Maitrayani Shakha
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Maitrayani Shakha is an ancient Vedic school or recension associated with the Yajurveda, preserving its own distinct textual and ritual tradition.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kapiṣṭhala-Kāṭha Shakha | 1 |
| Maitrayani Shakha canonical | 1 |
| Maitrayaniya Shakha | 1 |
| Maitrāyaṇīya Shakha | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T902375 — 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: Maitrayani Shakha Context triple: [Yajurveda, hasBranch, Maitrayani Shakha]
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A.
Taittiriya Shakha
Taittiriya Shakha is a prominent Vedic recension known for its detailed ritual instructions, philosophical teachings, and associated Taittiriya Upanishad within the Yajurveda tradition.
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B.
Madhyandina Shakha
Madhyandina Shakha is a principal recension of the Shukla (White) Yajurveda, followed by several North Indian Vedic priestly traditions.
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C.
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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D.
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).
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E.
Dvaita
Dvaita is a dualistic school of Hindu philosophy that emphasizes a fundamental distinction between the individual soul and the supreme God, typically identified as Vishnu.
- 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: Maitrayani Shakha Target entity description: Maitrayani Shakha is an ancient Vedic school or recension associated with the Yajurveda, preserving its own distinct textual and ritual tradition.
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A.
Taittiriya Shakha
Taittiriya Shakha is a prominent Vedic recension known for its detailed ritual instructions, philosophical teachings, and associated Taittiriya Upanishad within the Yajurveda tradition.
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B.
Madhyandina Shakha
Madhyandina Shakha is a principal recension of the Shukla (White) Yajurveda, followed by several North Indian Vedic priestly traditions.
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C.
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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D.
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).
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E.
Dvaita
Dvaita is a dualistic school of Hindu philosophy that emphasizes a fundamental distinction between the individual soul and the supreme God, typically identified as Vishnu.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Vedic shakha
ⓘ
Yajurveda recension ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Yajurveda ⓘ |
| category |
Vedic school
ⓘ
Yajurvedic school ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Brahmanical ritual culture ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Maitrayani Samhita tradition
ⓘ
Maitrayani Shakha ⓘ
surface form:
Maitrayaniya Shakha
|
| hasFeature |
closely related to Taittiriya and Katha recensions
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distinct arrangement of Yajurvedic mantras ⓘ distinct ritual tradition within the Yajurveda ⓘ distinct textual tradition within the Yajurveda ⓘ prose and verse mantras ⓘ uses specific shakha-prayoga (branch-specific ritual practice) ⓘ variant readings compared to other Krishna Yajurveda recensions ⓘ |
| hasText |
Maitrayani Aranyaka
ⓘ
Brahmana ⓘ
surface form:
Maitrayani Brahmana
Samhita ⓘ
surface form:
Maitrayani Samhita
Maitrayani Upanishad tradition ⓘ |
| influenced | later Hindu ritual manuals ⓘ |
| language | Vedic Sanskrit ⓘ |
| partOf | Krishna Yajurveda ⓘ |
| preserves |
early Upanishadic teachings
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explanatory Brahmana prose ⓘ mantras for new and full moon rites ⓘ mantras for royal consecration rituals ⓘ mantras for seasonal sacrifices ⓘ mantras for soma sacrifices ⓘ speculative Aranyaka material ⓘ |
| region |
ancient northwestern India
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area around Gujarat and adjoining regions in later historical period ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Maitri Upanishad ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scriptureType |
Samhita
ⓘ
surface form:
Samhita-Brahmana-Aranyaka-Upanishad corpus
|
| studiedIn |
Indology
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Vedic philology ⓘ |
| textualStatus | partially preserved ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Vedic period ⓘ |
| tradition |
Gṛhya domestic ritual tradition
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Śrauta ritual tradition ⓘ |
| transmission | oral tradition ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Maitrāyaṇīya Shakha
this entity surface form:
Kapiṣṭhala-Kāṭha Shakha
this entity surface form:
Maitrayaniya Shakha