Ubosot
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Ubosot is the main ordination hall in a Thai Buddhist temple complex, used for important monastic rituals and ceremonies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ubosot canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7794229 — 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: Ubosot Context triple: [Wat Phra Singh, hasPart, Ubosot]
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- 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: Ubosot Target entity description: Ubosot is the main ordination hall in a Thai Buddhist temple complex, used for important monastic rituals and ceremonies.
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A.
Ukbara
Ukbara was a small medieval town in present-day Iraq, historically known as the birthplace or residence of several Islamic scholars such as Ibn Batta al-Ukbari.
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B.
Ulawun
Ulawun is one of Papua New Guinea’s most active and dangerous stratovolcanoes, located on the island of New Britain.
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C.
Gedo
Gedo is a region in southwestern Somalia known for its strategic location bordering Kenya and Ethiopia and its role within the federal state of Jubaland.
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D.
Dasuya
Dasuya is a town and municipal council in the Hoshiarpur district of Punjab, India, known historically as a significant settlement in the region.
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E.
Otunga
Otunga is the surname of David Otunga, an American lawyer, actor, and former professional wrestler best known for his time in WWE.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist religious building
ⓘ
ordination hall ⓘ |
| accessRestrictedTo | monks during certain rituals ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Bot ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Thai temple architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | uposatha observance days ⓘ |
| contains | principal Buddha statue of the temple ⓘ |
| country | Thailand ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Thai culture ⓘ |
| decorativeElements |
colored glass inlay
ⓘ
gilded carvings ⓘ stucco ornamentation ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Pali term uposatha ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Viharn ⓘ |
| foundIn |
royal temples
ⓘ
village temples ⓘ |
| function |
formal Sangha acts
ⓘ
space reserved for fully ordained monks ⓘ |
| governsRituals |
ordination of bhikkhus
ⓘ
recitation of Patimokkha ⓘ |
| hasEntrance | ornate doorways ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Buddha image on main altar
ⓘ
Buddhist iconography ⓘ Buddhist murals ⓘ decorated pediments ⓘ gabled roof ⓘ raised platform for monks ⓘ sima boundary stones ⓘ |
| hasSeatingArrangement | monks seated according to seniority ⓘ |
| hasType | main hall ⓘ |
| hasWindows | narrow decorated windows ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Theravada monastic law (Vinaya) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Thai ⓘ |
| legalStatusInSangha | consecrated ritual space ⓘ |
| locationWithinTemple | central area of temple grounds ⓘ |
| orientation | often oriented east–west ⓘ |
| partOf | Thai Buddhist temple complex ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| religion |
Theravada
ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
|
| requires | formal consecration ceremony ⓘ |
| roofType | multi-tiered roof ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | eight boundary stones ⓘ |
| symbolism | sacred boundary of monastic community ⓘ |
| ThaiName | อุโบสถ ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfUse | Rattanakosin period to present NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Buddhist ceremonies
ⓘ
important monastic rituals ⓘ monastic ordination ceremonies ⓘ |
| visitedBy | lay Buddhists ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ubosot Description of subject: Ubosot is the main ordination hall in a Thai Buddhist temple complex, used for important monastic rituals and ceremonies.
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