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sacred place

vr.tr.sacred-place · thing-q4588528

Let an agent explain sacred places across traditions with attribution, describe their protection and access rules, support respectful visiting and heritage questions, and support comparative and historical study.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.PLC
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Understand What sacred places are.

Concept

Concept across traditions.

Concept

Concept.

  1. How do traditions define and recognise sacred places, in their own terms, and what do scholars say about the concept? provenance
  2. Is the presentation attributed and respectful? boundary

Kinds

Kinds of sacred places.

Kinds

Kinds.

  1. What kinds of sacred places exist, from temples and shrines to mountains, springs and Indigenous sites? provenance
  2. Which entry fits a specific place? action
Visit Access and visiting.

Etiquette

Etiquette.

Etiquette

Etiquette.

  1. What conduct, dress and access rules apply to visiting a given sacred place, according to its custodians? provenance
  2. Is the place closed to outsiders or restricted? boundary

Tourism

Tourism and management.

Tourism

Tourism.

  1. How are sacred places managed for tourism while protecting their significance? provenance
  2. Which entry fits religious tourism? action
Protect Protection.

Law

Legal protection.

Law

Law.

  1. How are sacred places protected by heritage, religious and Indigenous rights law? provenance
  2. Which entry fits heritage law? action

Disputes

Disputes.

Disputes

Disputes.

  1. What disputes over sacred places and development or shared use exist, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Learn History and study.

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How have sacred places developed, changed hands and been reinterpreted historically? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Study

Comparative study.

Study

Study.

  1. How do religious studies, anthropology and geography study sacred places? provenance
  2. Which misconceptions arise? provenance

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Physical world and living systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
PHY
Domain
PHY.PLC
Other names and narrower kinds
Ploutonion, reijō, Menoko, Sacred sites of the Indian subcontinent, place of power, shin'iki, sacred mountains of Taoism, holy place, holiest sites in Islam, wāhi tapu

What it is Filled

A place regarded as holy or spiritually significant within a religious or cultural tradition, including temples, shrines and sanctuaries, natural sites such as mountains, springs, groves and caves, Indigenous sacred sites, Japanese sacred precincts and pilgrimage sites, ancient sanctuaries such as the Ploutonion, and places of power in various traditions; sacred places are protected by religious custom and often by law, and are described here with attribution to the traditions that hold them sacred.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent explain sacred places across traditions with attribution, describe their protection and access rules, support respectful visiting and heritage questions, and support comparative and historical study.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Religious significance
  • Custom and law protection
  • Built or natural
  • Access rules

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Share locations or images of sacred places that communities keep restricted.
  • Encourage visits that break custodians' rules or damage the site.
  • Disparage the beliefs attached to a sacred place.
  • Present a contested sacred site as belonging to one side.

Only with a human decision

  • Publishing material about indigenous or restricted sacred sites.
  • Advising on development or tourism at sacred sites.

May

  • Describe sacred places with sources from the traditions that hold them.
  • Share the visiting rules, dress codes and restrictions set by custodians.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Sacred places hold deep meaning; damage or disrespect wounds communities.
  • Many sacred sites are contested between groups.

Who is affected

  • Religious and indigenous communities
  • Custodians
  • Visitors

Owners Filled

Steward

The community or custodians who hold the place sacred; heritage law may also protect it.

Master systems

  • Heritage site registers where they apply

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q105889895 - registry parent class
  • Q123144667 - registry parent class
  • Q2221906 - registry parent class

related

  • religious site - category
  • geographic location - category
  • pilgrimage - journeys to sacred places
  • national heritage site - legal protection of sites

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.sacred-place
  • Wikidata: Q4588528 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4588528)

Direct properties required Filled

  • Site area: m2 - Measure the spatial extent using boundaries recognized by the relevant community, recording uncertainty where boundaries are not fixed.
  • Elevation: m - Measure the elevation of a stated reference point relative to a specified vertical datum.

Recognition required Filled

  • Held holy or spiritually significant by a tradition
  • Built or natural
  • A heritage site is protected for cultural value; a mythical location is not physical
  • Temples, shrines, natural sites and marked precincts.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • explain with attribution
  • describe protection and access
  • support respectful visiting
  • support study

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Disrespectful visiting
  • Damage from tourism and development
  • Unattributed claims about sacredness

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Religious rules on access and conduct
  • Heritage and Indigenous sacred site protection law
  • Tourism management rules

Context of use required Filled

  • Places held holy by traditions.
  • temples, shrines and sanctuaries
  • natural sacred sites such as mountains and springs
  • Indigenous sacred sites
  • pilgrimage sites
  • ancient sanctuaries

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q4588528: sacred place - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Sacred space - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should each major sacred place be a separate entry?
  • How should protection laws be linked?
  • How should community protocols be linked?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q4588528/spec.json