Uddālaka Āruṇi
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Uddālaka Āruṇi is an ancient Vedic sage and philosopher renowned for his foundational teachings on the nature of reality and the self in early Upanishadic thought.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Uddālaka Āruṇi and Śvetaketu | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Upanishadic philosopher
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Vedic sage ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
brahman (ultimate reality)
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cosmological explanation from being (sat) ⓘ doctrine of sat (being) ⓘ identity of ātman and brahman ⓘ inner self as ultimate essence ⓘ ātman (self) ⓘ |
| cosmology | world emerges from and returns to being (sat) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | ancient India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Brahmanical ritual and philosophical milieu ⓘ |
| epistemicView | true knowledge is knowledge of the underlying essence ⓘ |
| era | Vedic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethicalImplication | self-knowledge leads to liberation (mokṣa) ⓘ |
| fatherOf | Śvetaketu Āruṇeya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
classical Hindu metaphysics
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later Vedānta traditions ⓘ non-dual interpretations of the Upaniṣads ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dialogues in the Chāndogya Upaniṣad
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early Upanishadic teachings on self and reality ⓘ metaphysical doctrine of the unity of being ⓘ teaching the mahāvākya "tat tvam asi" ⓘ |
| language | Vedic Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Uddalaka Aruni
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Uddālaka Aruṇi NERFINISHED ⓘ Āruṇi Uddālaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
ritual specialist (brāhmaṇa)
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teacher of sacred knowledge ⓘ |
| ontologicalView | primacy of being (sat) over non-being (asat) ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | early Vedānta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
knowledge of self as highest knowledge
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search for ultimate substratum of the world ⓘ unity behind multiplicity ⓘ |
| primarySource | Chāndogya Upaniṣad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Kuru-Pañcāla cultural area (traditionally associated) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| roleInText | principal teacher in Chāndogya Upaniṣad 6 ⓘ |
| teacherOf |
Yājñavalkya (traditionally attributed)
NERFINISHED
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Śvetaketu Āruṇeya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teachingMethod |
dialogue with his son Śvetaketu
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use of analogies and everyday examples ⓘ |
| tradition | Vedic tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesAnalogy |
clay and pots to illustrate underlying substance
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salt dissolved in water to illustrate invisible essence ⓘ seed and tree to illustrate latent reality ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Uddālaka Āruṇi and Śvetaketu