Bhaskara’s Bhedabheda
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Bhaskara’s Bhedabheda is a sub-school of Vedanta that teaches the soul’s simultaneous difference and non-difference from Brahman, emphasizing both their unity and real distinction.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bhaskara’s Bhedabheda canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bhaskara’s Bhedabheda Context triple: [Bhedabheda Vedanta, hasSubschool, Bhaskara’s Bhedabheda]
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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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Yuktidīpikā
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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C.
Zīj al-Sindhind
Zīj al-Sindhind is an influential early 9th-century astronomical handbook and set of tables by Al-Khwarizmi that helped introduce and adapt Indian and Persian astronomical methods to the Islamic world.
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Bhaskararaya
Bhaskararaya was an 18th-century Hindu scholar and authority on Shakta Tantra, renowned for his influential and detailed commentaries on key devotional and philosophical texts.
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Siddhanta Shiromani
Siddhanta Shiromani is a 12th-century Sanskrit treatise on Indian astronomy and mathematics by Bhaskara II, renowned for its advanced treatment of planetary motions, eclipses, and mathematical techniques.
- 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: Bhaskara’s Bhedabheda Target entity description: Bhaskara’s Bhedabheda is a sub-school of Vedanta that teaches the soul’s simultaneous difference and non-difference from Brahman, emphasizing both their unity and real distinction.
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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.
Yuktidīpikā
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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C.
Zīj al-Sindhind
Zīj al-Sindhind is an influential early 9th-century astronomical handbook and set of tables by Al-Khwarizmi that helped introduce and adapt Indian and Persian astronomical methods to the Islamic world.
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D.
Bhaskararaya
Bhaskararaya was an 18th-century Hindu scholar and authority on Shakta Tantra, renowned for his influential and detailed commentaries on key devotional and philosophical texts.
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E.
Siddhanta Shiromani
Siddhanta Shiromani is a 12th-century Sanskrit treatise on Indian astronomy and mathematics by Bhaskara II, renowned for its advanced treatment of planetary motions, eclipses, and mathematical techniques.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bhedabheda Vedanta
ⓘ
Hindu philosophical school ⓘ Vedanta sub-school ⓘ |
| accepts | reality of the empirical world ⓘ |
| acceptsDoctrine |
karma and rebirth
ⓘ
liberation (moksha) as ultimate goal ⓘ |
| acknowledges |
ontological dependence of souls on Brahman
ⓘ
ontological dependence of the world on Brahman ⓘ |
| alsoEmphasizes | real distinction between soul and Brahman ⓘ |
| associatedWithPhilosopher |
Bhaskara
ⓘ
linked to:
Bhāskara
|
| belongsToReligion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | Vedanta ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Advaita Vedanta’s strict non-dualism ⓘ |
| coreConcept | bheda-abheda (difference-and-non-difference) ⓘ |
| distinguishes |
Brahman from its manifestations
ⓘ
linked to:
Brahman
|
| doctrinalTheme | relation between Brahman, world, and individual souls ⓘ |
| emphasizes | unity of soul and Brahman ⓘ |
| hasDoctrinalFocus | simultaneous difference and non-difference between atman and Brahman ⓘ |
| historicalContext | classical period of Vedanta development ⓘ |
| holdsViewOnLiberation | moksha as relation of the soul to Brahman ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier Vedantic interpretations of the Upanishads ⓘ |
| maintains |
Brahman as cause of the world
ⓘ
world as a real effect of Brahman ⓘ |
| metaphysicalStance | realism about the world ⓘ |
| philosophicalCategory | theistic Vedanta orientation ⓘ |
| philosophicalIssue | nature of identity and difference ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin |
Indian subcontinent
ⓘ
linked to:
South Asia
|
| scripturalBasis |
Bhagavad Gita
ⓘ
Brahma Sutras ⓘ Upanishads ⓘ |
| teaches | the soul is both identical with and distinct from Brahman ⓘ |
| viewsAtmanAs | dependent on Brahman ⓘ |
| viewsBrahmanAs | ultimate reality ⓘ |
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