Spanda-vṛtti
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Spanda-vṛtti is a traditional Sanskrit commentary that explicates the philosophical and mystical teachings of the Spanda Kārikās within the non-dual Śaiva tradition of Kashmir.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spanda (vibration of consciousness) | 1 |
| Spanda-nirṇaya | 1 |
| Spanda-sandoha | 1 |
| Spanda-vṛtti canonical | 1 |
| spanda (vibration of consciousness) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6977424 — 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: Spanda-vṛtti Context triple: [Spanda Karikas, hasCommentaryTitle, Spanda-vṛtti]
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Spanda Karikas
Spanda Karikas is a foundational Sanskrit philosophical text of Kashmiri Shaivism that expounds the doctrine of “spanda,” the subtle vibratory dynamism of consciousness underlying all reality.
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B.
Mandukya Karika
Mandukya Karika is a foundational Advaita Vedanta text by Gaudapada that systematically expounds the non-dual philosophy of the Mandukya Upanishad through metrical commentary.
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C.
Tattva Prakasika
Tattva Prakasika is a traditional philosophical commentary in the Dvaita Vedanta school that elaborates and clarifies key metaphysical doctrines.
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D.
Tattvasamasa
Tattvasamasa is a concise classical text of the Samkhya school of Indian philosophy that systematically outlines its fundamental metaphysical principles and categories (tattvas).
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E.
Tantravārttika
Tantravārttika is a foundational Sanskrit commentary on Jaimini’s Mīmāṃsā Sūtras that systematically develops the ritualistic and epistemological doctrines of the Pūrvamīmāṃsā school.
- 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: Spanda-vṛtti Target entity description: Spanda-vṛtti is a traditional Sanskrit commentary that explicates the philosophical and mystical teachings of the Spanda Kārikās within the non-dual Śaiva tradition of Kashmir.
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A.
Spanda Karikas
Spanda Karikas is a foundational Sanskrit philosophical text of Kashmiri Shaivism that expounds the doctrine of “spanda,” the subtle vibratory dynamism of consciousness underlying all reality.
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B.
Mandukya Karika
Mandukya Karika is a foundational Advaita Vedanta text by Gaudapada that systematically expounds the non-dual philosophy of the Mandukya Upanishad through metrical commentary.
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C.
Tattva Prakasika
Tattva Prakasika is a traditional philosophical commentary in the Dvaita Vedanta school that elaborates and clarifies key metaphysical doctrines.
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D.
Tattvasamasa
Tattvasamasa is a concise classical text of the Samkhya school of Indian philosophy that systematically outlines its fundamental metaphysical principles and categories (tattvas).
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E.
Tantravārttika
Tantravārttika is a foundational Sanskrit commentary on Jaimini’s Mīmāṃsā Sūtras that systematically develops the ritualistic and epistemological doctrines of the Pūrvamīmāṃsā school.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sanskrit commentary
ⓘ
commentary on Spanda Kārikās ⓘ mystical commentary ⓘ philosophical commentary ⓘ |
| aim |
to clarify philosophical doctrines of Spanda
ⓘ
to explicate the teachings of the Spanda Kārikās ⓘ to guide mystical and yogic understanding ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Spanda tradition
ⓘ
Trika Śaivism ⓘ
linked to:
Trika school of Kashmir Shaivism
|
| commentaryOn |
Spanda Kārikās
ⓘ
linked to:
Spanda Karikas
|
| doctrinalContext | non-dual ontology of Śiva ⓘ |
| focus |
inner vibration (spanda)
ⓘ
non-dual awareness ⓘ relationship between Śiva and the universe ⓘ |
| genre | śāstric commentary ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier Śaiva scriptures ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
non-dual Śaivism
ⓘ
linked to:
Kashmir Shaivism
|
| regionOfOrigin | Kashmir ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | Devanāgarī (in many modern editions) ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
practitioners of the Spanda tradition
ⓘ
scholars of Kashmir Śaivism ⓘ |
| subject |
Spanda doctrine
ⓘ
linked to:
Kashmir Shaivism
mystical experience ⓘ yogic practice ⓘ Śaiva metaphysics ⓘ |
| tradition |
Kashmir Śaivism
ⓘ
linked to:
Kashmir Shaivism
|
| usedIn |
Kashmir Śaiva exegesis
ⓘ
traditional Śaiva study ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
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