Nachiketa

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Hindu philosophical figure Upanishadic character mythological child

Nachiketa is a young seeker in Hindu philosophy renowned for his fearless inquiry into the nature of death and the soul in the Katha Upanishad.

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Nachiketa and Yama 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu philosophical figure ⓘ
Upanishadic character ⓘ
mythological child ⓘ
ageDescriptor child seeker ⓘ
young boy ⓘ
appearsIn Katha Upanishad NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithConcept Atman NERFINISHED ⓘ
Brahman NERFINISHED ⓘ
death (mrityu) ⓘ
detachment ⓘ
discrimination between good and pleasant (shreya and preya) ⓘ
moksha ⓘ
renunciation ⓘ
self-knowledge ⓘ
centralText Katha Upanishad NERFINISHED ⓘ
dialogueWith Yama NERFINISHED ⓘ
influences Hindu views on death and immortality NERFINISHED ⓘ
later Vedantic interpretations of the Self ⓘ
knownFor dialogue with Yama ⓘ
embodying spiritual courage ⓘ
fearless inquiry into the nature of death ⓘ
insistence on ultimate truth ⓘ
seeking knowledge of the soul (Atman) ⓘ
moralQuality dispassion ⓘ
fearlessness ⓘ
perseverance ⓘ
truthfulness ⓘ
narrativeFunction to elicit Yama’s teaching on the Self ⓘ
philosophicalSchool Vedanta NERFINISHED ⓘ
rejects heavenly pleasures ⓘ
long life as a mere boon ⓘ
material boons ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
roleInText questioner ⓘ
spiritual seeker ⓘ
student ⓘ
scripturalCategory Upanishads NERFINISHED ⓘ
scripturalTradition Shruti NERFINISHED ⓘ
seeksFromYama knowledge of the immortal Self ⓘ
knowledge of what happens after death ⓘ
studiedIn Hindu philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Indian spiritual literature ⓘ
comparative religion ⓘ
symbolizes ideal spiritual aspirant ⓘ
priority of spiritual over material goals ⓘ
quest for ultimate reality ⓘ
teacherInText Yama NERFINISHED ⓘ
textLanguage Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Katha Upanishad → primaryCharacter → Nachiketa ⓘ
Katha Upanishad → dialogueBetween → Nachiketa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nachiketa and Yama