Kāṇva recension
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The Kāṇva recension is a principal Vedic textual tradition or version of certain scriptures, notably the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad, preserved and transmitted by the Kāṇva school.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kāṇva recension canonical | 2 |
| Kāṇva recension of Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kāṇva recension Context triple: [Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad, kāṇḍa, Kāṇva recension]
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A.
Mookajjiya Kanasugalu
Mookajjiya Kanasugalu is a celebrated Kannada novel that explores philosophical and social themes through the reflective memories and visions of an elderly village woman.
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B.
Tattva Samkhyana
Tattva Samkhyana is a key philosophical treatise in the Dvaita Vedanta tradition that systematically outlines its dualistic metaphysics and theology.
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C.
Ankia Naat
Ankia Naat is a traditional Assamese one-act play form, rooted in Vaishnavite devotional themes and performed with music, dance, and stylized narration.
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D.
Kāvyādarśa
Kāvyādarśa is a foundational Sanskrit treatise on poetics by Daṇḍin, renowned for systematically outlining the principles and ornaments of classical Indian literary aesthetics.
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E.
Yantra Raj
Yantra Raj is a monumental astronomical instrument at Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar observatory, historically used for precise celestial measurements and timekeeping.
- 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: Kāṇva recension Target entity description: The Kāṇva recension is a principal Vedic textual tradition or version of certain scriptures, notably the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad, preserved and transmitted by the Kāṇva school.
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A.
Mookajjiya Kanasugalu
Mookajjiya Kanasugalu is a celebrated Kannada novel that explores philosophical and social themes through the reflective memories and visions of an elderly village woman.
-
B.
Tattva Samkhyana
Tattva Samkhyana is a key philosophical treatise in the Dvaita Vedanta tradition that systematically outlines its dualistic metaphysics and theology.
-
C.
Ankia Naat
Ankia Naat is a traditional Assamese one-act play form, rooted in Vaishnavite devotional themes and performed with music, dance, and stylized narration.
-
D.
Kāvyādarśa
Kāvyādarśa is a foundational Sanskrit treatise on poetics by Daṇḍin, renowned for systematically outlining the principles and ornaments of classical Indian literary aesthetics.
-
E.
Yantra Raj
Yantra Raj is a monumental astronomical instrument at Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar observatory, historically used for precise celestial measurements and timekeeping.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Vedic recension
ⓘ
textual tradition ⓘ version of scripture ⓘ |
| associatedVeda | Yajurveda ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kāṇva school
ⓘ
Kāṇva śākhā ⓘ Śukla Yajurveda ⓘ
linked to:
Shukla Yajurveda
|
| category | Vedic śākhā ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Mādhyandina recension ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
metaphysical teachings
ⓘ
ritual exegesis ⓘ |
| geographicalAssociation | ancient India ⓘ |
| hasVersionOf |
Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad (Kāṇva version)
ⓘ
linked to:
Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad
Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa (Kāṇva version) ⓘ
linked to:
Shatapatha Brahmana
|
| historicalPeriod | Vedic period ⓘ |
| influenced | later Hindu philosophical traditions ⓘ |
| language | Vedic Sanskrit ⓘ |
| notablyIncludes |
Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad
ⓘ
linked to:
Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad
|
| partOf |
Vedic literature
ⓘ
linked to:
Vedas
Śruti ⓘ
linked to:
Vedas
|
| preservedBy | Kāṇva lineage of Vedic priests ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scriptureType |
Brāhmaṇa tradition
ⓘ
Upaniṣadic tradition ⓘ |
| textualFeatures |
differences in mantras and prose passages
ⓘ
distinct arrangement of sections ⓘ variant readings ⓘ |
| textualStatus | principal recension of Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad ⓘ |
| traditionType | Śukla Yajurveda tradition ⓘ |
| transmissionMode | oral tradition ⓘ |
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Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Kāṇva recension