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Upanishads Summary
401 words, approx. 1 pages The Upanishads constitute the fourth and final stratum of the corpus of Vedic literature (early Hindu sacred writings), traditionally held to be shruti, or the revealed and eternal divine word. The Upanishads are chiefly concerned with metaphysical...
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Upaniṣads Summary
4,199 words, approx. 14 pages UPANIṢADS. The Upaniṣads are codified Sanskrit philosophical speculations of varying lengths in both prose and verse form, composed orally and set to memory mostly by anonymous South Asian sages, primarily in the classical and medieval...
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Upanishad Information
2,595 words, approx. 9 pages
 The Upanishads (Devanagari: उपनिषद्, IAST: upaniṣad) are regarded as part of the Vedas and as such form part of the Hindu scriptures. They primarily discuss philosophy, meditation, and the nature of God; they form the core spiritual...



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Upanishad Quotes
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 The Upanishads are a collection of religious texts, written in Sanskrit and forming part of the Hindu scriptures. They were written between the 8th and 6th centuries BC, though the name Upanishad is sometimes also extended to cover many later writings...


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 The Journal of the American Oriental Society
Crisis and Knowledge: The Upanishadic Experience and Storytelling.(Book review)
01/01/2005: 1,044 words, approx. 4 pages Crisis and Knowledge: The Upanishadic Experience and Storytelling. By YOHANAN GRINSHPON. New Delhi: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2003. Pp. xii + 160. Rs. 395. Upanisadic narratives have often been relegated to a subordinate position in the analysis of Upanisadic literature. In the academy...
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 Philosophy East and West



Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by David Frawley
20,499 words, approx. 68 pages
 In the following essay, Frawley describes two different approaches to teaching found in the Upanishads and notes that in order to gain a deeper understanding of the writings, it is necessary to release one's modern world-view.
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Critical Essay by Paul Deussen
14,660 words, approx. 49 pages
 In the following excerpt, Deussen provides an overview of the Upanishads, discussing their history, composition, and ideological principles.
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Critical Essay by Hermann Oldenberg
10,929 words, approx. 36 pages
 In the following essay, Oldenberg provides background on Indian thought, including discussions of the Brahmana caste, sacrifice, and the otherworld.


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