Maitreyi Brāhmaṇa
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Maitreyi Brāhmaṇa is a celebrated philosophical section of the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad that records the dialogue between the sage Yājñavalkya and his wife Maitreyi on the nature of the Self and immortality.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maitreyi Brāhmaṇa canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Maitreyi Brāhmaṇa Context triple: [Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad, containsSection, Maitreyi Brāhmaṇa]
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A.
Taittiriya Brahmana
The Taittiriya Brahmana is an ancient Vedic prose text associated with the Taittiriya school of the Krishna Yajurveda, detailing sacrificial rituals, liturgy, and theological interpretations.
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B.
Aitareya Brahmana
Aitareya Brahmana is an ancient Vedic prose text of the Rigveda that provides ritual instructions, mythological narratives, and theological interpretations central to early Hindu sacrificial practice.
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C.
Kathaka Brahmana
Kathaka Brahmana is an ancient Vedic prose text associated with the Katha school of the Krishna Yajurveda, containing ritual explanations and theological discussions.
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D.
Maitrayani Aranyaka
Maitrayani Aranyaka is a Vedic prose text of the Maitrayani school that provides ritualistic and speculative interpretations of sacrificial practices and related spiritual concepts.
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E.
Shatapatha Brahmana
Shatapatha Brahmana is an extensive Vedic prose text associated with the Shukla Yajurveda, detailing ritual instructions, mythological narratives, and theological interpretations central to ancient Indian sacrificial practice.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maitreyi Brāhmaṇa Target entity description: Maitreyi Brāhmaṇa is a celebrated philosophical section of the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad that records the dialogue between the sage Yājñavalkya and his wife Maitreyi on the nature of the Self and immortality.
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A.
Taittiriya Brahmana
The Taittiriya Brahmana is an ancient Vedic prose text associated with the Taittiriya school of the Krishna Yajurveda, detailing sacrificial rituals, liturgy, and theological interpretations.
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B.
Aitareya Brahmana
Aitareya Brahmana is an ancient Vedic prose text of the Rigveda that provides ritual instructions, mythological narratives, and theological interpretations central to early Hindu sacrificial practice.
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C.
Kathaka Brahmana
Kathaka Brahmana is an ancient Vedic prose text associated with the Katha school of the Krishna Yajurveda, containing ritual explanations and theological discussions.
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D.
Maitrayani Aranyaka
Maitrayani Aranyaka is a Vedic prose text of the Maitrayani school that provides ritualistic and speculative interpretations of sacrificial practices and related spiritual concepts.
-
E.
Shatapatha Brahmana
Shatapatha Brahmana is an extensive Vedic prose text associated with the Shukla Yajurveda, detailing ritual instructions, mythological narratives, and theological interpretations central to ancient Indian sacrificial practice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Upanishadic text section
ⓘ
philosophical section ⓘ |
| associatedWithPhilosophicalSchool |
Advaita Vedānta
ⓘ
linked to:
Advaita Vedanta
|
| belongsTo |
Upaniṣads
ⓘ
linked to:
Upanishads
Śruti literature ⓘ |
| centralQuestion | Can wealth grant immortality? ⓘ |
| concerns |
relationship between knowledge and immortality
ⓘ
value of household life versus renunciation ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
Self-knowledge as means to liberation (mokṣa)
ⓘ
supremacy of spiritual knowledge over material wealth ⓘ |
| features | Maitreyi as a questioning philosophical interlocutor ⓘ |
| featuresDialogueBetween |
Yājñavalkya and Maitreyi
ⓘ
linked to:
Yājñavalkya
|
| focusesOn |
immortality
ⓘ
nature of the Self ⓘ renunciation ⓘ true knowledge (vidyā) ⓘ Ātman (Self) ⓘ
linked to:
Ātman
|
| genre | philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| hasKeyLine |
“By wealth one cannot become immortal” (paraphrase)
ⓘ
“Not for the sake of the husband is the husband dear, but for the sake of the Self he is dear” (paraphrase) ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacters |
Maitreyi
ⓘ
Yājñavalkya ⓘ |
| influenced |
concept of the philosophically learned woman in Hindu tradition
ⓘ
later Vedāntic exegesis of renunciation ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| locatedInText |
Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad 2.4
ⓘ
linked to:
Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad
Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad 4.5 ⓘ
linked to:
Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad
|
| mentionsCharacter |
Kātyāyanī
ⓘ
linked to:
Katyayani
|
| narrativeContext | Yājñavalkya’s decision to renounce household life ⓘ |
| originalScript | Vedic Sanskrit oral tradition ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad
ⓘ
linked to:
Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad
|
| philosophicalTheme | identity of Ātman and Brahman (in later interpretations) ⓘ |
| preservedIn | various recensions of the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the most famous dialogues of the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | ancient India ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scripturalCollection | Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa tradition context ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | canonical Upanishadic passage ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Indian philosophy
ⓘ
Indology ⓘ comparative religion ⓘ |
| teaches |
immortality is attained through knowledge of the Self
ⓘ
the Self is to be realized for true immortality ⓘ |
| textType | prose ⓘ |
| timePeriod | composed in late Vedic period ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy |
Śaṅkara
ⓘ
linked to:
Adi Shankaracharya
|
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