Padmapada
E448831
Padmapada was a prominent 8th-century disciple of Adi Shankaracharya and an influential early expositor of Advaita Vedanta, known especially for his work "Panchapadika."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Padmapada canonical | 1 |
| Panchapadika | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4511922 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Padmapada Context triple: [Advaita Vedanta, associatedPhilosopher, Padmapada]
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A.
Lankāvatāra Sutra
The Lankāvatāra Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture known for its teachings on mind-only philosophy, Buddha-nature, and the importance of direct experiential realization over conceptual understanding.
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B.
Vajrasekhara Sutra
The Vajrasekhara Sutra is a key esoteric Buddhist tantra that, together with the Mahavairocana Sutra, forms a primary doctrinal foundation for Shingon Buddhism’s ritual and cosmological system.
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C.
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma refers to the Buddha’s first sermon at Sarnath, which inaugurated the formal teaching of Buddhism and set in motion the core doctrines of the Dharma.
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D.
Tattva Samkhyana
Tattva Samkhyana is a key philosophical treatise in the Dvaita Vedanta tradition that systematically outlines its dualistic metaphysics and theology.
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E.
Heart Sutra
The Heart Sutra is a brief but foundational Mahayana Buddhist scripture that distills the doctrine of emptiness and is widely chanted and studied across East Asian and Tibetan Buddhist traditions.
- 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: Padmapada Target entity description: Padmapada was a prominent 8th-century disciple of Adi Shankaracharya and an influential early expositor of Advaita Vedanta, known especially for his work "Panchapadika."
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A.
Lankāvatāra Sutra
The Lankāvatāra Sutra is a key Mahayana Buddhist scripture known for its teachings on mind-only philosophy, Buddha-nature, and the importance of direct experiential realization over conceptual understanding.
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B.
Vajrasekhara Sutra
The Vajrasekhara Sutra is a key esoteric Buddhist tantra that, together with the Mahavairocana Sutra, forms a primary doctrinal foundation for Shingon Buddhism’s ritual and cosmological system.
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C.
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma refers to the Buddha’s first sermon at Sarnath, which inaugurated the formal teaching of Buddhism and set in motion the core doctrines of the Dharma.
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D.
Tattva Samkhyana
Tattva Samkhyana is a key philosophical treatise in the Dvaita Vedanta tradition that systematically outlines its dualistic metaphysics and theology.
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E.
Heart Sutra
The Heart Sutra is a brief but foundational Mahayana Buddhist scripture that distills the doctrine of emptiness and is widely chanted and studied across East Asian and Tibetan Buddhist traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Advaita Vedanta scholar
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Hindu philosopher ⓘ Indian monk ⓘ disciple of Adi Shankaracharya ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 8th century ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Brahman as ultimate reality
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adhyasa (superimposition) ⓘ distinction between absolute and empirical reality ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dashanami Sampradaya
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Smarta tradition ⓘ |
| commentaryType | sub-commentary on Shankara’s Brahma Sutra Bhashya ⓘ |
| contributedTo | early institutionalization of Advaita Vedanta ⓘ |
| doctrineRejects | dualist interpretations of Vedanta ⓘ |
| doctrineSupports | identity of Atman and Brahman ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Indian philosophy
ⓘ
epistemology in Advaita Vedanta ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ religious commentary ⓘ |
| honorific | Acharya ⓘ |
| influenced |
Advaita Vedanta tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Advaita Vedanta
Prakasatman ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Adi Shankaracharya
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Bhagavad Gita ⓘ Brahma Sutras ⓘ Upanishads ⓘ |
| knownFor |
commentarial work on Shankara’s Brahma Sutra Bhashya
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interpretation of the relation between Brahman and the world ⓘ systematizing Shankara’s Advaita teachings ⓘ technical analysis of Advaita epistemology ⓘ |
| languageOfWorks | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Panchapadika
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linked to:
Padmapada
|
| notableWorkOn |
Brahma Sutra Bhashya of Adi Shankaracharya
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linked to:
Brahma Sutra Bhashya
|
| philosophicalFocus |
Maya and appearance of the world
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nature of knowledge and error ⓘ non-dual nature of Brahman ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Advaita Vedanta ⓘ |
| region |
Indian subcontinent
ⓘ
linked to:
South Asia
|
| religiousOrder | Sannyasa ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| roleInTradition | early expositor of Advaita Vedanta ⓘ |
| teacher | Adi Shankaracharya ⓘ |
| textualGenre | Vedanta commentary ⓘ |
| traditionalStatus | one of the principal disciples of Adi Shankaracharya ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Padmapada Description of subject: Padmapada was a prominent 8th-century disciple of Adi Shankaracharya and an influential early expositor of Advaita Vedanta, known especially for his work "Panchapadika."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Padmapada