Praśna Upanishad
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Praśna Upanishad is an ancient Vedic philosophical text structured as a series of six questions and answers exploring the nature of the universe, life-breath, and ultimate reality (Brahman).
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Prashna Upanishad | 2 |
| Prasna Upanishad | 1 |
| Praśna Upanishad canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Praśna Upanishad Context triple: [Upanishads, hasPart, Praśna Upanishad]
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Kena Upanishad
The Kena Upanishad is an ancient Sanskrit philosophical text of the Vedic tradition that explores the nature of ultimate reality and consciousness through a series of probing questions about the source of perception and thought.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
- 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: Praśna Upanishad Target entity description: Praśna Upanishad is an ancient Vedic philosophical text structured as a series of six questions and answers exploring the nature of the universe, life-breath, and ultimate reality (Brahman).
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A.
Kena Upanishad
The Kena Upanishad is an ancient Sanskrit philosophical text of the Vedic tradition that explores the nature of ultimate reality and consciousness through a series of probing questions about the source of perception and thought.
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B.
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.
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C.
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).
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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu scripture
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Upanishad ⓘ Vedic text ⓘ philosophical text ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Atman
ⓘ
linked to:
Ātman
Brahman ⓘ Vedanta ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Shruti ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | part of the Vedic canon ⓘ |
| citedBy |
Adi Shankara
ⓘ
linked to:
Adi Shankaracharya
|
| dealsWith |
means to attain Brahman
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origin of beings ⓘ paths after death ⓘ relationship between prana and consciousness ⓘ symbolism of the syllable Om ⓘ |
| fifthQuestionTopic | meditation on Om and its results ⓘ |
| firstQuestionTopic | origin of creatures and prana ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Brahman
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cosmology ⓘ karma ⓘ life-breath ⓘ meditation ⓘ nature of the universe ⓘ om ⓘ prana ⓘ rebirth ⓘ ultimate reality ⓘ |
| fourthQuestionTopic | states of consciousness and the inner self ⓘ |
| genre | dialogue ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Prashna Upanishad
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linked to:
Praśna Upanishad
|
| hasAlternativeTransliteration |
Prasna Upanishad
ⓘ
linked to:
Praśna Upanishad
|
| hasQuestionCount | 6 ⓘ |
| influenced | later Vedantic philosophy ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Mukhya Upanishads
ⓘ
linked to:
Muṇḍaka Upanishad
Principal Upanishads ⓘ
linked to:
Upanishads
|
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| numberOfChapters | 6 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Atharva Veda
ⓘ
linked to:
Atharvaveda
|
| period | late Vedic period ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Vedanta ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari (in most modern editions) ⓘ |
| secondQuestionTopic | nature and functions of prana ⓘ |
| sixthQuestionTopic | realization of Brahman ⓘ |
| structure | six questions and answers ⓘ |
| thirdQuestionTopic | relation of prana to waking, dream, and deep sleep ⓘ |
| tradition | Atharvaveda tradition ⓘ |
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