Pala period
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The Pala period was a major era of Buddhist cultural and artistic flourishing in eastern India (8th–12th centuries), renowned for its distinctive sculpture, painting, and monastic centers that influenced Buddhist art across Asia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pala period canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5737305 — 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: Pala period Context triple: [Buddhist art, historicalPeriod, Pala period]
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A.
Ectasian Period
The Ectasian Period is a division of the Mesoproterozoic characterized by widespread stabilization of continental crust and the continued development of early eukaryotic life.
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Samarra period
The Samarra period was a mid-9th-century phase of the Abbasid Caliphate marked by the relocation of the capital to Samarra and characterized by heightened military influence, political instability, and cultural development.
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C.
Vakataka period
The Vakataka period was a classical era of ancient Indian history (4th–6th centuries CE) marked by the rule of the Vakataka dynasty, noted for its patronage of art and architecture, including major phases of the Ajanta cave paintings.
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D.
Silla period
The Silla period was a formative era in Korean history marked by the unification of most of the Korean Peninsula under the Silla kingdom and significant developments in Buddhism, art, and statecraft.
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E.
Amoraic period
The Amoraic period was the era in Jewish history (roughly 3rd–5th centuries CE) during which rabbinic sages known as Amoraim developed and interpreted the Mishnah, producing the Talmud and shaping classical Rabbinic Judaism.
- 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: Pala period Target entity description: The Pala period was a major era of Buddhist cultural and artistic flourishing in eastern India (8th–12th centuries), renowned for its distinctive sculpture, painting, and monastic centers that influenced Buddhist art across Asia.
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A.
Ectasian Period
The Ectasian Period is a division of the Mesoproterozoic characterized by widespread stabilization of continental crust and the continued development of early eukaryotic life.
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B.
Samarra period
The Samarra period was a mid-9th-century phase of the Abbasid Caliphate marked by the relocation of the capital to Samarra and characterized by heightened military influence, political instability, and cultural development.
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C.
Vakataka period
The Vakataka period was a classical era of ancient Indian history (4th–6th centuries CE) marked by the rule of the Vakataka dynasty, noted for its patronage of art and architecture, including major phases of the Ajanta cave paintings.
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D.
Silla period
The Silla period was a formative era in Korean history marked by the unification of most of the Korean Peninsula under the Silla kingdom and significant developments in Buddhism, art, and statecraft.
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E.
Amoraic period
The Amoraic period was the era in Jewish history (roughly 3rd–5th centuries CE) during which rabbinic sages known as Amoraim developed and interpreted the Mishnah, producing the Talmud and shaping classical Rabbinic Judaism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist cultural era
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historical period ⓘ |
| follows | post-Gupta period ⓘ |
| hasArtForm |
bronze casting
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manuscript illumination ⓘ painting ⓘ sculpture ⓘ stone carving ⓘ |
| hasArtStyle | Pala art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapital |
Monghyr
NERFINISHED
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Pataliputra NERFINISHED ⓘ Vikramapura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
close integration of text and image in manuscripts
ⓘ
dense iconographic programs ⓘ elaborate halo and aureole designs in sculpture ⓘ slender, graceful figures in sculpture ⓘ |
| hasCulturalFlourishingIn |
Buddhist philosophy
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Buddhist ritual practice ⓘ monastic scholarship ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | 12th century ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Pali
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prakrits of eastern India ⓘ Sanskrit ⓘ |
| hasNotableMaterial |
black basalt stone
ⓘ
bronze ⓘ copper alloy ⓘ |
| hasNotableMonasticCenter |
Jagaddala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nalanda NERFINISHED ⓘ Odantapuri NERFINISHED ⓘ Somapura Mahavihara NERFINISHED ⓘ Vikramashila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotablePatron |
Devapala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dharmapala NERFINISHED ⓘ Gopala I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableSubjectMatter |
Bodhisattva images
ⓘ
Buddha images ⓘ Tantric Buddhist deities ⓘ |
| hasReligion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Vajrayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRulingDynasty | Pala dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 8th century ⓘ |
| influencedRegion |
Java
NERFINISHED
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Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ Sumatra NERFINISHED ⓘ Tibet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedTradition |
Nepalese Buddhist art
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Sri Lankan Buddhist art ⓘ Tibetan Buddhist art ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bengal region
NERFINISHED
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Bihar region NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Buddhism in India
ⓘ
history of Indian art ⓘ |
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Subject: Pala period Description of subject: The Pala period was a major era of Buddhist cultural and artistic flourishing in eastern India (8th–12th centuries), renowned for its distinctive sculpture, painting, and monastic centers that influenced Buddhist art across Asia.
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