Upadesasahasri
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Upadesasahasri is a foundational Advaita Vedanta philosophical and instructional text traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Upadesa Sahasri | 1 |
| Upadesasahasri canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Upadesasahasri Context triple: [Adi Shankaracharya, wrote, Upadesasahasri]
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Mimamsa
Mimamsa is an orthodox Hindu philosophical school that emphasizes the ritualistic interpretation of the Vedas and the primacy of dharma as revealed through sacred scripture.
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Brahma Sutras
The Brahma Sutras are a foundational Hindu philosophical text that systematically codifies and interprets the teachings of the Upanishads, forming a core scriptural basis for Vedanta.
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Dnyaneshwari
Dnyaneshwari is a 13th-century Marathi poetic commentary on the Bhagavad Gita, revered as a foundational work of Marathi literature and devotional philosophy.
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Bhagavad Gita
The Bhagavad Gita is a foundational Hindu scripture in the form of a philosophical dialogue that explores duty, righteousness, and spiritual wisdom, and has profoundly shaped Indian thought and leaders.
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Gita Rahasya
Gita Rahasya is a seminal philosophical commentary on the Bhagavad Gita that presents Bal Gangadhar Tilak’s interpretation of its teachings as a call to selfless action and duty.
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- 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: Upadesasahasri Target entity description: Upadesasahasri is a foundational Advaita Vedanta philosophical and instructional text traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya.
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Tantrasāra
Tantrasāra is a key philosophical and theological treatise by the Kashmiri polymath Abhinavagupta that systematically presents the core doctrines of non-dual Shaiva Tantra.
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Mimamsa
Mimamsa is an orthodox Hindu philosophical school that emphasizes the ritualistic interpretation of the Vedas and the primacy of dharma as revealed through sacred scripture.
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C.
Brahma Sutras
The Brahma Sutras are a foundational Hindu philosophical text that systematically codifies and interprets the teachings of the Upanishads, forming a core scriptural basis for Vedanta.
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D.
Dnyaneshwari
Dnyaneshwari is a 13th-century Marathi poetic commentary on the Bhagavad Gita, revered as a foundational work of Marathi literature and devotional philosophy.
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E.
Nitya Grantha
Nitya Grantha is a foundational liturgical and devotional manual in the Sri Vaishnava tradition, attributed to the philosopher-saint Ramanujacharya.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Advaita Vedanta text
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Hindu philosophical text ⓘ Sanskrit text ⓘ didactic treatise ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
clarifying Advaita Vedanta doctrine
ⓘ
guiding seekers to self-realization ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Shankara tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Dashanami Sampradaya
Smarta tradition ⓘ
linked to:
Smarta Sampradaya
|
| author | Adi Shankaracharya ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | major independent work of Adi Shankaracharya ⓘ |
| circulatedIn | Advaita monastic institutions ⓘ |
| commentedOnBy | later Advaita scholars ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
discrimination between Self and non-Self (atma-anatma-viveka)
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hearing, reflection and meditation (sravana, manana, nididhyasana) ⓘ neti neti (not this, not this) method ⓘ renunciation of attachment ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
direct realization of the Self
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methodology of Advaita teaching ⓘ removal of ignorance (avidya) ⓘ teacher–disciple relationship ⓘ |
| genre |
instructional text
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philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| hasPart |
metrical section
ⓘ
prose section ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Advaita Vedanta teachers
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medieval Advaita commentarial tradition ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Atman
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linked to:
Purusha
Brahman ⓘ identity of Atman and Brahman ⓘ liberation (moksha) ⓘ method of spiritual instruction ⓘ non-dualism ⓘ self-knowledge (atma-jnana) ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Advaita Vedanta ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scripturalContext |
based on Upanishadic teachings
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interprets Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita and Brahma Sutras in Advaita sense ⓘ |
| structure | divided into a metrical part and a prose part ⓘ |
| studiedBy | students of Advaita Vedanta ⓘ |
| teaches |
Brahman as the only reality
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ignorance as the cause of bondage ⓘ knowledge as the means to liberation ⓘ world as ultimately mithya (empirically real but not absolutely real) ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | “A thousand teachings” ⓘ |
| traditionallyDatedTo | 8th century ⓘ |
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