Samkhyapravacana-bhashya
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Samkhyapravacana-bhashya is a seminal Sanskrit commentary that systematizes and interprets classical Sāṃkhya philosophy within the Indian philosophical tradition.
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| Samkhyapravacana-bhashya canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samkhyapravacana-bhashya Context triple: [Vijnanabhikshu, wroteCommentaryOn, Samkhyapravacana-bhashya]
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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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Sri Bhashya
Sri Bhashya is Ramanujacharya’s authoritative Sanskrit commentary on the Brahma Sutras, foundational to the Vishishtadvaita school of Vedanta philosophy.
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C.
Brahma Sutra Bhashya
Brahma Sutra Bhashya is Adi Shankaracharya’s influential commentary on the Brahma Sutras that systematically expounds the non-dualistic philosophy of Advaita Vedanta.
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D.
Vākyapadīya
Vākyapadīya is a foundational Sanskrit treatise on language and philosophy that systematically presents the sphoṭa theory and explores the relationship between word, sentence, and meaning.
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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.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samkhyapravacana-bhashya Target entity description: Samkhyapravacana-bhashya is a seminal Sanskrit commentary that systematizes and interprets classical Sāṃkhya philosophy within the Indian philosophical tradition.
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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.
Sri Bhashya
Sri Bhashya is Ramanujacharya’s authoritative Sanskrit commentary on the Brahma Sutras, foundational to the Vishishtadvaita school of Vedanta philosophy.
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C.
Brahma Sutra Bhashya
Brahma Sutra Bhashya is Adi Shankaracharya’s influential commentary on the Brahma Sutras that systematically expounds the non-dualistic philosophy of Advaita Vedanta.
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D.
Vākyapadīya
Vākyapadīya is a foundational Sanskrit treatise on language and philosophy that systematically presents the sphoṭa theory and explores the relationship between word, sentence, and meaning.
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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 (41)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Sanskrit text
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Sāṃkhya text ⓘ philosophical commentary ⓘ |
| aim |
clarification of Sāṃkhya categories
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defense of Sāṃkhya against rival schools ⓘ |
| associatedWith | classical Sāṃkhya school ⓘ |
| concernedWith |
bondage and liberation
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causality in Sāṃkhya ⓘ nature of self (puruṣa) ⓘ relation between puruṣa and prakṛti ⓘ |
| discipline |
Darśana (Indian philosophical systems)
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linked to:
Indian philosophy
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| genre | commentary ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Indian philosophical debates on metaphysics
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later Sāṃkhya commentators ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
dualist ontology
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evolution of tattvas ⓘ guṇa theory ⓘ prakṛti ⓘ puruṣa ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| philosophicalFocus |
epistemology
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liberation (mokṣa) ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ |
| philosophicalMethod |
argumentative commentary
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systematic exposition ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Sāṃkhya
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linked to:
Samkhya
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| purpose |
interpretation of classical Sāṃkhya philosophy
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systematization of Sāṃkhya doctrine ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | important source for Sāṃkhya doctrine ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin |
Indian subcontinent
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linked to:
भारतीय उपमहाद्वीप
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| religiousContext | Hinduism ⓘ |
| roleInTradition | authoritative exposition of Sāṃkhya system ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari (in most printed editions) ⓘ |
| status | seminal work in Sāṃkhya tradition ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Indology
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comparative philosophy ⓘ |
| subject | classical Sāṃkhya philosophy ⓘ |
| tradition | Indian philosophy ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | śāstric commentary ⓘ |
| usedBy | scholars of Indian philosophy ⓘ |
| usedFor | reconstruction of classical Sāṃkhya system ⓘ |
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