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3 days ago · The term "Vedic literature" refers to texts that are based on or derived from the Vedas. The Vedic literature is composed of four main texts: The four Vedas (Samhitas), the Brahmanas attached to each of the Samhitas, the Aranyakas, the Upanishads, and the Vedangas. The Vedas offer an insight into early Indian society, culture, religion, and ...
1 day ago · Older Principal Upanishads (Bṛhadāraṇyaka, Chandogya, Kaṭha, Kena, Aitareya, and others), [1] [41] composed between 800 BCE and the end of the Vedic period. [42] The Upanishads are largely philosophical works, some in dialogue form. They are the foundation of Hindu philosophical thought and its diverse traditions.
1 day ago · The Upanishads are a collection of ancient texts that form the philosophical backbone of Hinduism. They delve into profound questions about existence, the nature of reality, and the self. Emerging around 800-400 BCE, these texts are considered the culmination of Vedic thought and are revered for their spiritual depth and intellectual rigor.
3 days ago · The present inquiry though embraces the ten principal Upanisads as a whole, is centered on the two scriptural statements of Brhadaranyakopanisad (1.2.1 & 1.2.4) which presupposes 'Kam' or 'Desire' as the highest value.
5 days ago · Upanishad, one of four genres of texts that together constitute each of the Vedas, the sacred scriptures of most Hindu traditions. Each of the four Vedas—the Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda, and Atharvaveda—consists of a Samhita (a “collection” of hymns or sacred formulas); a liturgical prose.
3 days ago · A total of more than 200 texts are known to belong to the Upanishads. Of these, the first 10 to 13 are considered the oldest and most important, and are collectively called the Principal Upanishads, Mukhya Upanishads or Old Upanishads.
2 days ago · e. Adi Shankara (8th c. CE), also called Adi Shankaracharya (Sanskrit: आदि शङ्कर, आदि शङ्कराचार्य, romanized: Ādi Śaṅkara, Ādi Śaṅkarācārya, lit. 'First Shankaracharya ', [note 2] pronounced [aːdɪ ɕɐŋkɐraːt͡ɕaːrjɐ]), [note 3] was an Indian Vedic scholar, philosopher and teacher ...