Aitareya Upanishad
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The Aitareya Upanishad is an ancient Vedic philosophical text from the Rigveda that explores the origin of the universe, the nature of the self (Atman), and the realization of ultimate reality (Brahman).
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Aitareya Upanishad canonical | 1 |
| Rigvedic Upanishad | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Aitareya Upanishad Context triple: [Upanishads, hasPart, Aitareya Upanishad]
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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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Taittirīya Upanishad
The Taittirīya Upanishad is an ancient Vedic philosophical text of the Yajurveda that explores the nature of the self, layers of human existence, and the pursuit of 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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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.
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Muṇḍaka Upanishad
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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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aitareya Upanishad Target entity description: The Aitareya Upanishad is an ancient Vedic philosophical text from the Rigveda that explores the origin of the universe, the nature of the self (Atman), and the realization of ultimate reality (Brahman).
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A.
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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B.
Taittirīya Upanishad
The Taittirīya Upanishad is an ancient Vedic philosophical text of the Yajurveda that explores the nature of the self, layers of human existence, and the pursuit of 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.
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.
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E.
Muṇḍaka Upanishad
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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Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu scripture
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Upanishad ⓘ Vedic text ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aitareya Brahmana
ⓘ
surface form:
Aitareya Aranyaka
Rigveda ⓘ
surface form:
Rigveda Shakala Shakha
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| belongsTo | Shruti literature ⓘ |
| category |
Upanishads
ⓘ
surface form:
Mukhya Upanishad
|
| centralConcept |
Self as the seer and knower
ⓘ
world as manifestation of consciousness ⓘ |
| commentaryBy |
Adi Shankaracharya
ⓘ
surface form:
Adi Shankara
|
| containsDoctrine |
creation from the Self
ⓘ
identity of Atman and Brahman ⓘ primacy of consciousness ⓘ three births of the Self ⓘ |
| describes |
cosmology of emanation from Atman
ⓘ
embodiment of the Self in the human being ⓘ process of creation of elements and beings ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
inner spiritual knowledge over ritual
ⓘ
realization of the Self as ultimate reality ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Ātman
ⓘ
surface form:
Atman
Brahman ⓘ nature of consciousness ⓘ origin of the universe ⓘ self-realization ⓘ |
| genre |
metaphysical treatise
ⓘ
spiritual discourse ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Vedic period ⓘ |
| influenced |
Advaita Vedanta
ⓘ
surface form:
Adi Shankara’s Advaita Vedanta
classical Vedanta philosophy ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| partOf | Rigveda ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Advaita Vedanta
ⓘ
surface form:
Advaita Vedanta (in later interpretation)
|
| positionInCanon | one of the principal Upanishads ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
|
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari (in many later manuscripts) ⓘ |
| scripturalHierarchy | more authoritative than Smriti texts in Hindu tradition ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | revealed scripture ⓘ |
| sourceCollection |
Aitareya Brahmana
ⓘ
surface form:
Aitareya Aranyaka of the Rigveda
|
| studiedBy |
Hindu philosophers
ⓘ
Indology ⓘ
surface form:
Indologists
comparative religion scholars ⓘ |
| studiedIn | traditional Vedanta curricula ⓘ |
| teaches | liberation through knowledge of Atman ⓘ |
| textType |
philosophical text
ⓘ
theological text ⓘ |
| tradition | Vedanta ⓘ |
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Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Rigvedic Upanishad