Sravasti
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Sravasti is an ancient city in present-day Uttar Pradesh, India, historically significant as one of the main centers of the Buddha’s teachings and early Buddhist monastic life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sravasti canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7308276 — 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: Sravasti Context triple: [Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh, nearbyPlace, Sravasti]
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Bodhi
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B.
Buddhi
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C.
Bud’da
Bud’da is an American hip-hop record producer known for his work with prominent rap artists in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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D.
Bồ Đề
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E.
Somānanda
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- 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: Sravasti Target entity description: Sravasti is an ancient city in present-day Uttar Pradesh, India, historically significant as one of the main centers of the Buddha’s teachings and early Buddhist monastic life.
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A.
Bodhi
Bodhi is the enlightened understanding or awakening in Buddhism, representing the profound realization of the true nature of reality.
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B.
Buddhi
Buddhi is a personification of intellect and wisdom in Hindu tradition, revered as one of the spiritual qualities or consorts associated with the deity Ganesha.
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C.
Bud’da
Bud’da is an American hip-hop record producer known for his work with prominent rap artists in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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D.
Bồ Đề
Bồ Đề is an urban ward of Long Biên District in Hanoi, Vietnam, known for its dense residential areas and proximity to central Hanoi across the Red River.
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E.
Somānanda
Somānanda was an early Kashmiri Śaiva philosopher and theologian whose non-dual Trika teachings helped lay the foundations for later thinkers like Abhinavagupta.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anathapindika
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gautama Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ Jetavana Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ King Pasenadi of Kosala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buddhistTradition |
place where Buddha spent many rainy seasons (vassas)
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site of numerous discourses in the Pali Canon ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important site in Buddhist art and literature ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | post-Gupta period ⓘ |
| distanceFrom |
about 150 km from Lumbini (approximate, cross-border)
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about 170 km from Lucknow ⓘ |
| etymology | name appears in Pali as Savatthi ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Archaeological Survey of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring | time of Gautama Buddha (6th–5th century BCE) ⓘ |
| governedBy | Government of Uttar Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMonasticSite |
Jetavana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pubbarama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRemainsOf |
ancient city walls
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monastic complexes ⓘ pillars ⓘ stupas ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument of national importance (India) ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Kosala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the main centers of the Buddha’s teachings
ⓘ
early Buddhist monastic life ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Uttar Pradesh
ⓘ
northern India ⓘ |
| modernSiteName | Saheth-Maheth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyRiver | Rapti River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearModernTown | Balrampur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilgrimageCircuit | Buddhist Sacred Sites of India and Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Terai plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionSignificance | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTourism | Buddhist pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Mahayana Buddhism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Theravada Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptureMention |
Sutta Pitaka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tipitaka NERFINISHED ⓘ Vinaya Pitaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs | capital of the ancient Kosala kingdom ⓘ |
| stateDistrict | Shravasti district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Iron Age urban center in the Ganges plain ⓘ |
| tourismCategory | religious tourism destination ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Buddhist pilgrims from East Asia
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Buddhist pilgrims from Myanmar ⓘ Buddhist pilgrims from Sri Lanka ⓘ Buddhist pilgrims from Thailand ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sravasti Description of subject: Sravasti is an ancient city in present-day Uttar Pradesh, India, historically significant as one of the main centers of the Buddha’s teachings and early Buddhist monastic life.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh