Yuktidīpikā
E477821
Yuktidīpikā is an important early commentary on the Sāṃkhya Kārikā that offers detailed philosophical analysis and defense of classical Sāṃkhya thought.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yuktidīpikā canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yuktidīpikā Context triple: [Yuktidipika, hasTitle, Yuktidīpikā]
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A.
Samkhyakarika
Samkhyakarika is an early foundational text of the Samkhya school of Indian philosophy, presenting its dualistic metaphysics and theory of liberation in concise verse form.
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B.
Vedartha Sangraha
Vedartha Sangraha is a foundational Vedantic treatise by the philosopher-theologian Ramanujacharya that systematically presents and defends the Vishishtadvaita (qualified non-dualism) interpretation of the Upanishads.
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C.
Tattva Prakasika
Tattva Prakasika is a traditional philosophical commentary in the Dvaita Vedanta school that elaborates and clarifies key metaphysical doctrines.
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D.
Upadesasahasri
Upadesasahasri is a foundational Advaita Vedanta philosophical and instructional text traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya.
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E.
Tattvasamasa
Tattvasamasa is a concise classical text of the Samkhya school of Indian philosophy that systematically outlines its fundamental metaphysical principles and categories (tattvas).
- 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: Yuktidīpikā Target entity description: Yuktidīpikā is an important early commentary on the Sāṃkhya Kārikā that offers detailed philosophical analysis and defense of classical Sāṃkhya thought.
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A.
Samkhyakarika
Samkhyakarika is an early foundational text of the Samkhya school of Indian philosophy, presenting its dualistic metaphysics and theory of liberation in concise verse form.
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B.
Vedartha Sangraha
Vedartha Sangraha is a foundational Vedantic treatise by the philosopher-theologian Ramanujacharya that systematically presents and defends the Vishishtadvaita (qualified non-dualism) interpretation of the Upanishads.
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C.
Tattva Prakasika
Tattva Prakasika is a traditional philosophical commentary in the Dvaita Vedanta school that elaborates and clarifies key metaphysical doctrines.
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D.
Upadesasahasri
Upadesasahasri is a foundational Advaita Vedanta philosophical and instructional text traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya.
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E.
Tattvasamasa
Tattvasamasa is a concise classical text of the Samkhya school of Indian philosophy that systematically outlines its fundamental metaphysical principles and categories (tattvas).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu philosophical work
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Sanskrit text ⓘ Sāṃkhya commentary ⓘ philosophical commentary ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
clarifying Sāṃkhya doctrine
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defending Sāṃkhya against rival systems ⓘ |
| analyzesConcept |
evolution of the tattvas
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guṇa ⓘ prakṛti ⓘ puruṣa ⓘ |
| associatedWithPhilosophicalSchool |
Sāṃkhya
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linked to:
Samkhya
|
| authorshipStatus |
anonymous
ⓘ
disputed authorship ⓘ |
| commentaryOn |
Sāṃkhyakārikā
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linked to:
Samkhyakarika
|
| contains | line-by-line commentary on Sāṃkhyakārikā verses ⓘ |
| critiques | opposing philosophical schools ⓘ |
| dateApproximation |
circa 6th century CE
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circa 7th century CE ⓘ |
| defendsDoctrine |
eternity of prakṛti
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non-theistic Sāṃkhya ⓘ plurality of puruṣas ⓘ |
| discusses |
means of valid knowledge (pramāṇa)
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suffering and its cessation ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
classical Sāṃkhya thought
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epistemology ⓘ liberation (mokṣa) ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical commentary ⓘ |
| hasTitleInSanskrit | Yuktidīpikā ⓘ |
| importance |
key witness to classical Sāṃkhya doctrine
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major source for early Sāṃkhya exegesis ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| manuscriptTradition | fragmentary ⓘ |
| method |
dialectical argumentation
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use of objections and replies (pūrvapakṣa–siddhānta) ⓘ |
| period | early medieval India ⓘ |
| provides |
detailed philosophical analysis
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systematic defense of Sāṃkhya positions ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin |
Indian subcontinent
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linked to:
South Asia
|
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | written in Devanāgarī and other regional scripts in surviving manuscripts ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
Indology
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Sanskrit philology ⓘ history of Indian philosophy ⓘ |
| translatedTitle | Lamp of Reasoning ⓘ |
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