Īśvarapratyabhijñā-kārikā
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Sanskrit philosophical treatise
Shaiva scripture
foundational text of Kashmir Shaivism
metaphysical work
non-dualistic philosophical text
Īśvarapratyabhijñā-kārikā is a foundational Sanskrit philosophical treatise of the non-dual Kashmir Shaivism tradition, expounding the doctrine of recognizing one’s identity with the supreme Lord (Īśvara).
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Īśvarapratyabhijñā-kārikā canonical | 2 |
| Pratyabhijñā treatises | 1 |
| Īśvarapratyabhijñā-vimarśinī | 1 |
| Īśvarapratyabhijñā-vivṛti | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Īśvarapratyabhijñā-kārikā Context triple: [Utpaladeva, notableWork, Īśvarapratyabhijñā-kārikā]
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Tattva Prakasika
Tattva Prakasika is a traditional philosophical commentary in the Dvaita Vedanta school that elaborates and clarifies key metaphysical doctrines.
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Vedartha Sangraha
Vedartha Sangraha is a foundational Vedantic treatise by the philosopher-theologian Ramanujacharya that systematically presents and defends the Vishishtadvaita (qualified non-dualism) interpretation of the Upanishads.
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Tattvasamasa
Tattvasamasa is a concise classical text of the Samkhya school of Indian philosophy that systematically outlines its fundamental metaphysical principles and categories (tattvas).
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Kāśikā-vṛtti
Kāśikā-vṛtti is a renowned classical Sanskrit commentary that systematically explains and interprets Pāṇini’s grammatical treatise, the Aṣṭādhyāyī.
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Samkhyakarika
Samkhyakarika is an early foundational text of the Samkhya school of Indian philosophy, presenting its dualistic metaphysics and theory of liberation in concise verse form.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Īśvarapratyabhijñā-kārikā Target entity description: Īśvarapratyabhijñā-kārikā is a foundational Sanskrit philosophical treatise of the non-dual Kashmir Shaivism tradition, expounding the doctrine of recognizing one’s identity with the supreme Lord (Īśvara).
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A.
Tattva Prakasika
Tattva Prakasika is a traditional philosophical commentary in the Dvaita Vedanta school that elaborates and clarifies key metaphysical doctrines.
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B.
Vedartha Sangraha
Vedartha Sangraha is a foundational Vedantic treatise by the philosopher-theologian Ramanujacharya that systematically presents and defends the Vishishtadvaita (qualified non-dualism) interpretation of the Upanishads.
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C.
Tattvasamasa
Tattvasamasa is a concise classical text of the Samkhya school of Indian philosophy that systematically outlines its fundamental metaphysical principles and categories (tattvas).
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D.
Kāśikā-vṛtti
Kāśikā-vṛtti is a renowned classical Sanskrit commentary that systematically explains and interprets Pāṇini’s grammatical treatise, the Aṣṭādhyāyī.
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E.
Samkhyakarika
Samkhyakarika is an early foundational text of the Samkhya school of Indian philosophy, presenting its dualistic metaphysics and theory of liberation in concise verse form.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sanskrit philosophical treatise
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Shaiva scripture ⓘ foundational text of Kashmir Shaivism ⓘ metaphysical work ⓘ non-dualistic philosophical text ⓘ |
| aim |
to demonstrate that the individual self is identical with the supreme Lord
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to refute dualistic and Buddhist positions ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Śiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTradition | Trika Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Utpaladeva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralDoctrine |
non-dual Shaivism
NERFINISHED
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recognition of one’s identity with Īśvara ⓘ |
| commentaryBy | Abhinavagupta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctrineType | idealistic monism ⓘ |
| field |
Indian philosophy
ⓘ
Shaiva theology ⓘ religious metaphysics ⓘ |
| genre | kārikā (versified aphorisms) ⓘ |
| influenced |
Abhinavagupta
NERFINISHED
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Īśvarapratyabhijñā-vimarśinī NERFINISHED ⓘ Īśvarapratyabhijñā-vivṛti-vimarśinī NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
earlier Trika Shaivism
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Śaiva Āgamas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
cit (consciousness)
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pratyabhijñā (recognition) ⓘ spanda (vibration of consciousness) ⓘ svātantrya (absolute freedom of the Lord) ⓘ vimarśa (self-reflective awareness) ⓘ ābhāsa (manifestation/appearance) ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition |
all reality is the manifestation of a single conscious Lord
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bondage is due to ignorance of one’s true nature ⓘ liberation is recognition of one’s identity with Īśvara ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Pratyabhijñā school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Kashmir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | ātman–Brahman identity (in comparison with Advaita Vedānta) ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousPhilosophy | non-dual theism ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | authoritative text in Pratyabhijñā Shaivism ⓘ |
| structure | composed in metrical verses ⓘ |
| subject |
epistemology
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metaphysics of consciousness ⓘ nature of the supreme Lord ⓘ ontology ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early medieval India ⓘ |
| tradition | Kashmir Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Īśvarapratyabhijñā-kārikā Description of subject: Īśvarapratyabhijñā-kārikā is a foundational Sanskrit philosophical treatise of the non-dual Kashmir Shaivism tradition, expounding the doctrine of recognizing one’s identity with the supreme Lord (Īśvara).
Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
Īśvarapratyabhijñā-vivṛti
this entity surface form:
Īśvarapratyabhijñā-vimarśinī
this entity surface form:
Pratyabhijñā treatises