Swami Prabhupada
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Swami Prabhupada was a 20th-century Gaudiya Vaishnava spiritual teacher and founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), renowned for widely translating and commenting on major Hindu scriptures.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada | 14 |
| Srila Prabhupada | 2 |
| Abhay Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada | 1 |
| Bhaktivedanta Swami | 1 |
| Prabhupada | 1 |
| Swami Prabhupada canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Swami Prabhupada Context triple: [Bhagavad Gita, hasCommentaryBy, Swami Prabhupada]
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A.
Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda was a pioneering Indian Hindu monk and philosopher who played a key role in introducing Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world and inspiring the Indian independence movement.
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B.
Adi Shankaracharya
Adi Shankaracharya was an 8th-century Indian philosopher and theologian who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta and played a key role in reviving Hinduism through his writings and monastic institutions.
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C.
Sri Aurobindo
Sri Aurobindo was an Indian philosopher, yogi, poet, and nationalist whose integral yoga and spiritual writings profoundly shaped modern Indian spiritual thought.
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D.
Ramanujacharya
Ramanujacharya was an influential 11th–12th century Indian philosopher and theologian who systematized the Vishishtadvaita (qualified non-dualism) school of Vedanta and shaped Sri Vaishnavism.
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E.
Putlibai Gandhi
Putlibai Gandhi was the deeply religious and influential mother of Mahatma Gandhi, whose piety and values profoundly shaped his character and 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: Swami Prabhupada Target entity description: Swami Prabhupada was a 20th-century Gaudiya Vaishnava spiritual teacher and founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), renowned for widely translating and commenting on major Hindu scriptures.
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A.
Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda was a pioneering Indian Hindu monk and philosopher who played a key role in introducing Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world and inspiring the Indian independence movement.
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B.
Adi Shankaracharya
Adi Shankaracharya was an 8th-century Indian philosopher and theologian who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta and played a key role in reviving Hinduism through his writings and monastic institutions.
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C.
Sri Aurobindo
Sri Aurobindo was an Indian philosopher, yogi, poet, and nationalist whose integral yoga and spiritual writings profoundly shaped modern Indian spiritual thought.
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D.
Ramanujacharya
Ramanujacharya was an influential 11th–12th century Indian philosopher and theologian who systematized the Vishishtadvaita (qualified non-dualism) school of Vedanta and shaped Sri Vaishnavism.
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E.
Putlibai Gandhi
Putlibai Gandhi was the deeply religious and influential mother of Mahatma Gandhi, whose piety and values profoundly shaped his character and philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gaudiya Vaishnava
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Hindu spiritual teacher ⓘ author ⓘ religious founder ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
International Society for Krishna Consciousness
ⓘ
surface form:
ISKCON
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Swami Prabhupada
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surface form:
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Swami Prabhupada ⓘ
surface form:
Srila Prabhupada
|
| birthName | Abhay Charan De ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1896-09-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1977-11-14 ⓘ |
| devoteeOf |
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
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Krishna ⓘ |
| emphasizedConcept |
Krishna as the Supreme Personality of Godhead
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chanting the holy names of God ⓘ devotional service to Krishna ⓘ |
| founded |
International Society for Krishna Consciousness
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surface form:
Hare Krishna movement (international organization)
International Society for Krishna Consciousness ⓘ |
| fullName |
Swami Prabhupada
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Abhay Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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| gender | male ⓘ |
| guru | Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Founder-Acharya of ISKCON ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | His Divine Grace ⓘ |
| influenced |
Western interest in bhakti-yoga
ⓘ
International Society for Krishna Consciousness ⓘ
surface form:
global Hare Krishna movement
|
| languageOfWork |
Bengali
ⓘ
English ⓘ Sanskrit ⓘ |
| movement |
International Society for Krishna Consciousness
ⓘ
surface form:
Hare Krishna movement
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| notableFor |
establishing Krishna temples internationally
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promoting congregational chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra ⓘ spreading Gaudiya Vaishnavism worldwide ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bhagavad Gita
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surface form:
Bhagavad-gita As It Is
Krishna ⓘ
surface form:
Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita translation and commentary ⓘ Bhagavata Purana ⓘ
surface form:
Srimad-Bhagavatam (Bhagavata Purana) translation and commentary
Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita translation and commentary ⓘ
surface form:
Teachings of Lord Chaitanya
The Nectar of Devotion ⓘ The Nectar of Instruction ⓘ |
| occupation |
commentator on Hindu scriptures
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philosopher ⓘ religious leader ⓘ spiritual teacher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | personalist Vedanta ⓘ |
| placeFoundedOrganization |
New York City
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| placeOfBirth |
Calcutta
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India ⓘ West Bengal ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
India
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Uttar Pradesh ⓘ Vrindavan ⓘ |
| promotedPractice |
Hare Krishna maha-mantra chanting
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bhakti-yoga ⓘ four regulative principles ⓘ vegetarianism ⓘ |
| religion | Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Gaudiya Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| scripturalFocus |
Bhagavad Gita
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Bhagavata Purana ⓘ Sri Chaitanya-charitamrita translation and commentary ⓘ
surface form:
Chaitanya-charitamrita
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| spiritualLineage |
Gaudiya Vaishnavism
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surface form:
Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya Sampradaya
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| tookSannyasaFrom | Bhaktiprasada Puri Maharaj ⓘ |
| yearFoundedOrganization | 1966 ⓘ |
| yearOfSannyasa | 1959 ⓘ |
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