Kena Upanishad
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The Kena Upanishad is an ancient Sanskrit philosophical text of the Vedic tradition that explores the nature of ultimate reality and consciousness through a series of probing questions about the source of perception and thought.
All labels observed (1)
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| Kena Upanishad canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kena Upanishad Context triple: [Upanishads, hasPart, Kena Upanishad]
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Katha Upanishad
Katha Upanishad is an ancient Hindu philosophical scripture, framed as a dialogue between the boy Nachiketa and Yama, the god of death, exploring the nature of the self, death, and ultimate reality.
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Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad
Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad is one of the oldest and most important Upanishads of Hindu philosophy, renowned for its profound teachings on the nature of the self (ātman) and ultimate reality (Brahman).
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Chāndogya Upanishad
The Chāndogya Upanishad is one of the oldest and most important primary Upanishads of Hindu philosophy, renowned for its teachings on the nature of reality, the self (ātman), and the ultimate principle Brahman.
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Mandukya Upanishad
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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Īśa Upanishad
Īśa Upanishad is one of the principal ancient Hindu philosophical scriptures, notable for its concise poetic verses exploring the nature of the self, the universe, and ultimate reality (Brahman).
- 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: Kena Upanishad Target entity description: The Kena Upanishad is an ancient Sanskrit philosophical text of the Vedic tradition that explores the nature of ultimate reality and consciousness through a series of probing questions about the source of perception and thought.
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A.
Katha Upanishad
Katha Upanishad is an ancient Hindu philosophical scripture, framed as a dialogue between the boy Nachiketa and Yama, the god of death, exploring the nature of the self, death, and ultimate reality.
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B.
Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad
Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad is one of the oldest and most important Upanishads of Hindu philosophy, renowned for its profound teachings on the nature of the self (ātman) and ultimate reality (Brahman).
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C.
Chāndogya Upanishad
The Chāndogya Upanishad is one of the oldest and most important primary Upanishads of Hindu philosophy, renowned for its teachings on the nature of reality, the self (ātman), and the ultimate principle Brahman.
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D.
Mandukya Upanishad
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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E.
Īśa Upanishad
Īśa Upanishad is one of the principal ancient Hindu philosophical scriptures, notable for its concise poetic verses exploring the nature of the self, the universe, and ultimate reality (Brahman).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu scripture
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Sanskrit text ⓘ Upanishad ⓘ Vedic scripture ⓘ philosophical text ⓘ |
| approximateCenturyBCE | 1st millennium BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Brahman
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surface form:
Brahman (impersonal absolute)
|
| belongsTo |
Muṇḍaka Upanishad
ⓘ
surface form:
Mukhya Upanishads
Upanishads ⓘ
surface form:
Vedanta corpus
|
| canonicalStatus | principal Upanishad ⓘ |
| commentaryBy |
Adi Shankaracharya
ⓘ
surface form:
Adi Shankara
Madhvacharya ⓘ
surface form:
Madhva
Ramanuja (indirectly through Vedanta tradition) ⓘ |
| dialogueForm | teacher-student dialogue ⓘ |
| inCanonOf | Muktika Upanishad list of 108 Upanishads ⓘ |
| influenced | Advaita Vedanta ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| meter | metre of the Samaveda ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | “By whom?” ⓘ |
| openingWord | kena ⓘ |
| partOf |
Jaiminiya Brahmana
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Samaveda ⓘ Talavakara Brahmana ⓘ |
| period | late Vedic period ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation | non-dualistic ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Vedanta ⓘ |
| positionInMukhyaUpanishads | 4 ⓘ |
| questionForm | series of probing questions about the source of perception and thought ⓘ |
| region |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
|
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari ⓘ |
| sectionCount | 4 ⓘ |
| structure |
four sections
ⓘ
prose and verse ⓘ |
| subject |
Ātman
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surface form:
Atman
Brahman ⓘ consciousness ⓘ knowledge ⓘ limits of sense perception ⓘ nature of Brahman ⓘ nature of the Self ⓘ paradox of knowing the unknowable ⓘ perception ⓘ relationship between Atman and Brahman ⓘ self-knowledge ⓘ thought ⓘ ultimate reality ⓘ |
| teaches |
Brahman as the ear of the ear
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Brahman as the eye of the eye ⓘ Brahman as the inner controller of senses ⓘ Brahman as the life of life ⓘ Brahman as the mind of the mind ⓘ Brahman as the speech of speech ⓘ Brahman cannot be known as an object ⓘ Brahman is beyond mind ⓘ Brahman is beyond sense organs ⓘ immortality through knowledge of Brahman ⓘ liberation through self-knowledge ⓘ true knowledge is knowing that one does not know Brahman as an object ⓘ |
| tradition | Vedic tradition ⓘ |
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