Mahā Upanishad
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The Mahā Upanishad is an ancient Sanskrit philosophical text of the Upanishadic corpus, notable for its teachings on spiritual unity and the famous ideal of the world as one family.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mahā Upanishad canonical | 3 |
| Mahā Upaniṣad 6.71–73 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mahā Upanishad Context triple: [Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, associatedWithText, Mahā Upanishad]
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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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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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Brahma Upanishad
The Brahma Upanishad is a minor Hindu philosophical scripture associated with the Vedic tradition that explores the nature of Brahman (ultimate reality) and the inner self.
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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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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: Mahā Upanishad Target entity description: The Mahā Upanishad is an ancient Sanskrit philosophical text of the Upanishadic corpus, notable for its teachings on spiritual unity and the famous ideal of the world as one family.
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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.
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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C.
Brahma Upanishad
The Brahma Upanishad is a minor Hindu philosophical scripture associated with the Vedic tradition that explores the nature of Brahman (ultimate reality) and the inner self.
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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).
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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 (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu scripture
ⓘ
Upanishad ⓘ |
| advocates |
compassion for all beings
ⓘ
universal brotherhood ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Samanya (general) Upanishads
ⓘ
Sannyasa (renunciation) themes ⓘ Vedanta philosophy ⓘ |
| category | minor Upanishad ⓘ |
| containsConcept | Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam ⓘ |
| cosmology | unity underlying apparent diversity ⓘ |
| discusses |
Brahman
ⓘ
liberation (moksha) ⓘ nature of the Self (Atman) ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
oneness of Atman and Brahman
ⓘ
unity of all beings ⓘ |
| ethicalTheme |
hospitality and openness to others
ⓘ
non-violence (ahimsa) implications ⓘ |
| famousFor | ideal of the world as one family ⓘ |
| focusesOn | spiritual unity ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical text ⓘ |
| influenced | later Hindu ethical thought ⓘ |
| influences | modern Indian political and cultural discourse ⓘ |
| inspired | modern interpretations of universal human unity ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| ontology | non-dual ultimate reality ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | ancient India ⓘ |
| partOf |
Upanishadic corpus
ⓘ
linked to:
Upanishads
|
| philosophicalSchool | Vedanta ⓘ |
| quotedFor |
Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam verse
ⓘ
linked to:
Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam
|
| recognizedIn | various traditional Upanishad anthologies ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari (in most modern editions) ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
Indologists
ⓘ
linked to:
Indology
scholars of Hindu philosophy ⓘ |
| teaches |
detachment from narrow identifications
ⓘ
non-dualistic ideas ⓘ seeing all beings in the Self ⓘ transcendence of caste and social divisions at the spiritual level ⓘ |
| usedIn | interfaith and universalist contexts ⓘ |
| viewOnWorld | world as one family ⓘ |
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Subject: Mahā Upanishad Description of subject: The Mahā Upanishad is an ancient Sanskrit philosophical text of the Upanishadic corpus, notable for its teachings on spiritual unity and the famous ideal of the world as one family.
Referenced by (4)
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subject linked to:
Mahā Upanishad VI.71–73 (attributed)
subject linked to:
Mahā Upanishad VI.71–73 (attributed)
subject linked to:
Mahā Upanishad VI.71–73 (attributed)
linked to: Mahā Upanishad