Vājasaneyi school
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The Vājasaneyi school is a major Vedic tradition known for preserving and transmitting the Shukla (White) Yajurveda along with its associated rituals and interpretations.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kusha school | 1 |
| Shaunaka school | 1 |
| Vājasaneyi school canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5131702 — 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: Vājasaneyi school Context triple: [Shukla Yajurveda, associatedWithSchool, Vājasaneyi school]
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A.
Penair School
Penair School is a coeducational secondary school and academy serving students in and around the city of Truro in Cornwall, England.
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B.
Kateri School
Kateri School is an educational institution serving the community of Kahnawà:ke, a Mohawk territory near Montreal, Canada.
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C.
West School
West School is a public elementary school serving students in the New Canaan, Connecticut community.
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D.
Guler school
Guler school is a prominent style of Pahari miniature painting known for its delicate naturalism and refined depiction of romantic and devotional themes in the Himalayan region.
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E.
Wellington School
Wellington School is a public elementary school located in Belmont, Massachusetts, serving young students in the local community.
- 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: Vājasaneyi school Target entity description: The Vājasaneyi school is a major Vedic tradition known for preserving and transmitting the Shukla (White) Yajurveda along with its associated rituals and interpretations.
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A.
Penair School
Penair School is a coeducational secondary school and academy serving students in and around the city of Truro in Cornwall, England.
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B.
Kateri School
Kateri School is an educational institution serving the community of Kahnawà:ke, a Mohawk territory near Montreal, Canada.
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C.
West School
West School is a public elementary school serving students in the New Canaan, Connecticut community.
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D.
Guler school
Guler school is a prominent style of Pahari miniature painting known for its delicate naturalism and refined depiction of romantic and devotional themes in the Himalayan region.
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E.
Wellington School
Wellington School is a public elementary school located in Belmont, Massachusetts, serving young students in the local community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Vedic school
ⓘ
Yajurveda tradition ⓘ śākhā ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
White Yajurveda
ⓘ
linked to:
Shukla Yajurveda
Śukla Yajurveda ⓘ
linked to:
Shukla Yajurveda
|
| category | Śrauta tradition ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Kṛṣṇa (Black) Yajurveda schools
ⓘ
linked to:
Krishna Yajurveda
|
| emphasizes | clear separation of mantras and Brāhmaṇa prose ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Brāhmaṇa rituals
ⓘ
Vedic sacrifice (yajña) ⓘ ritual recitation ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
mantra collection
ⓘ
ritual exegesis ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
later Dharmaśāstra literature
ⓘ
later Vedānta interpretations of Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad ⓘ |
| hasTextualBranch |
Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad
ⓘ
linked to:
Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad
Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā ⓘ
linked to:
Samhita
Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ⓘ
linked to:
Shatapatha Brahmana
|
| hasVersion |
Kāṇva recension
ⓘ
Mādhyandina recension ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Vedic period ⓘ |
| influenced |
Smārta ritual tradition
ⓘ
Śrauta ritual practice ⓘ |
| language | Vedic Sanskrit ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Vājasaneya ⓘ |
| partOf |
Vedic tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Vedic Hinduism
Yajurveda ⓘ |
| preservationMethod | oral transmission ⓘ |
| preserves |
Śukla Yajurveda Saṃhitā
ⓘ
linked to:
Shukla Yajurveda
|
| region | ancient North India ⓘ |
| relatedToDeity |
Agni
ⓘ
Indra ⓘ Soma ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus |
Śruti
ⓘ
linked to:
Vedas
|
| scriptureType | Saṃhitā-centered tradition ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
early Upaniṣadic thought
ⓘ
Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa theology ⓘ |
| transmits |
ritual formulas (yajus)
ⓘ
ritual interpretations ⓘ |
| usedIn |
fire rituals (agnihotra and other agni sacrifices)
ⓘ
horse sacrifice (aśvamedha) ⓘ royal consecration rituals (rājasūya) ⓘ |
| uses | specific recitational accents (svara) ⓘ |
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Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Vājasaneyi school
linked to: Vājasaneyi school