [Lahaul and Spiti district, contains, Key Monastery]
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A.
Ikalto Monastery
Ikalto Monastery is a historic Georgian Orthodox monastic complex in the Kakheti region, renowned for its medieval academy and role as a major cultural and educational center.
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B.
Toplou Monastery
Toplou Monastery is a historic fortified Eastern Orthodox monastery in eastern Crete, Greece, renowned for its impressive architecture, religious significance, and collection of icons and manuscripts.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Motsameta Monastery
Motsameta Monastery is a picturesque medieval Georgian Orthodox monastery dramatically perched above the Tskaltsitela River near Kutaisi in the Imereti region of western Georgia.
- 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: Key Monastery Target entity description: Key Monastery is a centuries-old Tibetan Buddhist monastery dramatically perched on a hilltop in the Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh, India, and is one of the region’s most important religious and cultural centers.
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A.
Ikalto Monastery
Ikalto Monastery is a historic Georgian Orthodox monastic complex in the Kakheti region, renowned for its medieval academy and role as a major cultural and educational center.
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B.
Toplou Monastery
Toplou Monastery is a historic fortified Eastern Orthodox monastery in eastern Crete, Greece, renowned for its impressive architecture, religious significance, and collection of icons and manuscripts.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Motsameta Monastery
Motsameta Monastery is a picturesque medieval Georgian Orthodox monastery dramatically perched above the Tskaltsitela River near Kutaisi in the Imereti region of western Georgia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gompa
ⓘ
Tibetan Buddhist monastery ⓘ |
| accessibleFrom | Kaza by road ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kee Monastery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Key Gompa NERFINISHED ⓘ Ki Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architectureStyle |
fortress-like
ⓘ
monastic complex ⓘ |
| buddhistSchool | Gelug NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | cold desert climate ⓘ |
| contains |
ancient murals
ⓘ
manuscripts ⓘ rare Buddhist scriptures ⓘ thangkas ⓘ weapons ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| district | Lahaul and Spiti district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 4166 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Dromtön
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
disciple of Atisha ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 11th century ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | 11th century CE ⓘ |
| function |
cultural center
ⓘ
monastic training center ⓘ religious center ⓘ |
| governedBy | Gelugpa monastic administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cluster of box-like structures
ⓘ
interconnected courtyards ⓘ narrow passages ⓘ small rooms ⓘ |
| hasFestival | annual Chaam (masked dance) festival ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | major monastery of Spiti region ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Himachal Pradesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India ⓘ Lahaul and Spiti district NERFINISHED ⓘ Spiti Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Kaza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMonks | several hundred ⓘ |
| overlooks | Spiti River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversees | nearby smaller monasteries and temples ⓘ |
| rebuilt | multiple times ⓘ |
| region | Trans-Himalayan region ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
largest monastery in Spiti Valley
ⓘ
one of the most important Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in Himachal Pradesh ⓘ |
| state | Himachal Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sufferedEvent |
earthquake damage
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fire damage ⓘ repeated attacks and destruction over centuries ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism destination
ⓘ
religious tourism destination ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Buddhist studies
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meditation ⓘ ritual ceremonies ⓘ |
| valley | Spiti Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| viewOf | Spiti Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Key Monastery Description of subject: Key Monastery is a centuries-old Tibetan Buddhist monastery dramatically perched on a hilltop in the Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh, India, and is one of the region’s most important religious and cultural centers.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.