Ishvarakrishna
E113779
Hindu philosopher
Hindu scripture
Indian philosopher
Sanskrit text
Sanskrit writer
philosopher
philosophical text
Ishvarakrishna was an influential Indian philosopher best known for composing the *Samkhyakarika*, the foundational classical text of the Samkhya school of Hindu philosophy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ishvarakrishna canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T933010 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ishvarakrishna Context triple: [Samkhya, associatedWithPhilosopher, Ishvarakrishna]
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A.
Jayatirtha
Jayatirtha was a prominent 14th-century Dvaita Vedanta philosopher and theologian renowned for his authoritative commentaries that systematized and clarified Madhvacharya’s dualistic teachings.
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B.
Jagat Narayan
Jagat Narayan was an Indian educationist and public figure who served as a member of the British-era Hunter Commission on education reforms.
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C.
Damodar Rao
Damodar Rao was the adopted son and heir of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi, a key figure in the events surrounding the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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D.
Eknath
Eknath was a prominent 16th-century Marathi saint-poet and scholar known for his devotional literature and contributions to the Bhakti movement in Maharashtra.
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E.
Moropant Tambe
Moropant Tambe was a Maratha nobleman and court official in Bithoor, best known as the father of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ishvarakrishna Target entity description: Ishvarakrishna was an influential Indian philosopher best known for composing the *Samkhyakarika*, the foundational classical text of the Samkhya school of Hindu philosophy.
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A.
Jayatirtha
Jayatirtha was a prominent 14th-century Dvaita Vedanta philosopher and theologian renowned for his authoritative commentaries that systematized and clarified Madhvacharya’s dualistic teachings.
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B.
Jagat Narayan
Jagat Narayan was an Indian educationist and public figure who served as a member of the British-era Hunter Commission on education reforms.
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C.
Damodar Rao
Damodar Rao was the adopted son and heir of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi, a key figure in the events surrounding the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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D.
Eknath
Eknath was a prominent 16th-century Marathi saint-poet and scholar known for his devotional literature and contributions to the Bhakti movement in Maharashtra.
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E.
Moropant Tambe
Moropant Tambe was a Maratha nobleman and court official in Bithoor, best known as the father of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu philosopher
ⓘ
Hindu scripture ⓘ Indian philosopher ⓘ Sanskrit text ⓘ Sanskrit writer ⓘ philosopher ⓘ philosophical text ⓘ |
| author | Ishvarakrishna ⓘ |
| describedAs | foundational classical text of the Samkhya school ⓘ |
| era | Classical India ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Hindu philosophy
ⓘ
Samkhya philosophy ⓘ
linked to:
Samkhya
philosophy ⓘ |
| genre | karika (versified aphorisms) ⓘ |
| hasParticularNotability | author of earliest extant systematic Samkhya text ⓘ |
| hasWorkInGenre |
didactic verse
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philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| influenced |
classical Indian philosophy
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commentarial tradition on Samkhya ⓘ later Hindu philosophical literature ⓘ later Samkhya commentators ⓘ |
| knownFor | Samkhyakarika ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Samkhya philosophy
ⓘ
enumeration of tattvas (principles) ⓘ path to liberation (moksha) ⓘ |
| notableWork | Samkhyakarika ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Samkhya
ⓘ
Samkhya ⓘ |
| region |
Indian subcontinent
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linked to:
South Asia
|
| religion |
Hinduism
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ |
| roleInTradition |
codifier of Samkhya doctrine
ⓘ
systematizer of classical Samkhya ⓘ |
| workSubject |
Hindu cosmology
ⓘ
Samkhya metaphysics ⓘ liberation (moksha) ⓘ prakriti and purusha distinction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ishvarakrishna Description of subject: Ishvarakrishna was an influential Indian philosopher best known for composing the *Samkhyakarika*, the foundational classical text of the Samkhya school of Hindu philosophy.
Referenced by (3)
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