Samkhyakarika
E158595
Samkhyakarika is an early foundational text of the Samkhya school of Indian philosophy, presenting its dualistic metaphysics and theory of liberation in concise verse form.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Samkhyakarika canonical | 4 |
| Sāṃkhya Kārikā | 1 |
| Sāṃkhyakārikā | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samkhyakarika Context triple: [Samkhya, hasText, Samkhyakarika]
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Vedartha Sangraha
Vedartha Sangraha is a foundational Vedantic treatise by the philosopher-theologian Ramanujacharya that systematically presents and defends the Vishishtadvaita (qualified non-dualism) interpretation of the Upanishads.
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Tattva Samkhyana
Tattva Samkhyana is a key philosophical treatise in the Dvaita Vedanta tradition that systematically outlines its dualistic metaphysics and theology.
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Upadesasahasri
Upadesasahasri is a foundational Advaita Vedanta philosophical and instructional text traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya.
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Mimamsa
Mimamsa is an orthodox Hindu philosophical school that emphasizes the ritualistic interpretation of the Vedas and the primacy of dharma as revealed through sacred scripture.
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E.
Sri Bhashya
Sri Bhashya is Ramanujacharya’s authoritative Sanskrit commentary on the Brahma Sutras, foundational to the Vishishtadvaita school of Vedanta philosophy.
- 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: Samkhyakarika Target entity description: Samkhyakarika is an early foundational text of the Samkhya school of Indian philosophy, presenting its dualistic metaphysics and theory of liberation in concise verse form.
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A.
Vedartha Sangraha
Vedartha Sangraha is a foundational Vedantic treatise by the philosopher-theologian Ramanujacharya that systematically presents and defends the Vishishtadvaita (qualified non-dualism) interpretation of the Upanishads.
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B.
Tattva Samkhyana
Tattva Samkhyana is a key philosophical treatise in the Dvaita Vedanta tradition that systematically outlines its dualistic metaphysics and theology.
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C.
Upadesasahasri
Upadesasahasri is a foundational Advaita Vedanta philosophical and instructional text traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya.
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D.
Mimamsa
Mimamsa is an orthodox Hindu philosophical school that emphasizes the ritualistic interpretation of the Vedas and the primacy of dharma as revealed through sacred scripture.
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E.
Sri Bhashya
Sri Bhashya is Ramanujacharya’s authoritative Sanskrit commentary on the Brahma Sutras, foundational to the Vishishtadvaita school of Vedanta philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu scripture
ⓘ
Samkhya text ⓘ Sanskrit text ⓘ didactic poem ⓘ philosophical text ⓘ |
| affirms |
eternity of Purusha
ⓘ
primordial Prakriti ⓘ |
| definesNumberOfTattvas | 25 ⓘ |
| distinguishes |
Purusha
ⓘ
surface form:
Purusha from Prakriti
|
| hasAuthor | Ishvarakrishna ⓘ |
| hasCommentary |
Mandukya Karika
ⓘ
surface form:
Gaudapada-bhashya
Mathara-vritti ⓘ Vachaspati Mishra’s Tattvakaumudi ⓘ Yuktidipika ⓘ |
| hasForm | metrical verses ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | early centuries CE ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
Prakriti
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Purusha ⓘ bondage and liberation ⓘ discriminative knowledge ⓘ evolution of the tattvas ⓘ gunas ⓘ means of valid knowledge ⓘ multiplicity of Purushas ⓘ proofs of the unmanifest Prakriti ⓘ suffering and its cessation ⓘ three kinds of suffering ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| hasMetaphysics | dualism ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalSchool | Samkhya ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| hasStructure | succinct aphoristic verses ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Indian philosophy
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cosmology ⓘ epistemology ⓘ liberation ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
| hasVerseForm | karika ⓘ |
| influenced |
classical Yoga philosophy
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later Samkhya commentarial tradition ⓘ |
| isCoreTextOf | classical Samkhya curriculum ⓘ |
| isEarliestSurvivingSystematicTextOf | classical Samkhya ⓘ |
| isPreservedIn | manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| originatedIn | Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| teachesGoal |
kaivalya
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moksha ⓘ |
| usesEpistemicMeans |
inference
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perception ⓘ reliable testimony ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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this entity surface form:
Sāṃkhya Kārikā
this entity surface form:
Sāṃkhyakārikā