mahāvākya Tat tvam asi
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The mahāvākya "Tat tvam asi" is a central Advaita Vedānta dictum from the Upanishadic tradition that proclaims the essential identity of the individual self (ātman) with the ultimate reality (Brahman).
Observed surface forms (1)
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| Tat tvam asi | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Advaita Vedānta teaching
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Upanishadic dictum ⓘ mahāvākya ⓘ |
| aim | realization of non-dual Brahman ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Advaita Vedānta
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non-dualism ⓘ Ādi Śaṅkarācārya NERFINISHED ⓘ Śaṅkara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | mahāvākyas of Vedānta ⓘ |
| componentMeaning |
asi = are
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tat = that (Brahman, ultimate reality) ⓘ tvam = you (the individual self, ātman) ⓘ |
| coreConcept | identity of ātman and Brahman ⓘ |
| epistemicRole | means of knowledge (pramāṇa) for Brahman in Advaita Vedānta ⓘ |
| functionInTeaching | mahāvākya used for contemplation (nididhyāsana) ⓘ |
| grammaticalComponents |
asi
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tat ⓘ tvam ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Hindu spirituality
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Indian philosophy ⓘ modern non-dual movements ⓘ |
| interpretationInAdvaita | identity statement (tādātmya-vākya) ⓘ |
| interpretationInOtherSchools | often read as indicating similarity or dependence rather than absolute identity ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| listedAmong | four principal mahāvākyas of Advaita Vedānta ⓘ |
| meaningInAdvaita | the individual self is essentially identical with ultimate reality ⓘ |
| metaphysicalClaim | ultimate non-difference between jīva and Brahman ⓘ |
| pedagogicalContext | taught by sage Uddālaka to his son Śvetaketu ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Advaita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersTo |
Brahman
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ātman ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | ancient India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| roleInSoteriology | key to self-knowledge (ātma-jñāna) ⓘ |
| script | traditionally written in Devanāgarī and other Indic scripts ⓘ |
| scripturalSource | Chāndogya Upaniṣad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | śruti (revealed scripture) ⓘ |
| textualTradition | Upaniṣads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | composed in the late Vedic period ⓘ |
| translation |
That thou art
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That you are ⓘ |
| typeOfStatement | mahāvākya expressing ultimate truth ⓘ |
| UpanishadicSection | Chāndogya Upaniṣad 6.8.7 (and following) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Hindu philosophical discourse
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Vedānta commentarial literature ⓘ |
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