Swami Prabhavananda
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Swami Prabhavananda was an Indian monk of the Ramakrishna Order and influential Vedanta teacher who helped popularize Hindu philosophy in the West through his leadership, writings, and translations.
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| Swami Prabhavananda canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Swami Prabhavananda Context triple: [Vedanta Society of Southern California, foundedBy, Swami Prabhavananda]
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K. M. Panikkar
K. M. Panikkar was an Indian historian, diplomat, and political thinker known for his influential writings on Indian history and foreign policy and for his role in shaping post-independence India's state and administrative reorganization.
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S. Satyamurti
S. Satyamurti was a prominent Indian nationalist leader and Congress politician from Madras Presidency, known for his eloquence, constitutionalist approach, and key role in the freedom movement.
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Gangesha Upadhyaya
Gangesha Upadhyaya was a 12th–13th century Indian philosopher and logician, renowned as the founder of the Navya-Nyāya (New Logic) school through his seminal work Tattvacintāmaṇi.
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D.
Bimal Krishna Matilal
Bimal Krishna Matilal was a renowned Indian philosopher and scholar of Indian logic and ethics who played a major role in bringing classical Indian philosophical traditions into dialogue with contemporary Western philosophy.
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B. R. Bhagwat
B. R. Bhagwat was a prominent Marathi writer best known for his influential and widely loved children’s literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Swami Prabhavananda Target entity description: Swami Prabhavananda was an Indian monk of the Ramakrishna Order and influential Vedanta teacher who helped popularize Hindu philosophy in the West through his leadership, writings, and translations.
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A.
K. M. Panikkar
K. M. Panikkar was an Indian historian, diplomat, and political thinker known for his influential writings on Indian history and foreign policy and for his role in shaping post-independence India's state and administrative reorganization.
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B.
S. Satyamurti
S. Satyamurti was a prominent Indian nationalist leader and Congress politician from Madras Presidency, known for his eloquence, constitutionalist approach, and key role in the freedom movement.
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C.
Gangesha Upadhyaya
Gangesha Upadhyaya was a 12th–13th century Indian philosopher and logician, renowned as the founder of the Navya-Nyāya (New Logic) school through his seminal work Tattvacintāmaṇi.
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D.
Bimal Krishna Matilal
Bimal Krishna Matilal was a renowned Indian philosopher and scholar of Indian logic and ethics who played a major role in bringing classical Indian philosophical traditions into dialogue with contemporary Western philosophy.
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E.
B. R. Bhagwat
B. R. Bhagwat was a prominent Marathi writer best known for his influential and widely loved children’s literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Hindu monk
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Vedanta teacher ⓘ author ⓘ member of the Ramakrishna Order ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| activity |
guiding spiritual seekers in the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda tradition
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lecturing on Vedanta in the United States ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission
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linked to:
Ramakrishna Math
Vedanta Society of Southern California ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Los Angeles, California, United States
ⓘ
Santa Barbara, California, United States ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1893-12-26 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | India ⓘ |
| citizenship |
India
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coAuthorWith |
Christopher Isherwood
ⓘ
Frederick Manchester ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1976-07-04 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Santa Barbara, California, United States ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| field |
Hindu philosophy
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Vedanta ⓘ |
| genre |
religious literature
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scriptural translation ⓘ spiritual commentary ⓘ |
| influenced |
Western understanding of Hinduism
ⓘ
students of Vedanta in California ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Sri Ramakrishna
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Swami Vivekananda ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding the Vedanta Society of Southern California
ⓘ
popularizing Vedanta in the West ⓘ translations of Hindu scriptures into English ⓘ |
| language |
Bengali
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English ⓘ Sanskrit ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bhagavad Gita: The Song of God
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linked to:
Bhagavad Gita
How to Know God: The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali ⓘ The Spiritual Heritage of India ⓘ The Upanishads: Breath of the Eternal ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Advaita Vedanta ⓘ |
| position | head of the Vedanta Society of Southern California ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| religiousOrder |
Ramakrishna Order
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linked to:
Ramakrishna movement
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| taught |
Bhakti Yoga
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linked to:
Bhakti yoga
Jnana Yoga ⓘ Raja Yoga ⓘ meditation ⓘ |
| workLocation |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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