Shakta Upanishads
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The Shakta Upanishads are a group of Hindu philosophical texts that focus on the worship and theology of the Divine Mother (Shakti) within the Shakta tradition.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shakta Upanishads canonical | 10 |
| Devi Upanishads | 1 |
| Shakta Upanishad | 1 |
| Shakta Upanishads corpus | 1 |
| Smarta and Shakta Upanishads | 1 |
| Tantric Sri Vidya texts | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1014114 — 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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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shakta Upanishads Context triple: [Shaktism, majorText, Shakta Upanishads]
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Śvetāśvatara Upanishad
The Śvetāśvatara Upanishad is a classical Hindu philosophical text that explores the nature of ultimate reality, the self, and the personal god (often identified with Rudra-Śiva), synthesizing early Vedantic and theistic ideas.
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Kaushītaki Upanishad
The Kaushītaki Upanishad is an ancient Vedic philosophical text that explores the nature of the self, consciousness, and liberation, and is traditionally associated with the Rigveda.
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Ganapati Upanishad
The Ganapati Upanishad is a minor Sanskrit Upanishad devoted to the worship and philosophical significance of the Hindu deity Ganesha.
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Muṇḍaka Upanishad
The Muṇḍaka Upanishad is an ancient Vedic scripture that explores the nature of ultimate reality and the path to spiritual liberation, and is one of the principal Upanishads of Hindu philosophy.
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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.
- 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: Shakta Upanishads Target entity description: The Shakta Upanishads are a group of Hindu philosophical texts that focus on the worship and theology of the Divine Mother (Shakti) within the Shakta tradition.
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A.
Śvetāśvatara Upanishad
The Śvetāśvatara Upanishad is a classical Hindu philosophical text that explores the nature of ultimate reality, the self, and the personal god (often identified with Rudra-Śiva), synthesizing early Vedantic and theistic ideas.
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B.
Kaushītaki Upanishad
The Kaushītaki Upanishad is an ancient Vedic philosophical text that explores the nature of the self, consciousness, and liberation, and is traditionally associated with the Rigveda.
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C.
Ganapati Upanishad
The Ganapati Upanishad is a minor Sanskrit Upanishad devoted to the worship and philosophical significance of the Hindu deity Ganesha.
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D.
Muṇḍaka Upanishad
The Muṇḍaka Upanishad is an ancient Vedic scripture that explores the nature of ultimate reality and the path to spiritual liberation, and is one of the principal Upanishads of Hindu philosophy.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu religious texts
ⓘ
Sanskrit texts ⓘ Shakta scriptures ⓘ group of Upanishads ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Devi
ⓘ
Durga ⓘ
linked to:
Goddess Durga
Kali ⓘ Tripurasundari ⓘ
linked to:
Lalita Tripurasundari
|
| associatedWith | Shaktism ⓘ |
| categoryIncludes |
Annapurna Upanishad
ⓘ
Bahvricha Upanishad ⓘ Bhavana Upanishad ⓘ Bhuvaneshvari Upanishad ⓘ Devi Upanishads ⓘ
linked to:
Shakta Upanishads
Kali Upanishad ⓘ Sarasvati-rahasya Upanishad ⓘ
linked to:
Bahvricha Upanishad
Saubhagyalakshmi Upanishad ⓘ Shaktopanishad ⓘ Sita Upanishad ⓘ
linked to:
Bahvricha Upanishad
Tripura Upanishads ⓘ Tripurasundari Upanishad ⓘ
linked to:
Tripura Upanishads
Tripuratapini Upanishad ⓘ
linked to:
Tripura Upanishads
|
| cosmology | universe as manifestation of Shakti ⓘ |
| doctrine |
Shakti as ultimate reality
ⓘ
identity of Atman and Shakti ⓘ non-dual Shakta Vedanta ⓘ
linked to:
Shaktism
|
| emphasizes |
mantra worship of the Goddess
ⓘ
meditation on the Divine Mother ⓘ ritual worship of Shakti ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Divine Mother theology
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Goddess worship ⓘ worship of Shakti ⓘ |
| genre |
devotional texts
ⓘ
philosophical texts ⓘ |
| influenced |
Tantric ritual manuals
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later Shakta theology ⓘ |
| partOf | minor Upanishads ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation | theistic non-dualism ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Vedanta ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Devi Bhagavata Purana
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Devi Mahatmya ⓘ Tantric traditions ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scripturalLanguage | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | smriti-related Upanishads ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Indology
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comparative religion ⓘ |
| teaches |
inner realization of Shakti
ⓘ
liberation through devotion to the Goddess ⓘ |
| veneratedBy |
Shakta Hindus
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linked to:
Shaktas
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Subject: Shakta Upanishads Description of subject: The Shakta Upanishads are a group of Hindu philosophical texts that focus on the worship and theology of the Divine Mother (Shakti) within the Shakta tradition.
Referenced by (15)
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linked to: Shakta Upanishads