Kanishka stupa
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The Kanishka stupa was a monumental Buddhist reliquary structure built under the Kushan emperor Kanishka I, renowned in antiquity for its exceptional height and religious significance in Gandhara.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kanishka stupa canonical | 2 |
| Kanishka stupa at Purushapura | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11268143 — 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: Kanishka stupa Context triple: [Purushapura, knownFor, Kanishka stupa]
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Kesariya Stupa
Kesariya Stupa is a massive ancient Buddhist monument in Bihar, India, believed to be one of the tallest and largest stupas in the world and traditionally associated with the Buddha’s last sermon.
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Butkara Stupa
Butkara Stupa is an ancient Buddhist monument and archaeological site in Pakistan’s Swat Valley, renowned for its early Gandharan art and architecture.
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Chaukhandi Stupa
Chaukhandi Stupa is an ancient Buddhist monument at Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh, India, marking the spot where the Buddha is believed to have first met his initial disciples after attaining enlightenment.
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D.
Bhamala Stupa
Bhamala Stupa is an ancient Buddhist archaeological site in Pakistan, notable for its distinctive cruciform stupa and significant Gandharan-era relics.
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E.
Mirisawetiya Stupa
Mirisawetiya Stupa is an ancient Buddhist dagoba in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, revered as one of the earliest and most significant religious monuments of the island’s early Buddhist civilization.
- 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: Kanishka stupa Target entity description: The Kanishka stupa was a monumental Buddhist reliquary structure built under the Kushan emperor Kanishka I, renowned in antiquity for its exceptional height and religious significance in Gandhara.
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A.
Kesariya Stupa
Kesariya Stupa is a massive ancient Buddhist monument in Bihar, India, believed to be one of the tallest and largest stupas in the world and traditionally associated with the Buddha’s last sermon.
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B.
Butkara Stupa
Butkara Stupa is an ancient Buddhist monument and archaeological site in Pakistan’s Swat Valley, renowned for its early Gandharan art and architecture.
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C.
Chaukhandi Stupa
Chaukhandi Stupa is an ancient Buddhist monument at Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh, India, marking the spot where the Buddha is believed to have first met his initial disciples after attaining enlightenment.
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D.
Bhamala Stupa
Bhamala Stupa is an ancient Buddhist archaeological site in Pakistan, notable for its distinctive cruciform stupa and significant Gandharan-era relics.
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E.
Mirisawetiya Stupa
Mirisawetiya Stupa is an ancient Buddhist dagoba in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, revered as one of the earliest and most significant religious monuments of the island’s early Buddhist civilization.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist stupa
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archaeological site ⓘ reliquary structure ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Gandharan architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builderDynasty | Kushan Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Kanishka I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Buddhist sites in Pakistan
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Gandhara archaeological sites NERFINISHED ⓘ Kushan architecture ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Gandharan art
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kushan period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | British archaeologists ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | David Brainard Spooner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationEnd | 1909 ⓘ |
| excavationStart | 1908 ⓘ |
| function |
pilgrimage site
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reliquary ⓘ |
| hasArtifact | Kanishka reliquary casket ⓘ |
| hasUse | enshrining Buddhist relics ⓘ |
| heightClaim | one of the tallest stupas of the ancient world ⓘ |
| heritageOf | Gandharan civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Buddhist architecture in China
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later Buddhist architecture in Central Asia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
exceptional height
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monumental scale ⓘ religious significance ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Pakistan ⓘ Peshawar NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient Gandhara ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Shahji-ki-Dheri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient Peshawar city ⓘ |
| material |
brick
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stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Kanishka I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Buddhist monastic complex ⓘ |
| referencedBy |
Chinese pilgrims
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Faxian NERFINISHED ⓘ Xuanzang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Gandhara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| startTime | early 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| status | ruins ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kanishka stupa Description of subject: The Kanishka stupa was a monumental Buddhist reliquary structure built under the Kushan emperor Kanishka I, renowned in antiquity for its exceptional height and religious significance in Gandhara.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kanishka stupa at Purushapura