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In this post I will talk about 5 amazing facts about Upanishads . The Upanishads are commonly referred to as Vedanta. They form the concluding part of the Vedas and deal purely with the philosophical aspects of Hindu tradition and shed useful light on ancient Hindu India. Below are 5 amazing facts about Upanishads . #1 Amazing Facts about Upanishads The Upanishads clearly and unequivocally focus on looking inwards for answers . They clearly state that an advanced spiritual aspirant must consider the symbolic yagyas to take place within one's mind, rather than focusing on external yagyas . #2 Amazing Facts about Upanishads The Upanishads for the first time clearly define the concept of Brahman and Atman . Brahman is the Ultimate Reality and Atman is the individual self. Picture Courtesy: hinduhumanrights Hindus should feel proud that ancient Rishis had such lofty thoughts and realizations 3000 years ago whereas even today in the modern Muslim world S...

In this post I will talk about 5 interesting facts about Upanishads . The Upanishads are commonly referred to as Vedanta. They form the concluding part of the Vedas and deal purely with the philosophical aspects of Hindu tradition. They also shed useful light on the social tradition of ancient Hindu India. Below are 5 interesting facts about Upanishads . #1 Interesting Facts about Upanishads There are more than 200 Upanishads in existence. Traditionally however most of the Hindu texts refer to 108 Upanishads. Of these some of the oldest ones are referred to as Mukhya Upanishads (main) and the rest are known as Minor Upanishads. #2 Interesting Facts about Upanishads The Upanishads are the oldest philosophical system in the world. Some of the Upanishads are almost as old as 800 BC. The oldest Upanishads predate Bible by 800 years and Koran by 1300 years! #3 Interesting Facts about Upanishads Photo Courtesy: drikpanchang Along with Bhagavad Gita , the major...

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 R...