Īśa Upanishad

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Hindu scripture Upanishad Vedic text philosophical text

Īśa Upanishad is one of the principal ancient Hindu philosophical scriptures, notable for its concise poetic verses exploring the nature of the self, the universe, and ultimate reality (Brahman).

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Isha Upanishad	1
Īśa Upanishad canonical	1
Īśāvāsya Upanishad	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T902413 — 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.

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Target entity: Īśa Upanishad
Context triple: [Upanishads, hasPart, Īśa Upanishad]

A. Mandukya Upanishad
The Mandukya Upanishad is one of the principal Upanishads of Hindu philosophy, renowned for its concise yet profound analysis of the syllable Om and the nature of consciousness and reality.
B. Chāndogya Upanishad
The Chāndogya Upanishad is one of the oldest and most important primary Upanishads of Hindu philosophy, renowned for its teachings on the nature of reality, the self (ātman), and the ultimate principle Brahman.
C. Katha Upanishad
Katha Upanishad is an ancient Hindu philosophical scripture, framed as a dialogue between the boy Nachiketa and Yama, the god of death, exploring the nature of the self, death, and ultimate reality.
D. Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad
Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad is one of the oldest and most important Upanishads of Hindu philosophy, renowned for its profound teachings on the nature of the self (ātman) and ultimate reality (Brahman).
E. Upanishads
The Upanishads are a collection of ancient Indian philosophical texts that explore the nature of ultimate reality (Brahman), the self (Atman), and the path to spiritual liberation, forming a foundational component of Hindu thought.
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: Īśa Upanishad
Target entity description: Īśa Upanishad is one of the principal ancient Hindu philosophical scriptures, notable for its concise poetic verses exploring the nature of the self, the universe, and ultimate reality (Brahman).

A. Mandukya Upanishad
The Mandukya Upanishad is one of the principal Upanishads of Hindu philosophy, renowned for its concise yet profound analysis of the syllable Om and the nature of consciousness and reality.
B. Chāndogya Upanishad
The Chāndogya Upanishad is one of the oldest and most important primary Upanishads of Hindu philosophy, renowned for its teachings on the nature of reality, the self (ātman), and the ultimate principle Brahman.
C. Katha Upanishad
Katha Upanishad is an ancient Hindu philosophical scripture, framed as a dialogue between the boy Nachiketa and Yama, the god of death, exploring the nature of the self, death, and ultimate reality.
D. Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad
Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad is one of the oldest and most important Upanishads of Hindu philosophy, renowned for its profound teachings on the nature of the self (ātman) and ultimate reality (Brahman).
E. Upanishads
The Upanishads are a collection of ancient Indian philosophical texts that explore the nature of ultimate reality (Brahman), the self (Atman), and the path to spiritual liberation, forming a foundational component of Hindu thought.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu scripture ⓘ Upanishad ⓘ Vedic text ⓘ philosophical text ⓘ
alternativeName	Isha Upanishad ⓘ linked to: Īśa Upanishad Ishopanishad ⓘ Īśāvāsya Upanishad ⓘ linked to: Īśa Upanishad
associatedWith	Śukla Yajurveda Saṃhitā ⓘ linked to: Shukla Yajurveda
authorityStatus	principal Upanishad ⓘ
category	Hindu philosophical literature ⓘ
centralConcept	Brahman ⓘ karma ⓘ knowledge (jñāna) ⓘ non-duality ⓘ renunciation ⓘ self-realization ⓘ Ātman ⓘ
commentaryBy	Madhva ⓘ linked to: Madhvacharya Nimbārka ⓘ linked to: Nimbarkacharya Rāmānuja (indirectly via citations) ⓘ linked to: Ramanujacharya Vallabha ⓘ linked to: Vallabhacharya Śaṅkara ⓘ linked to: Adi Shankaracharya Śrī Aurobindo ⓘ linked to: Sri Aurobindo
genre	śruti ⓘ
influenced	Advaita Vedānta ⓘ linked to: Advaita Vedanta Dvaita Vedānta ⓘ linked to: Dvaita Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta ⓘ linked to: Vishishtadvaita
language	Sanskrit ⓘ
meter	jagatī ⓘ triṣṭubh ⓘ
openingWords	īśāvāsyam idaṃ sarvam ⓘ
partOf	Mukhya Upanishads ⓘ linked to: Muṇḍaka Upanishad Vedas ⓘ White Yajurveda ⓘ linked to: Shukla Yajurveda Śukla Yajurveda ⓘ linked to: Shukla Yajurveda
philosophicalSchool	Vedānta ⓘ linked to: Vedanta
positionInVeda	final chapter of Śukla Yajurveda Saṃhitā ⓘ
regionOfOrigin	Indian subcontinent ⓘ linked to: South Asia
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
script	Devanagari ⓘ
subjectMatter	nature of the Self ⓘ relationship between Self and universe ⓘ ultimate reality ⓘ
teaches	detached action ⓘ inner divinity of all beings ⓘ seeing the Self in all ⓘ unity of Ātman and Brahman ⓘ
textType	poetic verse ⓘ
timePeriod	late Vedic period ⓘ
verseCount	18 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Upanishads → hasPart → Īśa Upanishad ⓘ

Īśa Upanishad → alternativeName → Īśāvāsya Upanishad ⓘ

linked to: Īśa Upanishad

Īśa Upanishad → alternativeName → Isha Upanishad ⓘ