Tongdosa
E652464
Tongdosa is one of Korea’s most important Buddhist temples, renowned for enshrining relics of the historical Buddha rather than statues in its main hall.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tongdosa canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7263698 — 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: Tongdosa Context triple: [Yangsan, hasNotableTemple, Tongdosa]
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A.
Donghaksa
Donghaksa is a historic Buddhist temple in South Korea, noted for its scenic mountain setting and traditional monastic training.
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B.
Pyochungsa Temple
Pyochungsa Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Miryang, South Korea, renowned for its cultural heritage and scenic mountain setting.
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C.
Bongeunsa Temple
Bongeunsa Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea, renowned as a tranquil spiritual retreat amid the modern skyscrapers of the Gangnam area.
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D.
Jeondeungsa Temple
Jeondeungsa Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in South Korea renowned for its ancient architecture, cultural relics, and scenic forested setting.
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E.
Beomeosa Temple
Beomeosa Temple is a historic Buddhist temple on the slopes of Geumjeongsan in Busan, South Korea, renowned for its scenic mountain setting, ancient halls, and cultural heritage.
- 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: Tongdosa Target entity description: Tongdosa is one of Korea’s most important Buddhist temples, renowned for enshrining relics of the historical Buddha rather than statues in its main hall.
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A.
Donghaksa
Donghaksa is a historic Buddhist temple in South Korea, noted for its scenic mountain setting and traditional monastic training.
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B.
Pyochungsa Temple
Pyochungsa Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Miryang, South Korea, renowned for its cultural heritage and scenic mountain setting.
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C.
Bongeunsa Temple
Bongeunsa Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea, renowned as a tranquil spiritual retreat amid the modern skyscrapers of the Gangnam area.
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D.
Jeondeungsa Temple
Jeondeungsa Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in South Korea renowned for its ancient architecture, cultural relics, and scenic forested setting.
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E.
Beomeosa Temple
Beomeosa Temple is a historic Buddhist temple on the slopes of Geumjeongsan in Busan, South Korea, renowned for its scenic mountain setting, ancient halls, and cultural heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist temple
ⓘ
Seon temple ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Buddha’s relic worship ⓘ |
| country | South Korea ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Jajang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | Silla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingMonk | Jajang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
cultural heritage site
ⓘ
monastic training center ⓘ place of worship ⓘ |
| hasCulturalProperty |
National Treasures of South Korea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Treasures of South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation |
Historic Site of South Korea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKoreanName | 통도사 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bogyemun Gate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cheonwangmun Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ Daeungjeon Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Geumgang Gyedan NERFINISHED ⓘ Iljumun Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ temple museum ⓘ |
| hasRelic |
Buddha’s begging bowl
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buddha’s robe ⓘ Buddha’s sarira relics ⓘ |
| heritageStatusNumber | 52 ⓘ |
| inception | 646 ⓘ |
| locatedAtFootOf | Yeongchuksan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Yangsan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Gyeongsangnam-do NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| nearCity | Busan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
absence of a large Buddha statue in the main hall
ⓘ
enshrining relics of the historical Buddha ⓘ |
| numberOfBuildings | dozens of temple structures ⓘ |
| oneOf | Three Jewel Temples of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries in Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilgrimageSite | yes ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousSchool | Jogye Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Korean Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representsInThreeJewels | Buddha (Sakyamuni) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| romanizationMcCuneReischauer | T’ongdosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| romanizationRevised | Tongdosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | mountain temple complex ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear | 2018 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tongdosa Description of subject: Tongdosa is one of Korea’s most important Buddhist temples, renowned for enshrining relics of the historical Buddha rather than statues in its main hall.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.