Asalha Puja
E60110
Asalha Puja is a major Buddhist festival commemorating the Buddha’s first sermon and the founding of the Sangha, observed on the full moon of the eighth lunar month.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Asalha Puja canonical | 4 |
| Asalha Puja Day | 1 |
| Asalha Puja in Theravada Buddhism | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T466600 — 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: Asalha Puja Context triple: [Buddhism, hasHoliday, Asalha Puja]
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A.
Magha Puja
Magha Puja is a major Buddhist festival commemorating an early gathering of the Buddha and his disciples, observed with merit-making, chanting, and candlelit processions in many Theravada countries.
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B.
Kali Puja
Kali Puja is a major Hindu festival, especially prominent in eastern India, that centers on the worship of the goddess Kali with elaborate night-long rituals, offerings, and celebrations.
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C.
Vesak
Vesak is the most important Buddhist festival, commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death (parinirvana) of Gautama Buddha.
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D.
Paryushana
Paryushana is one of the most important Jain religious observances, marked by intense fasting, prayer, self-discipline, and reflection on nonviolence and forgiveness.
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E.
Festival of Lights
Festival of Lights is a common English name for Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple and the miracle of the oil.
- 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: Asalha Puja Target entity description: Asalha Puja is a major Buddhist festival commemorating the Buddha’s first sermon and the founding of the Sangha, observed on the full moon of the eighth lunar month.
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A.
Magha Puja
Magha Puja is a major Buddhist festival commemorating an early gathering of the Buddha and his disciples, observed with merit-making, chanting, and candlelit processions in many Theravada countries.
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B.
Kali Puja
Kali Puja is a major Hindu festival, especially prominent in eastern India, that centers on the worship of the goddess Kali with elaborate night-long rituals, offerings, and celebrations.
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C.
Vesak
Vesak is the most important Buddhist festival, commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death (parinirvana) of Gautama Buddha.
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D.
Paryushana
Paryushana is one of the most important Jain religious observances, marked by intense fasting, prayer, self-discipline, and reflection on nonviolence and forgiveness.
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E.
Festival of Lights
Festival of Lights is a common English name for Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple and the miracle of the oil.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist festival
ⓘ
public holiday in Thailand ⓘ religious observance ⓘ |
| approximateGregorianMonth |
July
ⓘ
early August ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Theravada
ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
|
| category |
Buddhist holy days
ⓘ
Theravada Buddhist festivals ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Buddha’s first sermon
ⓘ
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma ⓘ
surface form:
Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta
founding of the Buddhist Sangha ⓘ |
| coreTheme |
gratitude for the Dhamma
ⓘ
reflection on the Buddha’s teaching ⓘ renewal of commitment to practice ⓘ |
| etymology | named after the lunar month Asalha (Asalhi) ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Asalha Bucha
ⓘ
Asalha Puja ⓘ
surface form:
Asalha Puja Day
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma ⓘ
surface form:
Dhamma Day
|
| languageOfName | Pali ⓘ |
| legalStatusInThailand | public holiday ⓘ |
| marksEvent |
beginning of the Buddha’s teaching ministry
ⓘ
first turning of the Wheel of Dhamma ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Theravada
ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhists
|
| observedIn |
Cambodia
ⓘ
Laos ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ Thailand ⓘ |
| observedInCalendar | traditional lunar calendar ⓘ |
| observedOn | full moon of the eighth lunar month ⓘ |
| precedes |
Buddhist Lent
ⓘ
Vassa retreat ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Four Noble Truths
ⓘ
Middle Way ⓘ Eightfold Path ⓘ
surface form:
Noble Eightfold Path
|
| relatedFestival |
Magha Puja
ⓘ
Vesak ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Vassa ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| season | rainy season ⓘ |
| typicalActivity |
candlelight processions around temples
ⓘ
listening to Dhamma sermons ⓘ making merit ⓘ meditation practice ⓘ observing the Five Precepts ⓘ offering food to monks ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Asalha Puja Description of subject: Asalha Puja is a major Buddhist festival commemorating the Buddha’s first sermon and the founding of the Sangha, observed on the full moon of the eighth lunar month.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Asalha Puja Day
this entity surface form:
Asalha Puja in Theravada Buddhism