Bhāskara
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Bhedābheda Vedāntin
Brahmasūtra commentator
Hindu philosopher
Vedānta philosopher
commentator on the Upaniṣads
non-illusionistic Vedāntin
realist philosopher
Bhāskara was an early Vedānta philosopher and commentator known for his influential exegesis on major Upanishads and his advocacy of a realist, non-illusionistic interpretation of Brahman and the world.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bhāskara Context triple: [Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad, commentaryBy, Bhāskara]
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Bhaskararaya
Bhaskararaya was an 18th-century Hindu scholar and authority on Shakta Tantra, renowned for his influential and detailed commentaries on key devotional and philosophical texts.
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Bhaskara I
Bhaskara I was a 7th-century Indian mathematician and astronomer known for his work on number systems, algebra, and an accurate approximation of the sine function.
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Brahmagupta
Brahmagupta was a pioneering 7th-century Indian mathematician and astronomer renowned for formalizing rules for zero, negative numbers, and solving quadratic equations.
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D.
Madhava
Madhava is a revered epithet of the Hindu god Vishnu, highlighting him as the consort of Lakshmi and the supreme preserver of the universe.
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E.
Aryabhata
Aryabhata was an ancient Indian mathematician and astronomer renowned for pioneering work in arithmetic, algebra, trigonometry, and astronomical calculations, including an early approximation of π and insights into the Earth's rotation.
- 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: Bhāskara Target entity description: Bhāskara was an early Vedānta philosopher and commentator known for his influential exegesis on major Upanishads and his advocacy of a realist, non-illusionistic interpretation of Brahman and the world.
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A.
Bhaskararaya
Bhaskararaya was an 18th-century Hindu scholar and authority on Shakta Tantra, renowned for his influential and detailed commentaries on key devotional and philosophical texts.
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B.
Bhaskara I
Bhaskara I was a 7th-century Indian mathematician and astronomer known for his work on number systems, algebra, and an accurate approximation of the sine function.
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C.
Brahmagupta
Brahmagupta was a pioneering 7th-century Indian mathematician and astronomer renowned for formalizing rules for zero, negative numbers, and solving quadratic equations.
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D.
Madhava
Madhava is a revered epithet of the Hindu god Vishnu, highlighting him as the consort of Lakshmi and the supreme preserver of the universe.
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E.
Aryabhata
Aryabhata was an ancient Indian mathematician and astronomer renowned for pioneering work in arithmetic, algebra, trigonometry, and astronomical calculations, including an early approximation of π and insights into the Earth's rotation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bhedābheda Vedāntin
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Brahmasūtra commentator ⓘ Hindu philosopher ⓘ Vedānta philosopher ⓘ commentator on the Upaniṣads ⓘ non-illusionistic Vedāntin ⓘ realist philosopher ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 8th–9th century CE (approximate) ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
abheda (non-difference)
ⓘ
bheda (difference) ⓘ bhedābheda (difference-and-non-difference) ⓘ |
| associatedWithTextualGenre | bhāṣya (commentary) ⓘ |
| doctrine |
Brahman and the world are both real
ⓘ
liberation (mokṣa) without denying reality of the world ⓘ relationship between Brahman and the world as difference-and-non-difference (bhedābheda) ⓘ |
| era | early medieval India ⓘ |
| field |
Indian philosophy
ⓘ
Vedānta exegesis ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Bhedābheda Vedānta
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realist strands within Vedānta ⓘ |
| knownFor |
commentaries on major Upaniṣads
ⓘ
commentary on the Brahmasūtra ⓘ non-illusionistic exegesis of Vedānta scriptures ⓘ realist interpretation of Brahman and the world ⓘ rejection of Advaita Vedānta’s māyā doctrine ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| opposedView |
world as mere illusion (māyā)
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Śaṅkara’s radical non-dualism (Advaita) ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Bhedābheda Vedānta
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linked to:
Bhedabheda Vedanta
|
| philosophicalTradition |
Vedānta
ⓘ
linked to:
Vedanta
|
| region |
Indian subcontinent
ⓘ
linked to:
South Asia
|
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scripturalFocus |
Bhagavadgītā (attributed in some traditions)
ⓘ
linked to:
Bhagavad Gita
Brahmasūtra ⓘ
linked to:
Brahma Sutras
Upaniṣads ⓘ
linked to:
Upanishads
|
| textCommentedOn |
Brahmasūtra
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linked to:
Brahma Sutras
major Upaniṣads ⓘ |
| viewOnBrahman |
Brahman is the material and efficient cause of the world
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linked to:
Brahman
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| viewOnCausality | real causal relation between Brahman and the world ⓘ |
| viewOnDifference | difference from Brahman is real but grounded in Brahman ⓘ |
| viewOnIgnorance | ignorance does not make the world unreal ⓘ |
| viewOnLiberation | liberation compatible with continued reality of the world ⓘ |
| viewOnNonDifference | non-difference from Brahman is affirmed at the level of ultimate reality ⓘ |
| viewOnScripture | Upaniṣads teach a realist non-illusionistic Brahman ⓘ |
| viewOnWorld | world is a real manifestation of Brahman ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bhāskara Description of subject: Bhāskara was an early Vedānta philosopher and commentator known for his influential exegesis on major Upanishads and his advocacy of a realist, non-illusionistic interpretation of Brahman and the world.
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linked to: Bhāskara