Muṇḍaka Upanishad
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The Muṇḍaka Upanishad is an ancient Vedic scripture that explores the nature of ultimate reality and the path to spiritual liberation, and is one of the principal Upanishads of Hindu philosophy.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mukhya Upanishads | 4 |
| Mundaka Upanishad | 3 |
| First Muṇḍaka | 1 |
| Mukhya Upanishad (principal Upanishad) | 1 |
| Mundaka Upanishad 3.1 | 1 |
| Mundaka Upanishad 3.1.5 | 1 |
| Mundaka Upanishad 3.1.7 | 1 |
| Muṇḍaka Upanishad canonical | 1 |
| Principal Upanishads | 1 |
| Second Muṇḍaka | 1 |
| Third Muṇḍaka | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Muṇḍaka Upanishad Context triple: [Upanishads, hasPart, Muṇḍaka Upanishad]
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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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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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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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E.
Kena Upanishad
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.
- 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: Muṇḍaka Upanishad Target entity description: The Muṇḍaka Upanishad is an ancient Vedic scripture that explores the nature of ultimate reality and the path to spiritual liberation, and is one of the principal Upanishads of Hindu philosophy.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Kena Upanishad
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu scripture
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Mukhya Upanishad ⓘ Upanishad ⓘ Vedic text ⓘ |
| aimsAt | moksha (liberation) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Advaita Vedanta
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Vedanta ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | part of the classical Upanishadic canon ⓘ |
| category |
Upanishads
ⓘ
surface form:
Principal Upanishads
|
| commentaryBy |
Adi Shankaracharya
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surface form:
Adi Shankara
|
| contains | three chapters ⓘ |
| criticizes | mere Vedic ritualism ⓘ |
| describes |
Brahman as both immanent and transcendent
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Brahman as the source of all beings ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
faith, devotion, and meditation
ⓘ
teacher–student transmission of knowledge ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Brahman
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knowledge (jñāna) ⓘ renunciation ⓘ spiritual liberation ⓘ ultimate reality ⓘ Ātman ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical scripture ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Muṇḍaka Upanishad
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
First Muṇḍaka
Muṇḍaka Upanishad self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Second Muṇḍaka
Muṇḍaka Upanishad self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Third Muṇḍaka
|
| influenced | later Vedantic commentaries ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
Brahman as the imperishable
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inner fire of knowledge ⓘ self-realization as liberation ⓘ supremacy of direct experience of Brahman ⓘ transience of worldly results ⓘ two kinds of knowledge (parā and aparā) ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| partOf |
Atharvaveda
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surface form:
Atharva Veda
|
| period | late Vedic period ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | non-dualistic tendency ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin |
South Asia
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surface form:
Indian subcontinent
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| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari (in most modern editions) ⓘ |
| structure | each Muṇḍaka divided into two sections (khaṇḍas) ⓘ |
| teaches |
distinction between higher knowledge and lower knowledge
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path of knowledge over ritualism ⓘ |
| tradition | Śruti ⓘ |
| usesMetaphor |
rivers merging into the ocean
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spider projecting and withdrawing its web ⓘ two birds on the same tree ⓘ |
| verseForm | metrical ⓘ |
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Mundaka Upanishad
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Mundaka Upanishad
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Principal Upanishads
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Mukhya Upanishads
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Mukhya Upanishad (principal Upanishad)
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Mundaka Upanishad
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Mundaka Upanishad 3.1
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Mundaka Upanishad 3.1.5
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Mundaka Upanishad 3.1.7
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Mukhya Upanishads
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Mukhya Upanishads
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Mukhya Upanishads
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First Muṇḍaka
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Second Muṇḍaka
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Third Muṇḍaka