Praśna Upanishad
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Praśna Upanishad is an ancient Vedic philosophical text structured as a series of six questions and answers exploring the nature of the universe, life-breath, and ultimate reality (Brahman).
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prashna Upanishad | 2 |
| Prasna Upanishad | 1 |
| Praśna Upanishad canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu scripture
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Upanishad ⓘ Vedic text ⓘ philosophical text ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ātman
ⓘ
surface form:
Atman
Brahman ⓘ Vedanta ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Shruti ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | part of the Vedic canon ⓘ |
| citedBy |
Adi Shankaracharya
ⓘ
surface form:
Adi Shankara
|
| dealsWith |
means to attain Brahman
ⓘ
origin of beings ⓘ paths after death ⓘ relationship between prana and consciousness ⓘ symbolism of the syllable Om ⓘ |
| fifthQuestionTopic | meditation on Om and its results ⓘ |
| firstQuestionTopic | origin of creatures and prana ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Brahman
ⓘ
cosmology ⓘ karma ⓘ life-breath ⓘ meditation ⓘ nature of the universe ⓘ om ⓘ prana ⓘ rebirth ⓘ ultimate reality ⓘ |
| fourthQuestionTopic | states of consciousness and the inner self ⓘ |
| genre | dialogue ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Praśna Upanishad
ⓘ
surface form:
Prashna Upanishad
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| hasAlternativeTransliteration |
Praśna Upanishad
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Prasna Upanishad
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| hasQuestionCount | 6 ⓘ |
| influenced | later Vedantic philosophy ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Muṇḍaka Upanishad
ⓘ
surface form:
Mukhya Upanishads
Upanishads ⓘ
surface form:
Principal Upanishads
|
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| numberOfChapters | 6 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Atharvaveda
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surface form:
Atharva Veda
|
| period | late Vedic period ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Vedanta ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari (in most modern editions) ⓘ |
| secondQuestionTopic | nature and functions of prana ⓘ |
| sixthQuestionTopic | realization of Brahman ⓘ |
| structure | six questions and answers ⓘ |
| thirdQuestionTopic | relation of prana to waking, dream, and deep sleep ⓘ |
| tradition | Atharvaveda tradition ⓘ |
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