Classical Yoga
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Classical Yoga is an ancient Indian philosophical and practical system, closely aligned with Samkhya, that outlines an eight-limbed path for disciplining the mind and attaining spiritual liberation.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yoga | 4 |
| Classical Yoga canonical | 2 |
| Ashtanga Yoga (eight-limbed path) | 1 |
| Aṣṭāṅga (eight-limbed) yoga system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T933032 — 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: Classical Yoga Context triple: [Samkhya, relatedSchool, Classical Yoga]
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A.
Raja Yoga
Raja Yoga is a foundational text by Swami Vivekananda that systematically presents the philosophy and practice of Patanjali’s yoga, emphasizing meditation and mental discipline as paths to spiritual realization.
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B.
Sankhya Yoga
Sankhya Yoga is the second chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, presenting a foundational exposition of spiritual wisdom that distinguishes the eternal self from the temporary body and introduces the path of disciplined, knowledge-based understanding.
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C.
Moksha Sannyasa Yoga
Moksha Sannyasa Yoga is the eighteenth and final chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, focusing on the nature of liberation, renunciation, and the culmination of spiritual duty.
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D.
Letters on Yoga
Letters on Yoga is a multi-volume collection of Sri Aurobindo’s detailed spiritual and philosophical correspondence explaining his integral yoga and its practice.
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E.
The Synthesis of Yoga
The Synthesis of Yoga is Sri Aurobindo’s major philosophical and spiritual work that systematically integrates various traditional paths of yoga into a comprehensive vision of integral yoga aimed at the transformation of human consciousness.
- 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: Classical Yoga Target entity description: Classical Yoga is an ancient Indian philosophical and practical system, closely aligned with Samkhya, that outlines an eight-limbed path for disciplining the mind and attaining spiritual liberation.
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A.
Raja Yoga
Raja Yoga is a foundational text by Swami Vivekananda that systematically presents the philosophy and practice of Patanjali’s yoga, emphasizing meditation and mental discipline as paths to spiritual realization.
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B.
Sankhya Yoga
Sankhya Yoga is the second chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, presenting a foundational exposition of spiritual wisdom that distinguishes the eternal self from the temporary body and introduces the path of disciplined, knowledge-based understanding.
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C.
Moksha Sannyasa Yoga
Moksha Sannyasa Yoga is the eighteenth and final chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, focusing on the nature of liberation, renunciation, and the culmination of spiritual duty.
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D.
Letters on Yoga
Letters on Yoga is a multi-volume collection of Sri Aurobindo’s detailed spiritual and philosophical correspondence explaining his integral yoga and its practice.
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E.
The Synthesis of Yoga
The Synthesis of Yoga is Sri Aurobindo’s major philosophical and spiritual work that systematically integrates various traditional paths of yoga into a comprehensive vision of integral yoga aimed at the transformation of human consciousness.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian philosophical school
ⓘ
darshana ⓘ philosophical system ⓘ spiritual discipline ⓘ |
| absorptionComponent | samadhi ⓘ |
| acceptsConcept |
gunas
ⓘ
karma ⓘ prakriti ⓘ purusha ⓘ reincarnation ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
overcoming suffering
ⓘ
transcending samsara ⓘ |
| associatedWithPhilosopher |
Patañjali
ⓘ
surface form:
Patanjali
|
| breathRegulationComponent | pranayama ⓘ |
| concentrationComponent | dharana ⓘ |
| coreGoal |
cessation of mental fluctuations
ⓘ
kaivalya ⓘ spiritual liberation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Hinduism ⓘ |
| definesLiberationAs | isolation of purusha from prakriti ⓘ |
| definesYogaAs | citta-vritti-nirodha ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
discipline of the mind
ⓘ
ethical self-control ⓘ meditative absorption ⓘ |
| ethicalComponent |
niyama
ⓘ
yama ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Classical Yoga
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surface form:
Ashtanga Yoga (eight-limbed path)
Raja Yoga ⓘ |
| hasLimb |
asana
ⓘ
dharana ⓘ dhyana ⓘ niyama ⓘ pranayama ⓘ pratyahara ⓘ samadhi ⓘ yama ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryText |
Yoga Sūtra
ⓘ
surface form:
Yoga Sutra of Patanjali
|
| historicalPeriod | classical period of Indian philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Buddhist meditation traditions
ⓘ
later Hindu yoga traditions ⓘ modern yoga movements ⓘ |
| isCloselyAlignedWith |
Samkhya
ⓘ
surface form:
Samkhya philosophy
|
| meditationComponent | dhyana ⓘ |
| metaphysicsBasedOn | dualism of purusha and prakriti ⓘ |
| philosophicalAffiliation | Samkhya ⓘ |
| physicalPracticeComponent | asana ⓘ |
| sensoryWithdrawalComponent | pratyahara ⓘ |
| teachesPath | eight-limbed path ⓘ |
| viewsSamadhiAs | highest state of meditative absorption ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Classical Yoga Description of subject: Classical Yoga is an ancient Indian philosophical and practical system, closely aligned with Samkhya, that outlines an eight-limbed path for disciplining the mind and attaining spiritual liberation.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Yoga
this entity surface form:
Yoga
subject surface form:
Raja Yoga (book)
this entity surface form:
Yoga
this entity surface form:
Ashtanga Yoga (eight-limbed path)
this entity surface form:
Aṣṭāṅga (eight-limbed) yoga system
this entity surface form:
Yoga