Kumārila Bhaṭṭa
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Kumārila Bhaṭṭa was a prominent 7th–8th century Indian philosopher and theologian known for his influential defense of Vedic ritualism and development of the Purva Mimamsa school.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kumarila Bhatta | 7 |
| Kumārila Bhaṭṭa canonical | 6 |
| Kumarila school of Mimamsa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T966745 — 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: Kumārila Bhaṭṭa Context triple: [Mimamsa, importantTeacher, Kumārila Bhaṭṭa]
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Jayanta Bhatta
Jayanta Bhatta was a prominent 9th-century Indian philosopher and logician of the Nyāya school, known for his influential works on epistemology, logic, and Hindu philosophical theology.
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Ramanujacharya
Ramanujacharya was an influential 11th–12th century Indian philosopher and theologian who systematized the Vishishtadvaita (qualified non-dualism) school of Vedanta and shaped Sri Vaishnavism.
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Nimbarkacharya
Nimbarkacharya was a medieval Hindu philosopher and theologian best known for founding the Dvaitadvaita (dualistic–non-dualistic) school of Vedanta centered on devotion to Radha-Krishna.
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Adi Shankaracharya
Adi Shankaracharya was an 8th-century Indian philosopher and theologian who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta and played a key role in reviving Hinduism through his writings and monastic institutions.
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E.
Gangesha Upadhyaya
Gangesha Upadhyaya was a 12th–13th century Indian philosopher and logician, renowned as the founder of the Navya-Nyāya (New Logic) school through his seminal work Tattvacintāmaṇi.
- 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: Kumārila Bhaṭṭa Target entity description: Kumārila Bhaṭṭa was a prominent 7th–8th century Indian philosopher and theologian known for his influential defense of Vedic ritualism and development of the Purva Mimamsa school.
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A.
Jayanta Bhatta
Jayanta Bhatta was a prominent 9th-century Indian philosopher and logician of the Nyāya school, known for his influential works on epistemology, logic, and Hindu philosophical theology.
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B.
Ramanujacharya
Ramanujacharya was an influential 11th–12th century Indian philosopher and theologian who systematized the Vishishtadvaita (qualified non-dualism) school of Vedanta and shaped Sri Vaishnavism.
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C.
Nimbarkacharya
Nimbarkacharya was a medieval Hindu philosopher and theologian best known for founding the Dvaitadvaita (dualistic–non-dualistic) school of Vedanta centered on devotion to Radha-Krishna.
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D.
Adi Shankaracharya
Adi Shankaracharya was an 8th-century Indian philosopher and theologian who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta and played a key role in reviving Hinduism through his writings and monastic institutions.
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E.
Gangesha Upadhyaya
Gangesha Upadhyaya was a 12th–13th century Indian philosopher and logician, renowned as the founder of the Navya-Nyāya (New Logic) school through his seminal work Tattvacintāmaṇi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu philosopher
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Indian philosopher ⓘ Mīmāṃsā scholar ⓘ Vedic scholar ⓘ logician ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| acceptedPramāṇa |
comparison (upamāna)
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inference (anumāna) ⓘ non-cognition (anupalabdhi) ⓘ perception (pratyakṣa) ⓘ presumption (arthāpatti) ⓘ verbal testimony (śabda) ⓘ |
| activeInCentury |
7th century
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8th century ⓘ |
| associatedWithTextualTradition | Mīmāṃsā commentarial literature ⓘ |
| commentaryOn |
Jaimini’s Mīmāṃsā Sūtra
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linked to:
Mimamsa
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| era | classical Indian philosophy period ⓘ |
| heldViewOn |
Veda as supreme source of dharma
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Vedic ritual as necessary for dharma ⓘ |
| influenced |
Advaita Vedānta
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linked to:
Advaita Vedanta
Nyāya epistemology ⓘ later Mīmāṃsā authors ⓘ pre-colonial Indian jurisprudence on dharma ⓘ |
| knownFor |
critique of Buddhist philosophy
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defense of Vedic ritualism ⓘ development of Pūrva Mīmāṃsā school ⓘ doctrine of intrinsic validity of knowledge (svataḥ prāmāṇya) ⓘ realist epistemology ⓘ theory of Vedic authority ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mainWork |
Tantravārttika
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Ślokavārttika ⓘ Ṭupṭīkā ⓘ |
| opposed |
Buddhism
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Buddhist denial of Vedic authority ⓘ Buddhist epistemology ⓘ Buddhist theory of momentariness ⓘ |
| philosophicalIdea |
acceptance of multiple pramāṇas (means of knowledge)
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eternality and authorlessness of the Veda (apauruṣeyatva) ⓘ primacy of Vedic injunctions (vidhi) ⓘ realism about external objects ⓘ rejection of Buddhist apoha theory of meaning ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Pūrva Mīmāṃsā
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linked to:
Mimamsa
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| philosophicalTradition | Hindu philosophy ⓘ |
| region |
Indian subcontinent
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linked to:
South Asia
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| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kumārila Bhaṭṭa Description of subject: Kumārila Bhaṭṭa was a prominent 7th–8th century Indian philosopher and theologian known for his influential defense of Vedic ritualism and development of the Purva Mimamsa school.
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