Mandukya Upanishad
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The Mandukya Upanishad is one of the principal Upanishads of Hindu philosophy, renowned for its concise yet profound analysis of the syllable Om and the nature of consciousness and reality.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mandukya Upanishad canonical | 2 |
| Māṇḍūkya Upanishad | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T859718 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mandukya Upanishad Context triple: [Om, mentionedIn, Mandukya Upanishad]
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Upanishads
The Upanishads are a collection of ancient Indian philosophical texts that explore the nature of ultimate reality (Brahman), the self (Atman), and the path to spiritual liberation, forming a foundational component of Hindu thought.
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B.
Mimamsa
Mimamsa is an orthodox Hindu philosophical school that emphasizes the ritualistic interpretation of the Vedas and the primacy of dharma as revealed through sacred scripture.
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C.
Gita Rahasya
Gita Rahasya is a seminal philosophical commentary on the Bhagavad Gita that presents Bal Gangadhar Tilak’s interpretation of its teachings as a call to selfless action and duty.
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D.
Dasbodh
Dasbodh is a 17th-century Marathi spiritual and philosophical text by Samarth Ramdas that offers practical guidance on devotion, ethics, and everyday life.
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E.
Vedanta
Vedanta is a major Hindu philosophical tradition that interprets and systematizes the teachings of the Upanishads, focusing on the nature of ultimate reality (Brahman) and the self (Atman).
- 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: Mandukya Upanishad Target entity description: The Mandukya Upanishad is one of the principal Upanishads of Hindu philosophy, renowned for its concise yet profound analysis of the syllable Om and the nature of consciousness and reality.
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A.
Upanishads
The Upanishads are a collection of ancient Indian philosophical texts that explore the nature of ultimate reality (Brahman), the self (Atman), and the path to spiritual liberation, forming a foundational component of Hindu thought.
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B.
Mimamsa
Mimamsa is an orthodox Hindu philosophical school that emphasizes the ritualistic interpretation of the Vedas and the primacy of dharma as revealed through sacred scripture.
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C.
Gita Rahasya
Gita Rahasya is a seminal philosophical commentary on the Bhagavad Gita that presents Bal Gangadhar Tilak’s interpretation of its teachings as a call to selfless action and duty.
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D.
Dasbodh
Dasbodh is a 17th-century Marathi spiritual and philosophical text by Samarth Ramdas that offers practical guidance on devotion, ethics, and everyday life.
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E.
Vedanta
Vedanta is a major Hindu philosophical tradition that interprets and systematizes the teachings of the Upanishads, focusing on the nature of ultimate reality (Brahman) and the self (Atman).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu scripture
ⓘ
Mukhya Upanishad ⓘ Upanishad ⓘ |
| aimsAt | liberation (moksha) ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Brahman
ⓘ
surface form:
Pranava (Om)
|
| associatedWith |
Atharvaveda
ⓘ
surface form:
Atharva Veda
|
| centralConcept |
Advaita Vedanta
ⓘ
surface form:
Advaita
non-duality ⓘ |
| commentaryBy |
Adi Shankaracharya
ⓘ
Gaudapada ⓘ |
| cosmologicalView | world as projection of consciousness ⓘ |
| describes |
Turiya
ⓘ
deep sleep state ⓘ dream state ⓘ waking state ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
direct realization
ⓘ
inner awareness ⓘ |
| equates | Atman with Brahman ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Om
ⓘ
nature of consciousness ⓘ nature of reality ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical text ⓘ |
| influenced |
Advaita Vedanta
ⓘ
Mandukya Karika ⓘ |
| interprets | A-U-M as three states of consciousness ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| lengthCharacteristic | shortest of the principal Upanishads ⓘ |
| numberOfVerses | 12 ⓘ |
| period | ancient India ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Advaita Vedanta ⓘ |
| regardedAs | one of the principal Upanishads ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
|
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | Shruti ⓘ |
| structure | prose ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Hindu monastic traditions
ⓘ
Indian philosophy ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
meditation
ⓘ
metaphysics ⓘ self-knowledge ⓘ |
| symbolismOf | syllable Om ⓘ |
| teaches |
four states of consciousness
ⓘ
identity of individual self and absolute ⓘ non-dual awareness as ultimate reality ⓘ |
| tradition | Vedanta ⓘ |
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Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Māṇḍūkya Upanishad