Kaushītaki Upanishad
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The Kaushītaki Upanishad is an ancient Vedic philosophical text that explores the nature of the self, consciousness, and liberation, and is traditionally associated with the Rigveda.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kaushītaki Upanishad canonical | 1 |
| Kauṣītaki Upaniṣad | 1 |
| Kauṣītakī Brāhmaṇa Upaniṣad | 1 |
| Kauṣītakī Upaniṣad | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kaushītaki Upanishad Context triple: [Upanishads, hasPart, Kaushītaki Upanishad]
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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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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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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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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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Śvetāśvatara Upanishad
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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- 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: Kaushītaki Upanishad Target entity description: The Kaushītaki Upanishad is an ancient Vedic philosophical text that explores the nature of the self, consciousness, and liberation, and is traditionally associated with the Rigveda.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Śvetāśvatara Upanishad
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu scripture
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Sanskrit text ⓘ Upanishad ⓘ Vedic text ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kaushītaki Upanishad
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surface form:
Kauṣītaki Upaniṣad
Kaushītaki Upanishad ⓘ
surface form:
Kauṣītakī Brāhmaṇa Upaniṣad
Kaushītaki Upanishad ⓘ
surface form:
Kauṣītakī Upaniṣad
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| associatedWith | Rigveda ⓘ |
| authorityStatus | revealed scripture in Hinduism ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Rigveda
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surface form:
Rigvedic corpus
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| canonicalStatus | part of classical Upanishadic canon ⓘ |
| category |
Aitareya Upanishad
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surface form:
Rigvedic Upanishad
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| commentedOnBy |
Adi Shankaracharya
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surface form:
Śaṅkara
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| cosmology | describes paths of the gods and ancestors ⓘ |
| discusses |
ethics and conduct
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identity of prāṇa and consciousness ⓘ knowledge as means to liberation ⓘ meditation ⓘ unity of Ātman and Brahman ⓘ |
| epistemology | emphasizes direct realization over mere ritual learning ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
afterlife
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consciousness ⓘ liberation (moksha) ⓘ nature of the self ⓘ path of the soul ⓘ Ātman (self) ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical text ⓘ |
| influenced |
classical Vedanta philosophy
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later Hindu theology ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| ontology | examines nature of reality through self-knowledge ⓘ |
| partOf | Kaushītaki Brāhmaṇa tradition ⓘ |
| period | late Vedic period ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Vedanta ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin |
South Asia
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surface form:
Indian subcontinent
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| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari (in most modern editions) ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus |
Muṇḍaka Upanishad
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surface form:
Mukhya Upanishad (principal Upanishad)
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| teaches |
immortality of the self
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non-attachment as a support for liberation ⓘ supremacy of knowledge over ritual ⓘ |
| textType | śruti ⓘ |
| tradition | Śrauta tradition ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Kauṣītaki Upaniṣad
this entity surface form:
Kauṣītakī Upaniṣad
this entity surface form:
Kauṣītakī Brāhmaṇa Upaniṣad