Sanatsujata

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Sanatsujata is a sage in the Indian epic Mahabharata known for delivering a profound philosophical discourse on the nature of the Self and immortality.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu religious figure
mythological figure
rishi
sage
appearsIn Mahabharata NERFINISHED
associatedWith Kuru dynasty NERFINISHED
associatedWithCharacter Vidura NERFINISHED
associatedWithConcept non-duality
self-knowledge
associatedWithSchool Upanishadic thought
associatedWithText Sanatsujatiya NERFINISHED
associatedWithVirtue dispassion (vairagya)
steadfastness in wisdom
cosmicStatus immortal sage
cosmologicalView Brahman as highest reality
culturalContext ancient India NERFINISHED
denies ultimate reality of death
dialogueWith Dhritarashtra NERFINISHED
emphasizes supremacy of knowledge over ritual
genre philosophical discourse
influenced later Vedantic commentators
knownFor Sanatsujatiya NERFINISHED
philosophical discourse on the Self
teaching on immortality
languageOfText Sanskrit
ontology eternal Self distinct from body
philosophicalTradition Vedanta NERFINISHED
relatedWork Bhagavad Gita (thematically) NERFINISHED
religion Hinduism
roleInMahabharata teacher of Dhritarashtra
scripturalCategory smriti
scripturalInfluence commentarial literature on Mahabharata
sourceTextType Itihasa
statusInTradition revered teacher of kings
teachesConcept Atman NERFINISHED
Brahman
immortality of the Self
knowledge (jnana)
nature of death
renunciation
teachesEthic control of senses
inner purity
truthfulness
teachesGoalOfLife liberation (moksha)
teachesMethod detachment
meditation
teachesPath path of knowledge (jnana marga)
textualSection Udyoga Parva NERFINISHED

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Udyoga Parva hasSubject Sanatsujata