Pratyabhijñā (recognition of the Self as Śiva)
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Pratyabhijñā (recognition of the Self as Śiva) is a central non-dual Śaiva philosophical doctrine that teaches the direct realization that one’s own innermost Self is identical with the supreme reality, Śiva.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Pratyabhijñā (recognition of the Self as Śiva) Context triple: [Kshemaraja, philosophicalConcept, Pratyabhijñā (recognition of the Self as Śiva)]
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Pratyabhijnahridayam
Pratyabhijnahridayam is a foundational philosophical text of Kashmir Shaivism that succinctly presents the non-dual recognition doctrine of this tradition.
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Prakasatman
Prakasatman was a later Advaita Vedanta philosopher known for systematizing and elaborating the non-dualistic teachings of earlier thinkers like Padmapada.
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Brahma-vidyā
Brahma-vidyā is the spiritual knowledge in Hindu philosophy that reveals the ultimate reality of Brahman and leads to liberation (moksha).
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Achintya Bheda Abheda
Achintya Bheda Abheda is a Gaudiya Vaishnava philosophical doctrine within Vedanta that teaches the inconceivable simultaneous oneness and difference between the individual soul, the universe, and God (Krishna).
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Śivadṛṣṭi
Śivadṛṣṭi is a foundational philosophical treatise of non-dual Shaiva (Kashmir Shaivism) thought, in which Somānanda systematically expounds a monistic theology centered on Śiva as ultimate reality.
- 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: Pratyabhijñā (recognition of the Self as Śiva) Target entity description: Pratyabhijñā (recognition of the Self as Śiva) is a central non-dual Śaiva philosophical doctrine that teaches the direct realization that one’s own innermost Self is identical with the supreme reality, Śiva.
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A.
Pratyabhijnahridayam
Pratyabhijnahridayam is a foundational philosophical text of Kashmir Shaivism that succinctly presents the non-dual recognition doctrine of this tradition.
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B.
Prakasatman
Prakasatman was a later Advaita Vedanta philosopher known for systematizing and elaborating the non-dualistic teachings of earlier thinkers like Padmapada.
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C.
Brahma-vidyā
Brahma-vidyā is the spiritual knowledge in Hindu philosophy that reveals the ultimate reality of Brahman and leads to liberation (moksha).
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D.
Achintya Bheda Abheda
Achintya Bheda Abheda is a Gaudiya Vaishnava philosophical doctrine within Vedanta that teaches the inconceivable simultaneous oneness and difference between the individual soul, the universe, and God (Krishna).
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E.
Śivadṛṣṭi
Śivadṛṣṭi is a foundational philosophical treatise of non-dual Shaiva (Kashmir Shaivism) thought, in which Somānanda systematically expounds a monistic theology centered on Śiva as ultimate reality.
- F. None of above. chosen
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