Spanda Karikas
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Spanda Karikas is a foundational Sanskrit philosophical text of Kashmiri Shaivism that expounds the doctrine of “spanda,” the subtle vibratory dynamism of consciousness underlying all reality.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spanda Karikas canonical | 2 |
| Spanda (cosmic vibration) | 1 |
| Spanda (vibration of consciousness) | 1 |
| Spanda Kārikās | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1000163 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Spanda Karikas Context triple: [Shaivism, coreText, Spanda Karikas]
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A.
Samkhyakarika
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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B.
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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C.
Tattvasamasa
Tattvasamasa is a concise classical text of the Samkhya school of Indian philosophy that systematically outlines its fundamental metaphysical principles and categories (tattvas).
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D.
Shiva Sutras
Shiva Sutras is a foundational Sanskrit scripture of Kashmir Shaivism that outlines a non-dual philosophy and yogic path to realizing the nature of consciousness.
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E.
Tattva Samkhyana
Tattva Samkhyana is a key philosophical treatise in the Dvaita Vedanta tradition that systematically outlines its dualistic metaphysics and theology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Spanda Karikas Target entity description: Spanda Karikas is a foundational Sanskrit philosophical text of Kashmiri Shaivism that expounds the doctrine of “spanda,” the subtle vibratory dynamism of consciousness underlying all reality.
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A.
Samkhyakarika
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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B.
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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C.
Tattvasamasa
Tattvasamasa is a concise classical text of the Samkhya school of Indian philosophy that systematically outlines its fundamental metaphysical principles and categories (tattvas).
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D.
Shiva Sutras
Shiva Sutras is a foundational Sanskrit scripture of Kashmir Shaivism that outlines a non-dual philosophy and yogic path to realizing the nature of consciousness.
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E.
Tattva Samkhyana
Tattva Samkhyana is a key philosophical treatise in the Dvaita Vedanta tradition that systematically outlines its dualistic metaphysics and theology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu religious text
ⓘ
Kashmir Shaivism text ⓘ Sanskrit philosophical text ⓘ Shaiva scripture ⓘ |
| asserts | consciousness underlies all reality ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Shiva
ⓘ
surface form:
Śiva
|
| associatedWithRegion | Kashmir ⓘ |
| associatedWithTradition |
Kashmir Shaivism
ⓘ
surface form:
Non-dual Shaivism
|
| coreTheme |
dynamic aspect of absolute reality
ⓘ
inner activity of Śiva-consciousness ⓘ unity of subject and object ⓘ vibration of universal consciousness ⓘ |
| describes | subtle vibratory dynamism of consciousness ⓘ |
| emphasizesPractice | inner awareness of vibratory consciousness ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Spanda Karikas
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanda Kārikās
Spandakārikāḥ ⓘ
surface form:
Spandakārikā
|
| hasCentralConcept | spanda ⓘ |
| hasCommentaryBy |
Kallaṭa
ⓘ
Kshemaraja ⓘ
surface form:
Kṣemarāja
Rāmakaṇṭha ⓘ |
| hasCommentaryTitle |
Spanda-vṛtti
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanda-nirṇaya
Spanda-vṛtti ⓘ
surface form:
Spanda-sandoha
Spanda-vṛtti ⓘ |
| hasKeyTerm |
caitanya (consciousness)
ⓘ
pratyabhijñā (recognition) ⓘ spanda-śakti ⓘ uccāra (inner vibration) ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalSchool |
Kashmir Shaivism
ⓘ
surface form:
Trika Shaivism
|
| hasReligiousTradition | Kashmir Shaivism ⓘ |
| hasTitleInSanskrit | Spandakārikāḥ ⓘ |
| influenced | later Kashmir Shaiva commentarial literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Trika scriptures
ⓘ
Śaiva Āgamas ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| ontologicalView | reality as dynamic pulsation of absolute consciousness ⓘ |
| period | early medieval India ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation |
monistic Shaivism
ⓘ
non-dual idealism ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Īśvarapratyabhijñā-kārikā
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surface form:
Pratyabhijñā treatises
Shiva Sutras ⓘ
surface form:
Śiva Sūtras
|
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | foundational text of Kashmir Shaivism ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
Indian philosophy
ⓘ
Indology ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| teaches |
all mental and physical phenomena are pulsations of consciousness
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liberation through recognition of spanda in all experience ⓘ |
| teachesDoctrine | doctrine of spanda ⓘ |
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Subject: Spanda Karikas Description of subject: Spanda Karikas is a foundational Sanskrit philosophical text of Kashmiri Shaivism that expounds the doctrine of “spanda,” the subtle vibratory dynamism of consciousness underlying all reality.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Spanda (vibration of consciousness)
this entity surface form:
Spanda (cosmic vibration)
this entity surface form:
Spanda Kārikās