Khila Kāṇḍa
E550686
Khila Kāṇḍa is a supplementary section of the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad that contains additional philosophical and ritual material appended to the main text.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Khila Kāṇḍa canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5845850 — 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: Khila Kāṇḍa Context triple: [Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad, containsSection, Khila Kāṇḍa]
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A.
Krida Khanda
Krida Khanda is a major section of the Ganesha Purana that narrates playful and devotional exploits of the Hindu deity Ganesha.
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B.
Bajrangbali
Bajrangbali is a revered form of the Hindu deity Hanuman, worshipped as a symbol of strength, devotion, and protection.
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C.
Smashana Kali
Smashana Kali is a fierce cremation-ground aspect of the Hindu goddess Kali, associated with death, destruction, and the transcendence of worldly attachments.
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D.
Khande di Pahul
Khande di Pahul is the Sikh initiation ceremony through which individuals formally join the Khalsa, committing to the faith’s spiritual and martial discipline.
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E.
Palashi
Palashi is a town in West Bengal, India, historically renowned as the site of the pivotal 1757 Battle of Plassey that marked the beginning of major British colonial dominance in India.
- 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: Khila Kāṇḍa Target entity description: Khila Kāṇḍa is a supplementary section of the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad that contains additional philosophical and ritual material appended to the main text.
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A.
Krida Khanda
Krida Khanda is a major section of the Ganesha Purana that narrates playful and devotional exploits of the Hindu deity Ganesha.
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B.
Bajrangbali
Bajrangbali is a revered form of the Hindu deity Hanuman, worshipped as a symbol of strength, devotion, and protection.
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C.
Smashana Kali
Smashana Kali is a fierce cremation-ground aspect of the Hindu goddess Kali, associated with death, destruction, and the transcendence of worldly attachments.
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D.
Khande di Pahul
Khande di Pahul is the Sikh initiation ceremony through which individuals formally join the Khalsa, committing to the faith’s spiritual and martial discipline.
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E.
Palashi
Palashi is a town in West Bengal, India, historically renowned as the site of the pivotal 1757 Battle of Plassey that marked the beginning of major British colonial dominance in India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu religious text section
ⓘ
supplementary section ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
clarification of main text
ⓘ
expansion of ritual instructions ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kāṇva recension of Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad
ⓘ
linked to:
Kāṇva recension
Mādhyandina recension of Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad ⓘ Śukla Yajurveda ⓘ
linked to:
Shukla Yajurveda
|
| canonicalStatus | considered khila (appendix) in some traditions ⓘ |
| contains |
additional philosophical material
ⓘ
additional ritual material ⓘ explanatory passages ⓘ supplementary doctrines ⓘ |
| hasForm |
prose
ⓘ
verse ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
philosophical text
ⓘ
ritual text ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Brahman
ⓘ
Hindu philosophy ⓘ Vedic ritual ⓘ liberation ⓘ meditation ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ Ātman ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad
ⓘ
linked to:
Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad
Upaniṣads ⓘ
linked to:
Upanishads
Vedic literature ⓘ
linked to:
Vedas
Śruti literature ⓘ |
| relatedWork | main kāṇḍas of Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Vedic ritualism
ⓘ
Vedānta ⓘ
linked to:
Vedanta
|
| religiousFunction |
doctrinal elaboration
ⓘ
guidance for practice ⓘ |
| script |
Devanāgarī
ⓘ
linked to:
Devanagari script
|
| studiedIn |
Hindu theology
ⓘ
Indology ⓘ Vedic studies ⓘ |
| textualRelation | appended to main text of Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad ⓘ |
| textualStatus | supplementary ⓘ |
| timePeriod | ancient India ⓘ |
| tradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| transmission |
manuscript tradition
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ |
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Subject: Khila Kāṇḍa Description of subject: Khila Kāṇḍa is a supplementary section of the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad that contains additional philosophical and ritual material appended to the main text.
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