Jiddu Krishnamurti
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Jiddu Krishnamurti was an Indian philosopher and spiritual teacher known for rejecting organized religion and authority while emphasizing direct perception, psychological freedom, and self-inquiry.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jiddu Krishnamurti canonical | 6 |
| Jiddu | 1 |
| Krishnamurti | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3494139 — 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: Jiddu Krishnamurti Context triple: [Theosophy, influenced, Jiddu Krishnamurti]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
S. Satyamurti
S. Satyamurti was a prominent Indian nationalist leader and Congress politician from Madras Presidency, known for his eloquence, constitutionalist approach, and key role in the freedom movement.
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D.
Swami Prabhupada
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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E.
Kirpal Singh
Kirpal Singh was a prominent Indian spiritual teacher and mystic known for his teachings on Surat Shabd Yoga and founding the Ruhani Satsang.
- 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: Jiddu Krishnamurti Target entity description: Jiddu Krishnamurti was an Indian philosopher and spiritual teacher known for rejecting organized religion and authority while emphasizing direct perception, psychological freedom, and self-inquiry.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
S. Satyamurti
S. Satyamurti was a prominent Indian nationalist leader and Congress politician from Madras Presidency, known for his eloquence, constitutionalist approach, and key role in the freedom movement.
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D.
Swami Prabhupada
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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E.
Kirpal Singh
Kirpal Singh was a prominent Indian spiritual teacher and mystic known for his teachings on Surat Shabd Yoga and founding the Ruhani Satsang.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (71)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
author
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human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ spiritual teacher ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Order of the Star in the East
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Theosophical Society ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pancreatic cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1895-05-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1986-02-17 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Theosophical Society schools ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Telugu people
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surface form:
Telugu Indian
|
| event | dissolution of the Order of the Star in the East in 1929 ⓘ |
| familyName |
Jiddu Krishnamurti
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Krishnamurti
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| fieldOfWork |
education
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philosophy of mind ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| founded |
Krishnamurti Foundation India
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Krishnamurti Foundation Trust ⓘ Krishnamurti Foundation of America ⓘ Krishnamurti Foundation of Latin America ⓘ schools in India, the UK, and the USA ⓘ |
| fullName | Jiddu Krishnamurti self-link ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName |
Jiddu Krishnamurti
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Jiddu
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| influenced |
David Bohm
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Eckhart Tolle ⓘ spiritual and psychological teachers worldwide ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hindu philosophical traditions
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Theosophy ⓘ |
| knownForQuote |
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.
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Truth is a pathless land. ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Hindi ⓘ |
| movement | Krishnamurti’s teachings ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Telugu ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of organized religion
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emphasis on self-inquiry ⓘ teachings on psychological freedom ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
choiceless awareness
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direct perception without interpretation ⓘ ending psychological authority ⓘ freedom from the known ⓘ observer is the observed ⓘ psychological revolution ⓘ |
| occupation |
philosopher
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spiritual teacher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| philosophicalStance |
emphasis on direct observation of thought
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emphasis on self-knowledge ⓘ importance of ending psychological conflict ⓘ rejection of gurus and spiritual authority ⓘ rejection of organized religion ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Madanapalle
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surface form:
Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh, India
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| placeOfDeath |
Ojai
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surface form:
Ojai, California, United States
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| positionHeld | head of the Order of the Star in the East ⓘ |
| religion | none ⓘ |
| residence |
Brockwood Park, Hampshire, England
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Chennai ⓘ
surface form:
Chennai, India
Ojai ⓘ
surface form:
Ojai, California, United States
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| teachingFocus |
ending fear
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freedom from conditioning ⓘ meditation as awareness ⓘ nature of thought ⓘ relationship and conflict ⓘ |
| work |
Commentaries on Living
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Freedom from the Known ⓘ Krishnamurti’s Notebook ⓘ The Awakening of Intelligence ⓘ The First and Last Freedom ⓘ Think on These Things ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jiddu Krishnamurti Description of subject: Jiddu Krishnamurti was an Indian philosopher and spiritual teacher known for rejecting organized religion and authority while emphasizing direct perception, psychological freedom, and self-inquiry.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jiddu
this entity surface form:
Krishnamurti