Bhagavad Gita
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The Bhagavad Gita is a foundational Hindu scripture in the form of a philosophical dialogue that explores duty, righteousness, and spiritual wisdom, and has profoundly shaped Indian thought and leaders.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bhagavad Gita canonical | 96 |
| Bhagavad Gītā | 7 |
| Bhagavad Gita chapter 13 | 1 |
| Bhagavad Gita chapter 4 | 1 |
| Bhagavad Gita chapter 7 | 1 |
| Bhagavad Gita sermon before battle | 1 |
| Bhagavad-gita | 1 |
| Bhagavad-gita As It Is | 1 |
| Krishna’s discourse to Arjuna | 1 |
| “The Gita” | 1 |
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu scripture
ⓘ
Sanskrit literature ⓘ part of epic ⓘ philosophical text ⓘ religious text ⓘ |
| aim |
attainment of moksha
ⓘ
guidance on righteous action ⓘ |
| approximateNumberOfVerses | 700 ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
bhakti
ⓘ
dharma ⓘ jnana ⓘ karma ⓘ yoga ⓘ |
| chapter18Title | Moksha Sannyasa Yoga ⓘ |
| chapter1Title | Arjuna Vishada Yoga ⓘ |
| chapter2Title | Sankhya Yoga ⓘ |
| form | dialogue ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic poetry
ⓘ
smriti text ⓘ |
| hasCommentaryBy |
Abhinavagupta
ⓘ
Adi Shankaracharya ⓘ Bal Gangadhar Tilak ⓘ Dvaita ⓘ
surface form:
Madhvacharya
Ramanujacharya ⓘ Sri Aurobindo ⓘ Swami Prabhupada ⓘ |
| influenced |
B. R. Ambedkar
ⓘ
Bal Gangadhar Tilak ⓘ Indian independence movement ⓘ Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ Sri Aurobindo ⓘ Swami Vivekananda ⓘ |
| influencedField |
Indian philosophy
ⓘ
Indian politics ⓘ Indian spirituality ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| locatedInText |
Mahabharata
ⓘ
surface form:
Bhishma Parva
|
| numberOfChapters | 18 ⓘ |
| partOf | Mahabharata ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Vedanta
ⓘ
surface form:
Advaita Vedanta (commentarial tradition)
Dvaita Vedanta (commentarial tradition) ⓘ Vishishtadvaita ⓘ
surface form:
Visistadvaita Vedanta (commentarial tradition)
|
| primaryListener | Arjuna ⓘ |
| primarySpeaker | Krishna ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| setting | Kurukshetra battlefield ⓘ |
| statusInHinduism | one of the most important scriptures ⓘ |
| structure | 18 chapters grouped into three sections of six chapters each (traditional view) ⓘ |
| teaches |
bhakti yoga
ⓘ
dhyana yoga ⓘ jnana yoga ⓘ karma yoga ⓘ |
| timePeriod | composed between 5th and 2nd century BCE (approximate scholarly range) ⓘ |
| tradition |
Bhagavata tradition
ⓘ
Vedanta ⓘ |
| widelyTranslatedInto |
English
ⓘ
many world languages ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Bhagavad Gītā
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Bhagavad-gita As It Is
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Bhagavad Gītā
this entity surface form:
Bhagavad Gītā
subject surface form:
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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Bhagavad Gita sermon before battle