Uddālaka Āruṇi
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Uddālaka Āruṇi is an ancient Vedic sage and philosopher renowned for his foundational teachings on the nature of reality and the self in early Upanishadic thought.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Uddalaka | 1 |
| Uddalaka Aruni | 1 |
| Uddālaka Aruṇi | 1 |
| Uddālaka Āruṇi canonical | 1 |
| Uddālaka Āruṇi and Śvetaketu | 1 |
| Āruṇi Uddālaka | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5845832 — 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: Uddālaka Āruṇi Context triple: [Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad, containsDialogueWith, Uddālaka Āruṇi]
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Bharadwaja
Bharadwaja is an ancient Vedic sage (rishi) revered in Hindu tradition, known as a progenitor of the Bharadwaja gotra and as a prominent seer associated with several hymns of the Rigveda.
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Agastya
Agastya is a revered Vedic sage in Hindu tradition, known as one of the Saptarishi and associated with numerous legends, including journeys across the Indian subcontinent and profound contributions to early Hindu literature and philosophy.
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C.
Angiras
Angiras is a revered Vedic sage in Hindu tradition, regarded as one of the ancient rishis associated with the composition of hymns in the Rigveda and with profound spiritual knowledge.
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D.
Jamadagni
Jamadagni is a revered sage in Hindu mythology, best known as one of the Saptarishi and a prominent figure in the legends surrounding his son Parashurama.
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E.
Vashistha
Vashistha is a revered Vedic sage and one of the Saptarishi in Hindu tradition, known as a royal priest, spiritual teacher, and author of several important hymns in the Rigveda.
- 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: Uddālaka Āruṇi Target entity description: Uddālaka Āruṇi is an ancient Vedic sage and philosopher renowned for his foundational teachings on the nature of reality and the self in early Upanishadic thought.
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A.
Bharadwaja
Bharadwaja is an ancient Vedic sage (rishi) revered in Hindu tradition, known as a progenitor of the Bharadwaja gotra and as a prominent seer associated with several hymns of the Rigveda.
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B.
Agastya
Agastya is a revered Vedic sage in Hindu tradition, known as one of the Saptarishi and associated with numerous legends, including journeys across the Indian subcontinent and profound contributions to early Hindu literature and philosophy.
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C.
Angiras
Angiras is a revered Vedic sage in Hindu tradition, regarded as one of the ancient rishis associated with the composition of hymns in the Rigveda and with profound spiritual knowledge.
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D.
Jamadagni
Jamadagni is a revered sage in Hindu mythology, best known as one of the Saptarishi and a prominent figure in the legends surrounding his son Parashurama.
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E.
Vashistha
Vashistha is a revered Vedic sage and one of the Saptarishi in Hindu tradition, known as a royal priest, spiritual teacher, and author of several important hymns in the Rigveda.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Upanishadic philosopher
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Vedic sage ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
brahman (ultimate reality)
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cosmological explanation from being (sat) ⓘ doctrine of sat (being) ⓘ identity of ātman and brahman ⓘ inner self as ultimate essence ⓘ ātman (self) ⓘ |
| cosmology | world emerges from and returns to being (sat) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | ancient India ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Brahmanical ritual and philosophical milieu ⓘ |
| epistemicView | true knowledge is knowledge of the underlying essence ⓘ |
| era | Vedic period ⓘ |
| ethicalImplication | self-knowledge leads to liberation (mokṣa) ⓘ |
| fatherOf | Śvetaketu Āruṇeya ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
classical Hindu metaphysics
ⓘ
later Vedānta traditions ⓘ non-dual interpretations of the Upaniṣads ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dialogues in the Chāndogya Upaniṣad
ⓘ
early Upanishadic teachings on self and reality ⓘ metaphysical doctrine of the unity of being ⓘ teaching the mahāvākya "tat tvam asi" ⓘ |
| language | Vedic Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad
ⓘ
linked to:
Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad
|
| nameVariant |
Uddalaka Aruni
ⓘ
linked to:
Uddālaka Āruṇi
Uddālaka Aruṇi ⓘ
linked to:
Uddālaka Āruṇi
Āruṇi Uddālaka ⓘ
linked to:
Uddālaka Āruṇi
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| occupation |
ritual specialist (brāhmaṇa)
ⓘ
teacher of sacred knowledge ⓘ |
| ontologicalView | primacy of being (sat) over non-being (asat) ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
early Vedānta
ⓘ
linked to:
Vedanta
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| philosophicalTheme |
knowledge of self as highest knowledge
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search for ultimate substratum of the world ⓘ unity behind multiplicity ⓘ |
| primarySource |
Chāndogya Upaniṣad
ⓘ
linked to:
Chāndogya Upanishad
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| region |
Kuru-Pañcāla cultural area (traditionally associated)
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linked to:
Brahmavarta cultural region
|
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| roleInText | principal teacher in Chāndogya Upaniṣad 6 ⓘ |
| teacherOf |
Yājñavalkya (traditionally attributed)
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linked to:
Yājñavalkya
Śvetaketu Āruṇeya ⓘ |
| teachingMethod |
dialogue with his son Śvetaketu
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use of analogies and everyday examples ⓘ |
| tradition |
Vedic tradition
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linked to:
Vedic Hinduism
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| usesAnalogy |
clay and pots to illustrate underlying substance
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salt dissolved in water to illustrate invisible essence ⓘ seed and tree to illustrate latent reality ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Uddālaka Āruṇi Description of subject: Uddālaka Āruṇi is an ancient Vedic sage and philosopher renowned for his foundational teachings on the nature of reality and the self in early Upanishadic thought.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Uddālaka Āruṇi
linked to: Uddālaka Āruṇi
linked to: Uddālaka Āruṇi
linked to: Uddālaka Āruṇi