Sanjūsangen-dō
E815576
Sanjūsangen-dō is a historic Buddhist temple hall in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its 1,001 statues of Kannon and its exceptionally long wooden structure.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sanjūsangen-dō canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9689010 — 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: Sanjūsangen-dō Context triple: [Kannon, worshippedAt, Sanjūsangen-dō]
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Nigatsu-dō
Nigatsu-dō is a prominent sub-temple hall within the Tōdai-ji complex in Nara, Japan, renowned for its annual Shuni-e (Omizutori) Buddhist repentance ceremony.
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Daisan Shōhōtei
Daisan Shōhōtei is the Third Petty Bench of the Supreme Court of Japan, one of its small panels responsible for hearing specific categories of cases.
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Shaka-dō
Shaka-dō is a principal Buddhist hall at Enryaku-ji on Mount Hiei, known for enshrining a statue of Shakyamuni Buddha and serving as an important site of Tendai Buddhist worship.
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Hōzōmon
Hōzōmon is the grand inner gate of Sensō-ji Temple in Tokyo’s Asakusa district, known for its massive lanterns and guardian statues.
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Miei-dō
Miei-dō is a commemorative hall at the historic Tōshōdai-ji temple in Nara, Japan, dedicated to enshrining images of the temple’s founder and important figures.
- 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: Sanjūsangen-dō Target entity description: Sanjūsangen-dō is a historic Buddhist temple hall in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its 1,001 statues of Kannon and its exceptionally long wooden structure.
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A.
Nigatsu-dō
Nigatsu-dō is a prominent sub-temple hall within the Tōdai-ji complex in Nara, Japan, renowned for its annual Shuni-e (Omizutori) Buddhist repentance ceremony.
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B.
Daisan Shōhōtei
Daisan Shōhōtei is the Third Petty Bench of the Supreme Court of Japan, one of its small panels responsible for hearing specific categories of cases.
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C.
Shaka-dō
Shaka-dō is a principal Buddhist hall at Enryaku-ji on Mount Hiei, known for enshrining a statue of Shakyamuni Buddha and serving as an important site of Tendai Buddhist worship.
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D.
Hōzōmon
Hōzōmon is the grand inner gate of Sensō-ji Temple in Tokyo’s Asakusa district, known for its massive lanterns and guardian statues.
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E.
Miei-dō
Miei-dō is a commemorative hall at the historic Tōshōdai-ji temple in Nara, Japan, dedicated to enshrining images of the temple’s founder and important figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist temple hall
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historic building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| affiliation | Tendai Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Rengeō-in
NERFINISHED
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Rengeō-in Sanjūsangen-dō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Tendai sect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Emperor Go-Shirakawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| facingDirection | south ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Emperor Go-Shirakawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | Japanese Buddhist architecture ⓘ |
| hasArtStyle |
Heian-period sculpture
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Kamakura-period sculpture ⓘ |
| hasCentralImage | seated Thousand-armed Kannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
New Year archery events
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Tōshiya archery contest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLayout | single long hall ⓘ |
| hasRoofType | tiled roof ⓘ |
| hasStatuesOf | Kannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | National Treasure of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| houses |
28 guardian deities statues
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statues of the Thunder God ⓘ statues of the Twenty-eight Legions ⓘ statues of the Wind God ⓘ |
| knownFor |
exceptionally long wooden structure
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row of 1,001 Kannon statues ⓘ |
| length | approximately 120 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto
NERFINISHED
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Honshū NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyoto ⓘ Kyoto Prefecture ⓘ |
| mainDeity |
Kannon
NERFINISHED
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Thousand-armed Kannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| near |
Higashiyama attractions
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Kyoto National Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfBays | 33 ⓘ |
| numberOfKannonStatues | 1001 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Myōhō-in NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalConstructionCompleted | 1164 ⓘ |
| originalConstructionStart | 1132 ⓘ |
| protectedAs | Important Cultural Property of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rebuiltDuring | Kamakura period ⓘ |
| rebuiltIn | 1266 ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| translationOfName | Hall with thirty-three bays ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Sanjūsangen-dō Description of subject: Sanjūsangen-dō is a historic Buddhist temple hall in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its 1,001 statues of Kannon and its exceptionally long wooden structure.
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