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Introduction to Hinduism - 02 - Scriptures - Sruti

1. Sruti
-------- 1.1 Samhita
---------------- 1.1.1 Rk Samhita
---------------- 1.1.2 Yajus Samhita
---------------- 1.1.3 Sama Samhita
---------------- 1.1.4 Atharva Samhita

-------- 1.2 Brahmana
---------------- 1.2.1 Rk Brahmanas
------------------------ 1.2.1.1 Aitareya Brahmana
------------------------ 1.2.1.2 Kaushitaki Brahmana
---------------- 1.2.2 Yajur Brahmanas
------------------------ 1.2.2.1 Shukla recension
------------------------------- 1.2.2.1.1 Shatapatha Brahmana, Madhyadina recension
------------------------------- 1.2.2.1.2 Shatapatha Brahmana, Kanva recension
------------------------ 1.2.2.2 Krishna recension
------------------------------- 1.2.2.2.1 Maitrayani Samhita
------------------------------- 1.2.2.2.2 (Caraka) Katha Samhita
------------------------------- 1.2.2.2.3 Kapisthalakatha Samhita
------------------------------- 1.2.2.2.4 Taittiriya Samhita
---------------- 1.2.3 Sama Brahmanas
------------------------ 1.2.3.1 Kauthuma and Ranayaniya recension
------------------------------- 1.2.3.1.1 Tandya Mahabrahmana or Pañcaviṃśa Brāhmaṇa
------------------------------- 1.2.3.1.2 Ṣaḍviṃṡa Brāhmaṇa
------------------------------- 1.2.3.1.3 Samavidhana Brahmana
------------------------------- 1.2.3.1.4 Arsheya Brahmana
------------------------------- 1.2.3.1.5 Devatadhyaya or Daivata Brahmana
------------------------------- 1.2.3.1.6 Chandogya Brahmana
------------------------------- 1.2.3.1.7 Samhitopanishad Brahmana
------------------------------- 1.2.3.1.8 Vamsa Brahmana
------------------------ 1.2.3.2 Jaiminiya recension
------------------------------- 1.2.3.2.1 Jaiminiya Brahmana
------------------------------- 1.2.3.2.2 Jaiminiya Arsheya Brahmana
------------------------------- 1.2.3.2.3 Jaiminiya Upanishad Brahmana
---------------- 1.2.4 Atharva Brahmanas
------------------------ 1.2.4.1 Gopatha Brahmana

-------- 1.3 Aryanaka
---------------- 1.3.1 Rk Aryanaka
------------------------ 1.3.1.1 Aitareya Aranyaka
------------------------ 1.3.1.2 Kaushitaki Aranyaka
---------------- 1.3.2 Sama Aryanaka
------------------------ 1.3.2.1 Talavakara Aranyaka
---------------- 1.3.3 Yajur Aryanaka
------------------------ 1.3.3.1 Shukla recension
------------------------------- 1.3.3.1.1 Brihad Aranyaka
------------------------ 1.3.3.2 Krishna recension
------------------------------- 1.3.3.2.1 Taittiriya Aranyaka
------------------------------- 1.3.3.2.2 Maitrayaniya Aranyaka
------------------------------- 1.3.3.2.3 Katha Aranyaka

