Hokki-ji Three-story Pagoda
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The Hokki-ji Three-story Pagoda is an early 8th-century wooden Buddhist pagoda in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, renowned as one of Japan’s oldest surviving multi-story temple towers and part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hokki-ji Three-story Pagoda canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5745867 — 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: Hokki-ji Three-story Pagoda Context triple: [Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area, contains, Hokki-ji Three-story Pagoda]
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Chureito Pagoda
Chureito Pagoda is a five-storied pagoda on a hillside overlooking Fujiyoshida, famed for its iconic views of Mount Fuji framed by cherry blossoms.
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Daigo-ji
Daigo-ji is a historic Buddhist temple complex in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its association with Shingon Buddhism, ancient pagoda, and UNESCO World Heritage status.
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Tenryu-ji Temple
Tenryu-ji Temple is a major Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its historic landscape garden and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
To-ji Temple
To-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its five-story pagoda and its deep association with the monk Kobo Daishi and Shingon Buddhism.
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E.
Hōjōji temple
Hōjōji temple was a grand Heian-period Buddhist temple in Kyoto, renowned as a symbol of the political power and religious patronage of the Fujiwara clan.
- 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: Hokki-ji Three-story Pagoda Target entity description: The Hokki-ji Three-story Pagoda is an early 8th-century wooden Buddhist pagoda in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, renowned as one of Japan’s oldest surviving multi-story temple towers and part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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A.
Chureito Pagoda
Chureito Pagoda is a five-storied pagoda on a hillside overlooking Fujiyoshida, famed for its iconic views of Mount Fuji framed by cherry blossoms.
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B.
Daigo-ji
Daigo-ji is a historic Buddhist temple complex in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its association with Shingon Buddhism, ancient pagoda, and UNESCO World Heritage status.
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C.
Tenryu-ji Temple
Tenryu-ji Temple is a major Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its historic landscape garden and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
To-ji Temple
To-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its five-story pagoda and its deep association with the monk Kobo Daishi and Shingon Buddhism.
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E.
Hōjōji temple
Hōjōji temple was a grand Heian-period Buddhist temple in Kyoto, renowned as a symbol of the political power and religious patronage of the Fujiwara clan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist pagoda
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historic building ⓘ wooden pagoda ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Asuka period Buddhist architecture ⓘ |
| associatedTemple | Hokki-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Buddhist temples in Nara Prefecture
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Buildings and structures in Nara Prefecture ⓘ Pagodas in Japan ⓘ World Heritage Sites in Japan ⓘ |
| completionDate | early 8th century ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Nara Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Japanese Buddhism ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Yamato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Nara period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | Buddhist reliquary structure ⓘ |
| hasFloorCount | 3 ⓘ |
| hasPlan | square base ⓘ |
| hasTourism | popular sightseeing spot ⓘ |
| hasWorldHeritageStatusSince | 1993 ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Important Cultural Property of Japan
NERFINISHED
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UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected historic structure ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hokki-ji
NERFINISHED
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Ikaruga NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan ⓘ Nara Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Hōryū-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early wooden pagoda construction
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state of preservation ⓘ |
| numberOfStories | 3 ⓘ |
| orientation | traditional temple compound layout ⓘ |
| ownership | Hokki-ji temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservation | conservation under Japanese cultural property law ⓘ |
| region | Kansai region ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| roofType | tiered roof ⓘ |
| significance | one of Japan’s oldest surviving multi-story temple towers ⓘ |
| structureType | multi-story temple tower ⓘ |
| supportingStructure | central pillar (shinbashira) ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteId | 660 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Buddhist worship
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housing sacred relics ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hokki-ji Three-story Pagoda Description of subject: The Hokki-ji Three-story Pagoda is an early 8th-century wooden Buddhist pagoda in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, renowned as one of Japan’s oldest surviving multi-story temple towers and part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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