Somānanda
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Somānanda was an early Kashmiri Śaiva philosopher and theologian whose non-dual Trika teachings helped lay the foundations for later thinkers like Abhinavagupta.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Somānanda Context triple: [Abhinavagupta, influencedBy, Somānanda]
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Jagat Gosain
Jagat Gosain was a Mughal empress and Rajput princess, best known as the wife of Emperor Jahangir and the mother of Shah Jahan.
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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.
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Ekadanta
Ekadanta is a revered aspect of the Hindu deity Ganesha, characterized by his single tusk symbolizing sacrifice, wisdom, and the overcoming of obstacles.
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Jagat Narayan
Jagat Narayan was an Indian educationist and public figure who served as a member of the British-era Hunter Commission on education reforms.
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Swami
Swami is a Hindu honorific title denoting a religious teacher or monk who has taken vows of renunciation and spiritual discipline.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Somānanda Target entity description: Somānanda was an early Kashmiri Śaiva philosopher and theologian whose non-dual Trika teachings helped lay the foundations for later thinkers like Abhinavagupta.
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A.
Jagat Gosain
Jagat Gosain was a Mughal empress and Rajput princess, best known as the wife of Emperor Jahangir and the mother of Shah Jahan.
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B.
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.
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C.
Ekadanta
Ekadanta is a revered aspect of the Hindu deity Ganesha, characterized by his single tusk symbolizing sacrifice, wisdom, and the overcoming of obstacles.
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D.
Jagat Narayan
Jagat Narayan was an Indian educationist and public figure who served as a member of the British-era Hunter Commission on education reforms.
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E.
Swami
Swami is a Hindu honorific title denoting a religious teacher or monk who has taken vows of renunciation and spiritual discipline.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kashmiri Śaiva philosopher
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Trika philosopher ⓘ non-dual Śaiva thinker ⓘ philosopher ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kashmiri Śaiva exegetical tradition
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Śaiva scriptural interpretation ⓘ |
| century | 10th century ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
rejection of an independent external reality apart from consciousness
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unity of knower, knowing, and known ⓘ Śiva as self-luminous consciousness ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| doctrine |
non-dual Śaivism
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recognition (pratyabhijñā) of the Self as Śiva ⓘ |
| era | early medieval period ⓘ |
| field |
Indian philosophy
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epistemology ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ religious philosophy ⓘ Śaiva theology ⓘ |
| influenced |
Abhinavagupta
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Utpaladeva ⓘ later Kashmiri Śaiva theologians ⓘ later Trika philosophers ⓘ |
| languageOfWorks | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| metaphysicalView |
all phenomena are powers (śakti) of Śiva
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bondage is ignorance of one’s identity with Śiva ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Śivadṛṣṭi
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Śivadṛṣṭi ⓘ
surface form:
Śivadṛṣṭi-vṛtti
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| philosophicalPosition |
argues that the universe is a manifestation of Śiva’s consciousness
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critiques Buddhist epistemology ⓘ critiques dualistic schools ⓘ upholds Śiva as the ultimate non-dual reality ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Pratyabhijñā school
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surface form:
Pratyabhijñā
Trika ⓘ |
| region | Kashmir ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Kashmir Shaivism
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surface form:
Kashmiri Śaivism
Kashmir Shaivism ⓘ
surface form:
Trika Śaivism
Shaivism ⓘ
surface form:
Śaivism
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| role | founder of the Pratyabhijñā school of Kashmiri Śaivism ⓘ |
| soteriologicalView | liberation is recognition of one’s true nature as Śiva ⓘ |
| teacherOf | Utpaladeva ⓘ |
| textType |
composed philosophical treatises
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composed theological works ⓘ |
| traditionRole |
early systematizer of Trika non-dualism
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precursor to Abhinavagupta’s comprehensive syntheses ⓘ |
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Somananda