-------- 1.4 Upanishad
---------------- 1.4.1 Rk Upanishads
------------------------ 1.4.1.1. Mukhya
------------------------------ 1.4.1.1.1 Aitareya Upanishad
------------------------ 1.4.1.2. Samanya
------------------------------ 1.4.1.2.1 Kauśītāki Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.1.2.2 Ātmabodha Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.1.2.3 Mudgala Upanishad
------------------------ 1.4.1.3. Sannyasa
------------------------------ 1.4.1.3.1 Nirvāṇa  Upanishad
------------------------ 1.4.1.4. Shakta
------------------------------ 1.4.1.4.1 Tripura Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.1.4.2 Saubhāgya Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.1.4.3 Bahvṛca Upanishad
------------------------ 1.4.1.5. Shaiva
------------------------------ 1.4.1.5.1 Akṣamālika Upanishad
------------------------ 1.4.1.6. Yoga
------------------------------ 1.4.1.6.1 Nādabindu Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.1.6.2 Aitareya Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.1.6.3 Kaushitaki Upanishad
---------------- 1.4.2 Sama Upanishads
------------------------ 1.4.2.1. Mukhya
------------------------------ 1.4.2.1.1 Kena Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.2.1.2 Chāndogya Upanishad
------------------------ 1.4.2.2. Samanya
------------------------------ 1.4.2.2.1 Vajrasūchi Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.2.2.2 Mahad Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.2.2.3 Sāvitrī Upanishad
------------------------ 1.4.2.3. Sannyasa
------------------------------ 1.4.2.3.1 Āruneya Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.2.3.2 Maitrāyaṇi Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.2.3.3 Maitreyi Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.2.3.4 Sannyāsa Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.2.3.5 Kuṇḍika Upanishad
------------------------ 1.4.2.4. Vaishnava
------------------------------ 1.4.2.4.1. Vāsudeva Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.2.4.2  Avyakta Upanishad
------------------------ 1.4.2.5. Shaiva
------------------------------ 1.4.2.5.1 Rudrākṣa Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.2.5.2 Jābāla Upanishad
------------------------ 1.4.2.6. Yoga
------------------------------ 1.4.2.6.1 Yogachūḍāmaṇi Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.2.6.2 Darśana Upanishad
---------------- 1.4.3 Yajur Upanishads
------------------------------- 1.4.3.1 Shukla recension
-------------------------------------- 1.4.3.1.1 Mukhya
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.1.1.1 Īsa Upanishad
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.1.1.2 Brihadāranyaka Upanishad
-------------------------------------- 1.4.3.1.2 Samanya
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.1.2.1  Subāla Upanishad
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.1.2.2  Mantrika Upanishad
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.1.2.3  Nirālamba Upanishad
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.1.2.4  Paiṅgala Upanishad
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.1.2.5  Bhikṣu Upanishad
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.1.2.6  Adhyātmā Upanishad
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.1.2.7  Muktika Upanishad
-------------------------------------- 1.4.3.1.3 Sannyasa
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.1.3.1  Jābāla Upanishad
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.1.3.2  Paramahamsa Upanishad
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.1.3.3  Advayatāraka Upanishad
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.1.3.4  Turīyātīta Upanishad
-------------------------------------- 1.4.3.1.4 Vaishnava
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.1.4.1 Tārasāra Upanishad
-------------------------------------- 1.4.3.1.5 Yoga
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.1.5.1 Hansa Upanishad
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.1.5.2 Triśikhi Upanishad
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.1.5.3 Maṇḍalabrāhmaṇa Upanishad
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.1.5.4 Yājñavalkya Upanishad
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.1.5.5 Śāṭyāyani Upanishad
------------------------------- 1.4.3.2 Krishna recension
-------------------------------------- 1.4.3.2.1 Mukhya
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.2.1.1 Katha Upanishad
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.2.1.2 Taittirīya Upanishad
-------------------------------------- 1.4.3.2.2 Samanya
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.2.2.1 Sarvasāra Upanishad
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.2.2.2 Śukarahasya Upanishad
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.2.2.3 Skanda Upanishad
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.2.2.4 Sārīraka Upanishad
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.2.2.5 Ekākṣara Upanishad
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.2.2.6 Akṣi Upanishad
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.2.2.7 Prāṇāgnihotra Upanishad
-------------------------------------- 1.4.3.2.3 Sannyasa
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.2.3.1 Brahma Upanishad
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.2.3.2 Śvetāśvatara Upanishad
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.2.3.3 Garbha Upanishad
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.2.3.4 Tejobindu Upanishad
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.2.3.5 Varāha Upanishad
-------------------------------------- 1.4.3.2.4 Shakta
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.2.4.1 Sarasvatīrahasya Upanishad
-------------------------------------- 1.4.3.2.5 Vaishnava
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.2.5.1 Nārāyana Upanishad
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.2.5.2 Kali-Saṇṭāraṇa Upanishad
-------------------------------------- 1.4.3.2.6 Shaiva
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.2.6.1 Kaivalya Upanishad
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.2.6.2 Kālāgnirudra Upanishad
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.2.6.3 Dakṣiṇāmūrti Upanishad
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.2.6.4 Rudrahṛdaya Upanishad
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.2.6.5 Pañcabrahma Upanishad
-------------------------------------- 1.4.3.2.7. Yoga
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.1.5.1 Amritabindu Upanishad
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.1.5.1 Amritanāda Upanishad
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.1.5.1 Kṣurika Upanishad
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.1.5.1 Dhyānabindu Upanishad
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.1.5.1 Brahmavidyā Upanishad
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.1.5.1 Yogatattva Upanishad
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.1.5.1 Yogaśikhā Upanishad
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.1.5.1 Avadhūta Upanishad
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.1.5.1 Kaṭharudra Upanishad
---------------------------------------------1.4.3.1.5.1 Yogakundalini Upanishad
---------------- 1.4.4 Atharva Upanishads
------------------------ 1.4.4.1. Mukhya
------------------------------ 1.4.4.1.1 Praśna Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.4.1.2 Mundaka Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.4.1.3 Māndūkya Upanishad
------------------------ 1.4.1.2. Samanya
------------------------------ 1.4.1.2.1 Sūrya Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.1.2.2 Akṣi Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.1.2.3 Ātmā Upanishad
------------------------ 1.4.1.3. Sannyasa
------------------------------ 1.4.1.3.1 Parivrāt Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.1.3.2 Paramahaṃsaparivrājaka Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.1.3.3 Parabrahma Upanishad
------------------------ 1.4.1.4. Shakta
------------------------------ 1.4.1.4.1 Sītā Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.1.4.2 Annapūrṇa Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.1.4.3 Devī Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.1.4.4 Tripurātapani Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.1.4.5 Bhāvana Upanishad
------------------------ 1.4.1.5. Vaishnava
------------------------------ 1.4.1.5.1 Nṛsiṃhatāpanī Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.1.5.2 Mahānārāyaṇa Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.1.5.3 Rāmarahasya Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.1.5.4 Rāmatāpaṇi Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.1.5.5 Gopālatāpani Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.1.5.6 Kṛṣṇa Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.1.5.7 Hayagrīva Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.1.5.8 Dattātreya Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.1.5.9 Gāruḍa Upanishad
------------------------ 1.4.1.6. Shaiva
------------------------------ 1.4.1.6.1 Śira Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.1.6.2 Atharvaśikha Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.1.6.3 Bṛhajjābāla Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.1.6.4 Śarabha Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.1.6.5 Bhasma Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.1.6.6 Gaṇapati Upanishad
------------------------ 1.4.1.7. Yoga
------------------------------ 1.4.1.7.1 Śāṇḍilya Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.1.7.2 Pāśupata Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.1.7.3 Mahāvākya Upanishad
---------------- 1.4.5 Unclassified Upanishads
------------------------ 1.4.5.1. Vaishnava
------------------------------ 1.4.5.1.1 Gopalatapini Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.5.1.2 Gopalottaratapani Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.5.1.3 Tripad-vibhuti Mahanarayana Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.5.1.4 Nrsimha-tapini Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.5.1.5 Nrsimhottara Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.5.1.6 Ramottararottara-tapini Upanishad
------------------------------ 1.4.5.1.7 Rama-rahasya Upanishad

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