bronze statue of Vairocana Buddha
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The bronze statue of Vairocana Buddha at Tōdai-ji is a colossal 8th-century Great Buddha (Daibutsu) revered as one of Japan’s most iconic and historically significant Buddhist sculptures.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rushana Buddha (Vairocana) statue | 1 |
| bronze statue of Vairocana Buddha canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4815867 — 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: bronze statue of Vairocana Buddha Context triple: [Tōdai-ji, mainImage, bronze statue of Vairocana Buddha]
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Buddha Dordenma statue
The Buddha Dordenma statue is a massive gilded Shakyamuni Buddha monument overlooking Thimphu, Bhutan, and is one of the largest Buddha statues in the world.
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Bahirawakanda Vihara Buddha Statue
The Bahirawakanda Vihara Buddha Statue is a towering hillside Buddha monument overlooking Kandy, Sri Lanka, known for its panoramic city views and religious significance.
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C.
Byakue Kannon statue
The Byakue Kannon statue is a towering white Buddhist monument of the bodhisattva Kannon in Takasaki, Japan, renowned as a local symbol and pilgrimage site.
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D.
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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E.
Reclining Buddha
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.
- 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: bronze statue of Vairocana Buddha Target entity description: The bronze statue of Vairocana Buddha at Tōdai-ji is a colossal 8th-century Great Buddha (Daibutsu) revered as one of Japan’s most iconic and historically significant Buddhist sculptures.
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A.
Buddha Dordenma statue
The Buddha Dordenma statue is a massive gilded Shakyamuni Buddha monument overlooking Thimphu, Bhutan, and is one of the largest Buddha statues in the world.
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B.
Bahirawakanda Vihara Buddha Statue
The Bahirawakanda Vihara Buddha Statue is a towering hillside Buddha monument overlooking Kandy, Sri Lanka, known for its panoramic city views and religious significance.
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C.
Byakue Kannon statue
The Byakue Kannon statue is a towering white Buddhist monument of the bodhisattva Kannon in Takasaki, Japan, renowned as a local symbol and pilgrimage site.
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D.
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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E.
Reclining Buddha
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist sculpture
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Daibutsu ⓘ cultural property of Japan ⓘ religious icon ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Great Buddha of Nara
NERFINISHED
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Nara Daibutsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedSect | Kegon Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTemple | Tōdai-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Emperor Shōmu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionYear | 752 ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 752 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 743 ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
symbol of Japanese Buddhism
ⓘ
symbol of Nara ⓘ |
| damagedBy |
fire in 1180
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fire in 1567 ⓘ |
| depicts | Vairocana Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| event | Eye-opening ceremony in 752 ⓘ |
| handGesture |
abhaya mudra
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varada mudra ⓘ |
| hasHalo | yes ⓘ |
| hasUndergone | multiple restorations ⓘ |
| height | approximately 15 meters ⓘ |
| iconography | cosmic Buddha ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Chinese Buddhist sculpture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Great Buddha Hall of Tōdai-ji
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ Nara NERFINISHED ⓘ Nara Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Tōdai-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
bronze
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gilding ⓘ |
| orientation | facing south ⓘ |
| partiallyRecast |
Heian period
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Kamakura period ⓘ |
| period | Nara period ⓘ |
| purpose |
to promote Buddhism as state religion
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to protect the nation ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| seatedOn | lotus pedestal ⓘ |
| style | Japanese Buddhist art ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | major ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | part of Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1998 ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
domestic tourists
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international tourists ⓘ |
| worshippedBy | Buddhist pilgrims ⓘ |
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Subject: bronze statue of Vairocana Buddha Description of subject: The bronze statue of Vairocana Buddha at Tōdai-ji is a colossal 8th-century Great Buddha (Daibutsu) revered as one of Japan’s most iconic and historically significant Buddhist sculptures.
Referenced by (2)
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