Utpaladeva
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Utpaladeva was a 10th-century Kashmiri philosopher and theologian, best known as a principal exponent of Pratyabhijñā (recognition) non-dual Shaivism and a major figure in Indian idealist thought.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Utpaladeva canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Utpaladeva Context triple: [Abhinavagupta, influencedBy, Utpaladeva]
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Vyasatirtha
Vyasatirtha was a prominent 15th–16th century Dvaita Vedanta philosopher and theologian known for his influential works defending and systematizing Madhva’s dualistic school of Hindu thought.
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B.
Jayanta Bhatta
Jayanta Bhatta was a prominent 9th-century Indian philosopher and logician of the Nyāya school, known for his influential works on epistemology, logic, and Hindu philosophical theology.
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C.
Vidyapati
Vidyapati was a renowned medieval poet and scholar from the Mithila region, celebrated for his Maithili and Sanskrit devotional and love poetry.
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Abhinavagupta
Abhinavagupta was a 10th–11th century Kashmiri polymath, philosopher, and theologian renowned for his influential works on Kashmir Shaivism, aesthetics, and Sanskrit exegesis.
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E.
Raghavendra Tirtha
Raghavendra Tirtha was a prominent 17th-century Hindu saint, philosopher, and theologian renowned for his influential commentaries and leadership within the Dvaita Vedanta tradition.
- 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: Utpaladeva Target entity description: Utpaladeva was a 10th-century Kashmiri philosopher and theologian, best known as a principal exponent of Pratyabhijñā (recognition) non-dual Shaivism and a major figure in Indian idealist thought.
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A.
Vyasatirtha
Vyasatirtha was a prominent 15th–16th century Dvaita Vedanta philosopher and theologian known for his influential works defending and systematizing Madhva’s dualistic school of Hindu thought.
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B.
Jayanta Bhatta
Jayanta Bhatta was a prominent 9th-century Indian philosopher and logician of the Nyāya school, known for his influential works on epistemology, logic, and Hindu philosophical theology.
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C.
Vidyapati
Vidyapati was a renowned medieval poet and scholar from the Mithila region, celebrated for his Maithili and Sanskrit devotional and love poetry.
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D.
Abhinavagupta
Abhinavagupta was a 10th–11th century Kashmiri polymath, philosopher, and theologian renowned for his influential works on Kashmir Shaivism, aesthetics, and Sanskrit exegesis.
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E.
Raghavendra Tirtha
Raghavendra Tirtha was a prominent 17th-century Hindu saint, philosopher, and theologian renowned for his influential commentaries and leadership within the Dvaita Vedanta tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian philosopher
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Kashmiri Shaiva philosopher ⓘ Pratyabhijñā thinker ⓘ philosopher ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Kashmir ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 10th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| doctrine |
identity of individual self and absolute Śiva
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recognition (pratyabhijñā) of the self as Śiva ⓘ universal consciousness as ultimate reality ⓘ world as manifestation of consciousness ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Kashmiri ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Indian philosophy
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Sanskrit poetics and hymnody ⓘ Shaiva theology ⓘ |
| influenced |
Abhinavagupta
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later Kashmir Shaiva authors ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bhartṛhari
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Buddhist epistemologists ⓘ Somānanda ⓘ Kashmir Shaivism ⓘ
surface form:
Trika Shaivism
Śaiva Āgamas ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defending non-dual Shaivism against Buddhist and Nyāya objections
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developing a sophisticated idealist metaphysics ⓘ systematizing the Pratyabhijñā doctrine ⓘ Śivastotrāvalī devotional hymns ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
epistemology
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idealism ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ non-dualism ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| movement |
Indian idealism
ⓘ
Pratyabhijñā school ⓘ
surface form:
Pratyabhijñā school of Kashmir Shaivism
Kashmir Shaivism ⓘ
surface form:
non-dual Shaivism
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| notableWork |
Laghuvṛtti on the Īśvarapratyabhijñā
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commentary on the Śivadṛṣṭi of Somānanda ⓘ Īśvarapratyabhijñā-kārikā ⓘ Īśvarapratyabhijñā-kārikā ⓘ
surface form:
Īśvarapratyabhijñā-vivṛti
Śivastotrāvalī ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Buddhist momentariness
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Buddhist no-self (anātman) theory ⓘ strict dualist realism of Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Kashmir Shaivism
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Pratyabhijñā school ⓘ
surface form:
Pratyabhijñā
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| placeOfActivity | Kashmir ⓘ |
| religion |
Hinduism
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Shaivism ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
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