Ganapati Upanishad
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The Ganapati Upanishad is a minor Sanskrit Upanishad devoted to the worship and philosophical significance of the Hindu deity Ganesha.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ganapati Upanishad canonical | 3 |
| Ganapatyatharvashirsha Upanishad | 1 |
| Ganesh Upanishad | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T941920 — 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: Ganapati Upanishad Context triple: [Ganesha, scripturalMention, Ganapati Upanishad]
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Kaushītaki Upanishad
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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Brahma Upanishad
The Brahma Upanishad is a minor Hindu philosophical scripture associated with the Vedic tradition that explores the nature of Brahman (ultimate reality) and the inner self.
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C.
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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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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E.
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).
- 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: Ganapati Upanishad Target entity description: The Ganapati Upanishad is a minor Sanskrit Upanishad devoted to the worship and philosophical significance of the Hindu deity Ganesha.
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A.
Kaushītaki Upanishad
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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B.
Brahma Upanishad
The Brahma Upanishad is a minor Hindu philosophical scripture associated with the Vedic tradition that explores the nature of Brahman (ultimate reality) and the inner self.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ganapatya Upanishad
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Hindu religious text ⓘ Sanskrit text ⓘ Upanishad ⓘ minor Upanishad ⓘ |
| affirms |
identity of Atman and Brahman
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non-dual nature of Ganesha ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ganapati Upanishad
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surface form:
Ganapatyatharvashirsha Upanishad
|
| associatedWith | Atharvaveda tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Ganesha ⓘ |
| associatedWithPhilosophy | Advaita Vedanta ⓘ |
| associatedWithTradition | Ganapatya tradition ⓘ |
| contains |
Ganapati mantra
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meditation instructions on Ganesha ⓘ praise hymns to Ganesha ⓘ |
| describes |
Ganesha as creator
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Ganesha as destroyer ⓘ Ganesha as supreme Brahman ⓘ Ganesha as sustainer ⓘ |
| devotedTo | Ganesha ⓘ |
| emphasizes | meditation on Ganesha as Om ⓘ |
| equates |
Ganesha with Atman
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Ganesha with Brahman ⓘ Ganesha with Om ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
philosophical significance of Ganesha
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worship of Ganesha ⓘ |
| genre |
devotional text
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philosophical text ⓘ religious scripture ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| partOf |
Upanishads
ⓘ
minor Upanishads corpus ⓘ |
| primaryDeity | Ganesha ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin |
South Asia
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surface form:
Indian subcontinent
|
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| religiousCulture |
Hinduism
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surface form:
Hinduism in India
|
| script |
Devanagari script
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surface form:
Devanagari
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| subject |
Ganesha
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identity of Ganesha with Brahman ⓘ mantra of Ganesha ⓘ nature of ultimate reality ⓘ |
| teaches |
devotion to Ganesha as path to liberation
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knowledge of Ganesha as supreme reality ⓘ |
| typeOf |
Ganapati Upanishad
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ganesh Upanishad
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| usedFor | spiritual contemplation of Ganesha ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Ganesha worship
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Hindu ritual recitation ⓘ |
| veneratedBy |
Ganapatya tradition
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surface form:
Ganapatya sect
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ganapati Upanishad Description of subject: The Ganapati Upanishad is a minor Sanskrit Upanishad devoted to the worship and philosophical significance of the Hindu deity Ganesha.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ganesh Upanishad
this entity surface form:
Ganapatyatharvashirsha Upanishad