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 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bhagavad Gita Context triple: [Mahatma Gandhi, influencedBy, Bhagavad Gita]
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A.
Ten Commandments
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Sermon on the Mount
The Sermon on the Mount is a foundational collection of Jesus’ teachings in the New Testament, emphasizing inner righteousness, humility, love of enemies, and the ethics of the Kingdom of God.
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C.
Philokalia
Philokalia is a renowned anthology of spiritual writings by Eastern Orthodox mystics and Church Fathers that guides readers in the practice of inner prayer and ascetic life.
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Bible
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E.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
- 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: Bhagavad Gita Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Talmud
The Talmud is a central Jewish religious text comprising rabbinic discussions, legal rulings, and interpretations of the Hebrew Bible that form the foundation of traditional Jewish law and theology.
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B.
Star of India
The Star of India is a historic emblem and chivalric order created by the British Crown to honor loyalty and service among princes and officials in colonial India.
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C.
Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments are a foundational set of biblical moral principles that outline core duties toward God and other people in the Judeo-Christian tradition.
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D.
Sermon on the Mount
The Sermon on the Mount is a foundational collection of Jesus’ teachings in the New Testament, emphasizing inner righteousness, humility, love of enemies, and the ethics of the Kingdom of God.
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E.
Philokalia
Philokalia is a renowned anthology of spiritual writings by Eastern Orthodox mystics and Church Fathers that guides readers in the practice of inner prayer and ascetic life.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
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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
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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
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dhyana yoga ⓘ jnana yoga ⓘ karma yoga ⓘ |
| timePeriod | composed between 5th and 2nd century BCE (approximate scholarly range) ⓘ |
| tradition |
Bhagavata tradition
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Vedanta ⓘ |
| widelyTranslatedInto |
English
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many world languages ⓘ |
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Subject: Bhagavad Gita Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (111)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ahimsa
this entity surface form:
Bhagavad Gītā