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Upanishads

The Upanishads (/ʊˈpʌnɪʃʌdz/; Sanskrit: उपनिषद्, IAST: Upaniṣad, .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}pronounced ) are Sanskrit texts of the late Vedic and post-Vedic periods that "document the…

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related to Further reading · 46
Upanishads → Adi Shankara, Ainslie, Anandmurti, Atma Bodha, Atmabodha ISBN, Cambridge, Charles, Date, Dover Publications, Edgerton, Embree, England, Franklin, From, HarperCollins Publishers India, Harvard University Press, Hume, Indian Philosophy, ISBN, Johnston
related to Translations · 37
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related to Association with Vedas · 29
Upanishads → All Upanishads, Aranyaka, Atharvaveda, Brahmana, During, In, India, Krishna Yajurveda, Many, Muktika Upanishad, Muktikā, Rigveda, Samaveda, Samhitas, Sannyāsa, Shaiva, Shakta, Shukla Yajurveda, Sāmānya Vedānta, Telugu
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Upanishads → Bihar, Brahmanism, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, Ganges, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Himalayan, India, Indian, Indus, Janaka, Kosala-Videha, Kuru-Panchala, Madhya Pradesh, Nepal, Rajasthan, Scholars, The, The Chandogya Upanishad, This
related to Principal Upanishads · 27
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related to Muktika canon: major and minor Upanishads · 24
Upanishads → Brahman, CE, Hindu, Mahanarayana Upanishad, Most, Muktikā Upanishad, Rudrahridaya Upanishad, Samanya-Vedanta, Sannyasa, Shaivism, Shakti, Shaktism, Shiva, Skanda Upanishad, Some, Sāmānya, There, These, Universe, Upanishad
related to Authorship · 22
Upanishads → Aitareya, Balaki, Gargi, Hinduism's, India, Maitreyi, Pippalada, Rishis, Sanatkumara, Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, Shandilya, Shvetaketu, Shvetashvatara, The, The Shvetashvatara Upanishad, The Vedic, There, Uddalaka Aruni, Upanishad, Vedas
related to Advaita Vedanta · 20
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related to External links · 20
Upanishads → Adyar Library The Upaniṣads, An Alternative Interpretation, Brahma-Yogin, Comparative Study, Davenport, English, Internet Encyclopedia, Manuscripts, Mathur, Modak, PhilosophyThe Theory, Rhys Davids, Self, Soul, Spinozistic Substance, Swami ParamanandaComplete, The Concept, The Upanishads, Upanishadic Self, Yeats
related to Etymology · 18
Upanishads → According, Adi Shankaracharya, Brahman, Brahmavidyā, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, Chandogya Upanishad, Gurumukh, Kaṭha, Max Müller, Monier-Williams's Sanskrit Dictionary, Other, Patrick Olivelle, Paul Deussen, Robert Hume, The, The Sanskrit, Upanishad, Upaniṣad

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brahman upanishad one atman texts early self philosophy ideas vedas principal hinduism according states various new mukhya bce brihadaranyaka vedanta

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Uddalaka Aruniinstance ofjust as a carpenter builds a chariot.The various philosophical theories in the early Upanishads have been attributed to famous sages0.80text
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Shandilyainstance ofjust as a carpenter builds a chariot.The various philosophical theories in the early Upanishads have been attributed to famous sages0.80text
Aitareyainstance ofjust as a carpenter builds a chariot.The various philosophical theories in the early Upanishads have been attributed to famous sages0.80text
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and Sanatkumarainstance ofjust as a carpenter builds a chariot.The various philosophical theories in the early Upanishads have been attributed to famous sages0.80text
Vishnuinstance ofsince they present their ideas through a particular god or goddess of a specific Hindu tradition0.80text

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