The Principal Upanishads - Traditional Vedanta Books - Nisargadatta Maharaj

The Upanishads are a collection of Vedic texts which contain the earliest emergence of some of the central religious concepts of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. They are also known as Vedanta ("the end of the Veda"). They are regarded as the source of Vedanta and Samkhya philosophies. The Upanishads are considered by Hindus to contain revealed truths (Sruti) concerning the nature of ultimate reality (brahman) and describing the character and form of human salvation (moksha). The Upanishads are found mostly in the concluding part of the Brahmanas and Aranyakas and have been passed down in oral tradition. More than 200 Upanishads are known, of which the first dozen or so are the oldest and most important and are referred to as the principal or main Upanishads.

1. Isa Upanishad
2. Kena Upanishad
3. Katha Upanishad
4. Prashna Upanishad
5.  Mundaka Upanishad
6. Mandookya Upanishad
7. Taittireeya Upanishad
8. Aitareya Upanishad
9. Chhandogya Upanishad
10. Brihadaranyaka Upanishad

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