Ānandavallī
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Ānandavallī is a section of the Taittirīya Upanishad that expounds on the nature of bliss and the layered structure of the self (ātman) through the doctrine of the five sheaths (pañca kośa).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ānandavallī canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ānandavallī Context triple: [Taittirīya Upanishad, hasPart, Ānandavallī]
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A.
Gajanana
Gajanana is a revered aspect of the Hindu deity Ganesha, emphasizing his elephant-faced form and role as the remover of obstacles and bestower of wisdom.
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B.
Maduraikāñci
Maduraikāñci is a classical Tamil poem from the Sangam era, renowned for its vivid portrayal of the city of Madurai, its society, and cultural life.
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C.
Anantha Saras
Anantha Saras is a revered temple tank associated with the Varadaraja Perumal Temple in Kanchipuram, considered sacred by devotees and used for religious rituals and festivals.
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D.
Sīthalai Sāttanār
Sīthalai Sāttanār was a classical Tamil poet best known for composing the Buddhist epic Manimekalai, one of the Five Great Epics of Tamil literature.
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E.
Kanchanmala
Kanchanmala is a notable literary work by Bengali writer and playwright Jyotirindranath Tagore.
- 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: Ānandavallī Target entity description: Ānandavallī is a section of the Taittirīya Upanishad that expounds on the nature of bliss and the layered structure of the self (ātman) through the doctrine of the five sheaths (pañca kośa).
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A.
Gajanana
Gajanana is a revered aspect of the Hindu deity Ganesha, emphasizing his elephant-faced form and role as the remover of obstacles and bestower of wisdom.
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B.
Maduraikāñci
Maduraikāñci is a classical Tamil poem from the Sangam era, renowned for its vivid portrayal of the city of Madurai, its society, and cultural life.
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C.
Anantha Saras
Anantha Saras is a revered temple tank associated with the Varadaraja Perumal Temple in Kanchipuram, considered sacred by devotees and used for religious rituals and festivals.
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D.
Sīthalai Sāttanār
Sīthalai Sāttanār was a classical Tamil poet best known for composing the Buddhist epic Manimekalai, one of the Five Great Epics of Tamil literature.
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E.
Kanchanmala
Kanchanmala is a notable literary work by Bengali writer and playwright Jyotirindranath Tagore.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu philosophical text
ⓘ
Upanishadic text section ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
knowledge of ātman
ⓘ
liberation (mokṣa) through knowledge ⓘ |
| alternateName | Ānanda-vallī ⓘ |
| associatedConcept | Brahman as sat-cit-ānanda ⓘ |
| associatedPractice |
contemplation on the five sheaths
ⓘ
meditation on Brahman as bliss ⓘ |
| associatedWithVeda |
Kṛṣṇa Yajurveda
ⓘ
linked to:
Krishna Yajurveda
|
| canonicalStatus | part of a principal Upaniṣad ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
analysis of ātman
ⓘ
nature of bliss (ānanda) ⓘ relationship between self and Brahman ⓘ |
| describes |
annamaya kośa
ⓘ
manomaya kośa ⓘ prāṇamaya kośa ⓘ vijñānamaya kośa ⓘ ānandamaya kośa ⓘ |
| expoundsDoctrine |
doctrine of the five sheaths
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pañca kośa ⓘ theory of the layered self ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
progressive interiorization of self-identity
ⓘ
realization of Brahman as bliss ⓘ |
| genre | Upaniṣad prose and verse ⓘ |
| hasCommentaryBy |
Madhvācārya (through Taittirīya Upaniṣad commentaries)
ⓘ
Rāmānuja (through Taittirīya Upaniṣad commentaries) ⓘ
linked to:
Ramanuja’s Vedantic corpus
Śaṅkarācārya ⓘ
linked to:
Adi Shankaracharya
|
| hasLanguage | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| hasScriptureTradition | Vedic ⓘ |
| influenced |
classical Hindu psychology of the person
ⓘ
later Vedāntic discussions of the self ⓘ |
| locatedWithin | second chapter of Taittirīya Upaniṣad ⓘ |
| partOf |
Taittirīya Upaniṣad
ⓘ
linked to:
Taittirīya Upanishad
Taittirīya Āraṇyaka ⓘ
linked to:
Taittiriya Aranyaka
|
| philosophicalSchool |
Vedānta
ⓘ
linked to:
Vedanta
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| presentsConcept |
Brahman as ultimate source of bliss
ⓘ
hierarchy of sheaths from gross to subtle ⓘ inner-most self as bliss sheath ⓘ self as consisting of five sheaths ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Advaita Vedānta
ⓘ
linked to:
Advaita Vedanta
Dvaita Vedānta ⓘ
linked to:
Dvaita
Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta ⓘ
linked to:
Vishishtadvaita
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| teaches | gradational analysis of happiness and bliss ⓘ |
| teachesMethod | negation of identification with outer sheaths ⓘ |
| transmittedAs | oral tradition before being written ⓘ |
| usesConcept | ānanda-mīmāṃsā (inquiry into bliss) ⓘ |
| usesStructure | successive enlargement of happiness in higher levels of being ⓘ |
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