Śvetāśvatara Upanishad
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The Śvetāśvatara Upanishad is a classical Hindu philosophical text that explores the nature of ultimate reality, the self, and the personal god (often identified with Rudra-Śiva), synthesizing early Vedantic and theistic ideas.
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| Śvetāśvatara Upanishad canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Śvetāśvatara Upanishad Context triple: [Upanishads, hasPart, Śvetāśvatara Upanishad]
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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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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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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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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.
- 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: Śvetāśvatara Upanishad Target entity description: The Śvetāśvatara Upanishad is a classical Hindu philosophical text that explores the nature of ultimate reality, the self, and the personal god (often identified with Rudra-Śiva), synthesizing early Vedantic and theistic ideas.
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A.
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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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.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu scripture
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Sanskrit text ⓘ Upanishad ⓘ Vedic text ⓘ philosophical text ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Rudra
ⓘ
Shiva ⓘ
surface form:
Śiva
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| canonicalStatus | important text in Vedanta curriculum ⓘ |
| category |
Muṇḍaka Upanishad
ⓘ
surface form:
Mukhya Upanishads
Muṇḍaka Upanishad ⓘ
surface form:
Principal Upanishads
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| commentaryBy |
Madhva Sampradaya
ⓘ
surface form:
Madhva tradition
Rāmānuja tradition ⓘ Adi Shankaracharya ⓘ
surface form:
Śaṅkara
|
| contains |
doctrine of māyā
ⓘ
monistic teachings ⓘ theistic teachings ⓘ yogic teachings ⓘ |
| discusses |
meditation
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nature of the self ⓘ nature of ultimate reality ⓘ relationship between Brahman and Ātman ⓘ role of God in creation ⓘ yoga ⓘ |
| emphasizes | inner realization over ritual ⓘ |
| estimatedCentury | 1st millennium BCE ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Brahman
ⓘ
personal god ⓘ ultimate reality ⓘ Ātman ⓘ |
| genre |
mystical poetry
ⓘ
religious philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
classical Vedanta
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later Hindu theism ⓘ Shaivism ⓘ
surface form:
Śaivism
|
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| partOf | Krishna Yajurveda ⓘ |
| period | late Vedic period ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Vedanta ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
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| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari (in most modern editions) ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | revealed text ⓘ |
| structure | six chapters ⓘ |
| synthesizes |
early Vedantic ideas
ⓘ
theistic ideas ⓘ |
| teaches |
devotion to a personal God
ⓘ
liberation through knowledge of Brahman ⓘ |
| tradition |
Vedas
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surface form:
Śruti
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| verseForm | metrical ⓘ |
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