Taittirīya Upanishad
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The Taittirīya Upanishad is an ancient Vedic philosophical text of the Yajurveda that explores the nature of the self, layers of human existence, and the pursuit of ultimate reality (Brahman).
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Target entity: Taittirīya Upanishad Context triple: [Upanishads, hasPart, Taittirīya Upanishad]
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Muṇḍaka Upanishad
The Muṇḍaka Upanishad is an ancient Vedic scripture that explores the nature of ultimate reality and the path to spiritual liberation, and is one of the principal Upanishads of Hindu philosophy.
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Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad
Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad is one of the oldest and most important Upanishads of Hindu philosophy, renowned for its profound teachings on the nature of the self (ātman) and ultimate reality (Brahman).
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Chāndogya Upanishad
The Chāndogya Upanishad is one of the oldest and most important primary Upanishads of Hindu philosophy, renowned for its teachings on the nature of reality, the self (ātman), and the ultimate principle Brahman.
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Kena Upanishad
The Kena Upanishad is an ancient Sanskrit philosophical text of the Vedic tradition that explores the nature of ultimate reality and consciousness through a series of probing questions about the source of perception and thought.
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Katha Upanishad
Katha Upanishad is an ancient Hindu philosophical scripture, framed as a dialogue between the boy Nachiketa and Yama, the god of death, exploring the nature of the self, death, and ultimate reality.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Taittirīya Upanishad Target entity description: The Taittirīya Upanishad is an ancient Vedic philosophical text of the Yajurveda that explores the nature of the self, layers of human existence, and the pursuit of ultimate reality (Brahman).
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A.
Muṇḍaka Upanishad
The Muṇḍaka Upanishad is an ancient Vedic scripture that explores the nature of ultimate reality and the path to spiritual liberation, and is one of the principal Upanishads of Hindu philosophy.
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Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad
Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad is one of the oldest and most important Upanishads of Hindu philosophy, renowned for its profound teachings on the nature of the self (ātman) and ultimate reality (Brahman).
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C.
Chāndogya Upanishad
The Chāndogya Upanishad is one of the oldest and most important primary Upanishads of Hindu philosophy, renowned for its teachings on the nature of reality, the self (ātman), and the ultimate principle Brahman.
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D.
Kena Upanishad
The Kena Upanishad is an ancient Sanskrit philosophical text of the Vedic tradition that explores the nature of ultimate reality and consciousness through a series of probing questions about the source of perception and thought.
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E.
Katha Upanishad
Katha Upanishad is an ancient Hindu philosophical scripture, framed as a dialogue between the boy Nachiketa and Yama, the god of death, exploring the nature of the self, death, and ultimate reality.
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Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu scripture
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Upanishad ⓘ Vedic text ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Yajurveda ⓘ |
| BhṛguvallīFocus |
meditative inquiry into Brahman
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story of Bhṛgu and Varuṇa ⓘ |
| commentedOnBy |
Shankara
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surface form:
Śaṅkara
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| cosmologicalModel | five sheaths (pañca kośa) ⓘ |
| dateApprox | 1st millennium BCE ⓘ |
| famousPassage |
“satyam vada, dharmam chara”
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“ānando brahma” ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Bhṛguvallī
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Ānandavallī ⓘ Śikṣāvallī ⓘ |
| influence |
Hindu theology
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Indian philosophy ⓘ later Vedānta literature ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| lists |
annamaya kośa
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manomaya kośa ⓘ prāṇamaya kośa ⓘ vijñānamaya kośa ⓘ ānandamaya kośa ⓘ |
| openingSection | Śikṣāvallī ⓘ |
| partOf |
Krishna Yajurveda
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Taittiriya Shakha ⓘ
surface form:
Taittirīya Shakha
|
| period | late Vedic period ⓘ |
| positionInMukhyaUpanishads | one of the principal Upanishads ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| schoolImportance | central text for Advaita Vedānta ⓘ |
| structure | three chapters ⓘ |
| subject |
Brahman
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cosmology ⓘ education and discipline ⓘ ethics and right conduct ⓘ layers of human existence ⓘ nature of the self ⓘ ultimate reality ⓘ Ātman ⓘ |
| teaches |
five koshas doctrine
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identity of Ātman and Brahman ⓘ importance of recitation and phonetics ⓘ pursuit of bliss (ānanda) ⓘ |
| textType |
Upanishads
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surface form:
mukhya Upanishad
philosophical text ⓘ |
| ĀnandavallīFocus |
analysis of the five sheaths
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hierarchy of happiness and bliss ⓘ |
| ŚikṣāvallīFocus |
Vedic phonetics and recitation rules
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ethical exhortations ⓘ student–teacher relationship ⓘ |
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Taittiriya Upanishad
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Taittiriya Upanishad
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Taittiriya Upanishad section Shiksha Valli
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Taittiriya Upanishad section Ananda Valli
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Taittiriya Upanishad section Bhrigu Valli