Siddhanta Shikhamani
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Siddhanta Shikhamani is a foundational scripture of the Shaiva Siddhanta tradition that expounds its core theological and philosophical doctrines.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siddhanta Shikhamani canonical | 1 |
| Siddhanta shastras | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5726814 — 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: Siddhanta Shikhamani Context triple: [Shaiva Siddhanta, importantText, Siddhanta Shikhamani]
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Siddhanta Shiromani
Siddhanta Shiromani is a 12th-century Sanskrit treatise on Indian astronomy and mathematics by Bhaskara II, renowned for its advanced treatment of planetary motions, eclipses, and mathematical techniques.
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Tattva Prakasika
Tattva Prakasika is a traditional philosophical commentary in the Dvaita Vedanta school that elaborates and clarifies key metaphysical doctrines.
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Siddhānta-kaumudī
Siddhānta-kaumudī is a renowned systematic commentary and reorganization of Pāṇini’s Aṣṭādhyāyī that presents Sanskrit grammar rules in a more accessible and pedagogical order.
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Vedartha Sangraha
Vedartha Sangraha is a foundational Vedantic treatise by the philosopher-theologian Ramanujacharya that systematically presents and defends the Vishishtadvaita (qualified non-dualism) interpretation of the Upanishads.
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Samkhyakarika
Samkhyakarika is an early foundational text of the Samkhya school of Indian philosophy, presenting its dualistic metaphysics and theory of liberation in concise verse form.
- 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: Siddhanta Shikhamani Target entity description: Siddhanta Shikhamani is a foundational scripture of the Shaiva Siddhanta tradition that expounds its core theological and philosophical doctrines.
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A.
Siddhanta Shiromani
Siddhanta Shiromani is a 12th-century Sanskrit treatise on Indian astronomy and mathematics by Bhaskara II, renowned for its advanced treatment of planetary motions, eclipses, and mathematical techniques.
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B.
Tattva Prakasika
Tattva Prakasika is a traditional philosophical commentary in the Dvaita Vedanta school that elaborates and clarifies key metaphysical doctrines.
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C.
Siddhānta-kaumudī
Siddhānta-kaumudī is a renowned systematic commentary and reorganization of Pāṇini’s Aṣṭādhyāyī that presents Sanskrit grammar rules in a more accessible and pedagogical order.
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D.
Vedartha Sangraha
Vedartha Sangraha is a foundational Vedantic treatise by the philosopher-theologian Ramanujacharya that systematically presents and defends the Vishishtadvaita (qualified non-dualism) interpretation of the Upanishads.
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E.
Samkhyakarika
Samkhyakarika is an early foundational text of the Samkhya school of Indian philosophy, presenting its dualistic metaphysics and theory of liberation in concise verse form.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shaiva text
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philosophical work ⓘ religious treatise ⓘ scripture ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Shiva ⓘ |
| coreDoctrine |
Pasa (bondage)
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Pasu (individual soul) ⓘ Pati (Lord Shiva) ⓘ
linked to:
Shiva
grace of Shiva ⓘ liberation (moksha) ⓘ path of devotion (bhakti) ⓘ ritual worship of Shiva ⓘ |
| cosmology | creation and dissolution governed by Shiva ⓘ |
| describes |
importance of guru in Shaiva Siddhanta
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means to attain liberation ⓘ nature of Shiva as supreme reality ⓘ relationship between Shiva and individual souls ⓘ role of karma in bondage ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
devotional worship of Shiva
ⓘ
ethical conduct ⓘ spiritual discipline ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophical text
ⓘ
theological text ⓘ |
| influenced | later Shaiva Siddhanta literature ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Shaiva Siddhanta philosophy
ⓘ
linked to:
Shaiva Siddhanta
Shaiva Siddhanta theology ⓘ |
| ontology | distinction between God, soul, and bondage ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | dualistic Shaivism ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
South India
ⓘ
Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| religiousCommunity | Shaiva Siddhanta followers ⓘ |
| religiousDiscipline | Shaiva sadhana ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Shaiva Siddhanta ⓘ |
| script |
Devanagari
ⓘ
linked to:
Devanagari script
|
| scripturalStatus |
authoritative doctrinal source in Shaiva Siddhanta
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foundational text of Shaiva Siddhanta ⓘ |
| teaches |
importance of temple worship
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necessity of divine grace for liberation ⓘ |
| tradition |
South Indian Shaivism
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linked to:
Shaiva Siddhanta
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| usedFor |
doctrinal instruction in Shaiva Siddhanta
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monastic education in Shaiva Siddhanta ⓘ |
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linked to: Siddhanta Shikhamani