Bulguksa Temple
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Bulguksa Temple is a renowned Buddhist temple in Gyeongju, South Korea, celebrated for its exquisite architecture, stone pagodas, and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bulguksa Temple canonical | 2 |
| Bulguksa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10057454 — 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: Bulguksa Temple Context triple: [Unified Silla, notableSite, Bulguksa Temple]
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A.
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.
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B.
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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C.
Dongguksa Temple
Dongguksa Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Gunsan, South Korea, notable as one of the few remaining Japanese-style temples in the country, reflecting the Japanese colonial period.
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D.
Tongdosa Temple Complex
Tongdosa Temple Complex is one of Korea’s most important Buddhist temple sites, renowned for enshrining relics of the historical Buddha and featuring extensive monastic buildings set in a forested mountain landscape.
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E.
Songgwangsa
Songgwangsa is one of Korea’s most important Zen Buddhist monasteries, renowned as a major center for monastic training and a key temple of the Jogye Order.
- 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: Bulguksa Temple Target entity description: Bulguksa Temple is a renowned Buddhist temple in Gyeongju, South Korea, celebrated for its exquisite architecture, stone pagodas, and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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A.
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.
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B.
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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C.
Dongguksa Temple
Dongguksa Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Gunsan, South Korea, notable as one of the few remaining Japanese-style temples in the country, reflecting the Japanese colonial period.
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D.
Tongdosa Temple Complex
Tongdosa Temple Complex is one of Korea’s most important Buddhist temple sites, renowned for enshrining relics of the historical Buddha and featuring extensive monastic buildings set in a forested mountain landscape.
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E.
Songgwangsa
Songgwangsa is one of Korea’s most important Zen Buddhist monasteries, renowned as a major center for monastic training and a key temple of the Jogye Order.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Buddhist temple ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Silla Buddhist architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedSite | Seokguram Grotto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BuddhistSchool | Jogye Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completedInYear | 774 ⓘ |
| country | South Korea ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | Silla period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | King Beopheung of Silla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Baegun-gyo Bridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beomyeongnu Pavilion NERFINISHED ⓘ Birojeon Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Cheongun-gyo Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Dabotap Pagoda NERFINISHED ⓘ Daeungjeon Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Geungnakjeon Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Gwaneumjeon Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Jahamun Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ Seokgatap Pagoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Historic and Scenic Site of South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| KoreanNationalTreasure |
Bulguksa Temple complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cheongun-gyo and Baegun-gyo Bridges NERFINISHED ⓘ Dabotap Pagoda NERFINISHED ⓘ Seokgatap Pagoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gyeongju
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Korean Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ North Gyeongsang Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Tohamsan Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorPatron | Prime Minister Kim Daeseong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorReconstructionYear | 751 ⓘ |
| material |
stone
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Buddhist stone art
ⓘ
historic Buddhist relics ⓘ stone pagodas ⓘ wooden architecture ⓘ |
| originalConstructionYear | 528 ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| significance |
major pilgrimage site
ⓘ
major tourist attraction in Gyeongju ⓘ symbol of Buddhist culture in Silla ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSerialPropertyWith | Seokguram Grotto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 736 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bulguksa Temple Description of subject: Bulguksa Temple is a renowned Buddhist temple in Gyeongju, South Korea, celebrated for its exquisite architecture, stone pagodas, and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.