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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Bhagavad Gītā | 0 | 3 |
| Bhagavad-gita As It Is | 0 | 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
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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
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Indian politics → Indian spirituality → |
| language | Sanskrit → |
| locatedInText |
Mahabharata
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surface form:
Bhishma Parva
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| numberOfChapters | 18 → |
| partOf | Mahabharata → |
| philosophicalSchool |
Vedanta
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surface form:
Advaita Vedanta (commentarial tradition)
Dvaita Vedanta (commentarial tradition) → Vishishtadvaita →
surface form:
Visistadvaita Vedanta (commentarial tradition)
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| 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
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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
this entity surface form:
Bhagavad Gītā
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Bhagavad Gītā
subject surface form:
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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Bhagavad-gita As It Is