Sanatsujata

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Sanatsujata is a sage in the Indian epic Mahabharata known for delivering a profound philosophical discourse on the nature of the Self and immortality.

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Sanatsujatiya 2
Sanatsujata canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu religious figure
mythological figure
rishi
sage
appearsIn Mahabharata
associatedWith Kuru dynasty
associatedWithCharacter Vidura
associatedWithConcept non-duality
self-knowledge
associatedWithSchool Upanishadic thought
associatedWithText Sanatsujatiya
linked to: Sanatsujata
associatedWithVirtue dispassion (vairagya)
steadfastness in wisdom
cosmicStatus immortal sage
cosmologicalView Brahman as highest reality
culturalContext ancient India
denies ultimate reality of death
dialogueWith Dhritarashtra
emphasizes supremacy of knowledge over ritual
genre philosophical discourse
influenced later Vedantic commentators
knownFor Sanatsujatiya
linked to: Sanatsujata

philosophical discourse on the Self
teaching on immortality
languageOfText Sanskrit
ontology eternal Self distinct from body
philosophicalTradition Vedanta
relatedWork Bhagavad Gita (thematically)
linked to: Bhagavad Gita
religion Hinduism
roleInMahabharata teacher of Dhritarashtra
scripturalCategory smriti
scripturalInfluence commentarial literature on Mahabharata
sourceTextType Itihasa
statusInTradition revered teacher of kings
teachesConcept Atman
linked to: Ātman

Brahman
immortality of the Self
knowledge (jnana)
nature of death
renunciation
teachesEthic control of senses
inner purity
truthfulness
teachesGoalOfLife liberation (moksha)
teachesMethod detachment
meditation
teachesPath path of knowledge (jnana marga)
textualSection Udyoga Parva

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Udyoga Parva hasSubject Sanatsujata
Sanatsujata knownFor Sanatsujatiya
linked to: Sanatsujata
Sanatsujata associatedWithText Sanatsujatiya
linked to: Sanatsujata