Chugu-ji
E555593
Chugu-ji is a historic Buddhist nunnery temple in Nara, Japan, renowned for its elegant Asuka-period wooden statue of a contemplative bodhisattva.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chugu-ji canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5745860 — 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: Chugu-ji Context triple: [Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area, contains, Chugu-ji]
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A.
To-ji
To-ji is a historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, famed for its five-story pagoda—the tallest wooden tower in the country—and its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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B.
Ninna-ji
Ninna-ji is a historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its imperial connections, traditional architecture, and late-blooming cherry blossoms.
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C.
Kongōbu-ji
Kongōbu-ji is the principal temple complex on Mount Kōya in Japan and the spiritual and administrative center of the Shingon Buddhist sect.
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D.
Kenchō-ji
Kenchō-ji is a historic Zen Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Japan, renowned as one of the oldest and most important Zen training monasteries in the country.
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E.
Jingo-ji
Jingo-ji is a historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its association with Shingon esoteric practices and its scenic mountain setting.
- 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: Chugu-ji Target entity description: Chugu-ji is a historic Buddhist nunnery temple in Nara, Japan, renowned for its elegant Asuka-period wooden statue of a contemplative bodhisattva.
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A.
To-ji
To-ji is a historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, famed for its five-story pagoda—the tallest wooden tower in the country—and its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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B.
Ninna-ji
Ninna-ji is a historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its imperial connections, traditional architecture, and late-blooming cherry blossoms.
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C.
Kongōbu-ji
Kongōbu-ji is the principal temple complex on Mount Kōya in Japan and the spiritual and administrative center of the Shingon Buddhist sect.
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D.
Kenchō-ji
Kenchō-ji is a historic Zen Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Japan, renowned as one of the oldest and most important Zen training monasteries in the country.
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E.
Jingo-ji
Jingo-ji is a historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its association with Shingon esoteric practices and its scenic mountain setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist nunnery
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Buddhist temple ⓘ |
| artworkCulturalPropertyStatus | National Treasure of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artworkMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| artworkPeriod | Asuka period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artworkPose | pensive pose ⓘ |
| artworkStyle | Korean-influenced style ⓘ |
| artworkSubject | bodhisattva ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hōryū-ji
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prince Shōtoku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| denomination | Shingon Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 7th century ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | Asuka period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genderOfResidents | female monastics ⓘ |
| hasAlternateTransliteration | Chūgū-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalPeriod |
Asuka period influences
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subsequent reconstructions ⓘ |
| hasArtwork | wooden statue of a contemplative bodhisattva ⓘ |
| hasBuildingType |
hondō
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monastic quarters ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Asuka period Buddhist temples
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Buddhist temples in Nara Prefecture ⓘ Nunneries in Japan ⓘ |
| hasCulturalProperty | Important Cultural Property of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
place of Buddhist worship
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residence for Buddhist nuns ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfSignage |
English
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Japanese ⓘ |
| hasMainCulturalProperty | Miroku Bosatsu Hankashiyui statue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryDeity | Miroku Bosatsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTourismType |
cultural tourism site
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religious tourism site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Historic Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hōryū-ji temple complex area
NERFINISHED
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Nara City NERFINISHED ⓘ Nara Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPrefecturalCapital | Nara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Hōryū-ji Sai-in NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| region | Kansai region ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | nunnery ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chugu-ji Description of subject: Chugu-ji is a historic Buddhist nunnery temple in Nara, Japan, renowned for its elegant Asuka-period wooden statue of a contemplative bodhisattva.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.