Kshemaraja
E498220
11th-century Indian philosopher
Kashmiri philosopher
Sanskrit scholar
Shaiva philosopher
commentator
Kshemaraja was an influential 11th-century Kashmiri philosopher and disciple of Abhinavagupta, renowned for his seminal commentaries and systematization of non-dual Kashmir Shaivism.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kṣemarāja | 5 |
| Kshemaraja canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5133368 — 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: Kshemaraja Context triple: [Kashmir Shaivism, majorPhilosopher, Kshemaraja]
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A.
Dharma-raja
Dharma-raja is a title of the Hindu god Yama in his role as the divine judge who upholds cosmic law and moral order.
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B.
Kushadhvaja
Kushadhvaja is a figure in the Hindu epic Ramayana, known as the brother of King Janaka of Mithila and a royal of the Videha dynasty.
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C.
Mularaja
Mularaja was the 10th-century founder of the Chaulukya (Solanki) dynasty in Gujarat, India, known for his patronage of major temples including the famed Somnath Temple.
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D.
Dharmaputra
Dharmaputra is another name for Yudhishthira, the eldest Pandava prince in the Indian epic Mahabharata, renowned for his righteousness and adherence to dharma.
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E.
Devapala
Devapala was a powerful 9th-century ruler of the Pala dynasty in eastern India, known for expanding the empire to its greatest territorial extent and patronizing Buddhism.
- 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: Kshemaraja Target entity description: Kshemaraja was an influential 11th-century Kashmiri philosopher and disciple of Abhinavagupta, renowned for his seminal commentaries and systematization of non-dual Kashmir Shaivism.
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A.
Dharma-raja
Dharma-raja is a title of the Hindu god Yama in his role as the divine judge who upholds cosmic law and moral order.
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B.
Kushadhvaja
Kushadhvaja is a figure in the Hindu epic Ramayana, known as the brother of King Janaka of Mithila and a royal of the Videha dynasty.
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C.
Mularaja
Mularaja was the 10th-century founder of the Chaulukya (Solanki) dynasty in Gujarat, India, known for his patronage of major temples including the famed Somnath Temple.
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D.
Dharmaputra
Dharmaputra is another name for Yudhishthira, the eldest Pandava prince in the Indian epic Mahabharata, renowned for his righteousness and adherence to dharma.
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E.
Devapala
Devapala was a powerful 9th-century ruler of the Pala dynasty in eastern India, known for expanding the empire to its greatest territorial extent and patronizing Buddhism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
11th-century Indian philosopher
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Kashmiri philosopher ⓘ Sanskrit scholar ⓘ Shaiva philosopher ⓘ commentator ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pratyabhijñā school of Kashmir Shaivism
ⓘ
linked to:
Pratyabhijñā school
|
| centuryOfActivity | 11th century ⓘ |
| commentaryOn |
Netra Tantra
ⓘ
linked to:
Netra-tantra-vivṛti
Spandakārikā ⓘ
linked to:
Spandakārikāḥ
Svacchanda Tantra ⓘ Vijñānabhairava Tantra ⓘ
linked to:
Vijnana Bhairava Tantra
Śivasūtra ⓘ
linked to:
Shiva Sutras
|
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| discipleOf | Abhinavagupta ⓘ |
| era | medieval India ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Abhinavagupta
ⓘ
Somānanda ⓘ Utpaladeva ⓘ |
| knownFor |
commentaries on key Shaiva scriptures
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popularization of Pratyabhijñā philosophy ⓘ systematization of non-dual Kashmir Shaivism ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
epistemology
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metaphysics ⓘ non-dualism ⓘ tantric theology ⓘ yoga ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Netra-tantra-vivṛti
ⓘ
Parāprāveśikā ⓘ Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam ⓘ
linked to:
Pratyabhijnahridayam
Spandanirṇaya ⓘ Stavacintāmaṇi-vivṛti ⓘ Svacchandatantra-vivṛti ⓘ Tattvasandoha ⓘ Tattvatraya-nirṇaya ⓘ Vijñānabhairavavivṛti ⓘ Śivasūtravimarśinī ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcept |
Pratyabhijñā (recognition of the Self as Śiva)
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Spanda (vibration of consciousness) ⓘ
linked to:
Spanda-vṛtti
non-dual consciousness as ultimate reality ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
non-dual Kashmir Shaivism
ⓘ
linked to:
Kashmir Shaivism
|
| placeOfOrigin | Kashmir ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Kashmir ⓘ |
| religiousOrder |
Trika Shaivism
ⓘ
linked to:
Kashmir Shaivism
|
| religiousTradition |
Kashmir Shaivism
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Shaivism ⓘ |
| role |
systematizer of Trika doctrine
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teacher of non-dual Shaiva practice ⓘ |
| studentOf | Abhinavagupta ⓘ |
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Subject: Kshemaraja Description of subject: Kshemaraja was an influential 11th-century Kashmiri philosopher and disciple of Abhinavagupta, renowned for his seminal commentaries and systematization of non-dual Kashmir Shaivism.
Referenced by (6)
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