Questions tagged [upanishads]
The last part of the Vedas, consisting of dialogues between teachers and students clarifying the philosophical teachings of the Vedas.
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What is the explanation for the following vedas?
From the Anandavalli section of the Taittiriya Brahmana:
आकाशाद्वयुः । वायोरग्निः । अग्नेरापः । अद्भ्यः पृथिवी । पृथिव्या ओषधयः ।
From ether came air. From air came fire. From fire came water. From ...
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Who wrote the commentaries on principal Upanishads according to Vishistadvaita tradition?
Ramanujacharya did not write commentaries on Upanishads. He only wrote commentaries on Gita and Brahmasutra. Then there must be somebody in Vishistadvaita tradition who did the job. Who is the person?
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What is the meaning of term “ignorance” in Upanishads and Vedas?
The word ignorance is related to knowledge of Brahman or what.
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What is the difference between atma gayan and the knowledge of the Upanishads?
What is the difference between Atma gayan(the knowledge of Self) and the the knowledge of upanishad.
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Do Gita talks about or mention Upanishads?
Gita talks about Vedas
BG 10.22: I am the Sāma Veda amongst the Vedas, and Indra amongst the celestial gods. Amongst the senses I am the mind; amongst the living beings I am consciousness.
It also ...
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What is the correct order for reading shastras? [duplicate]
There are lots of shastras in hinduism. Mahapurans and Upapurans, lots of geetas, dharma shastras, shad darshan, agamas, upanishads and vedas.
Please tell the correct order to read them to grasp it in ...
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Is the atman in every being eternally unique and fundamentally individual?
In the Gita Krishna uses the word soul seemingly ambiguously, as it might be taken to mean the universal soul in the first few chapters, and the individual soul in the later chapters when he is ...
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What is mimamsa interpretation of upanishadic verses that are against ritualistic part of the Vedas?
The eighteen persons necessary for the performance of sacrifice are
transitory and not permanent and karma in its nature inferior, has
been stated as resting upon these. Those ignorant persons who ...
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Verses similar to Gita 2:42 in the Vedas and Upanishads?
[BG 2:42] : Men of small knowledge are very much attached to the flowery words of the Vedas, which recommend various fruitive activities for elevation to heavenly planets, resultant good birth, power, ...
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What are some verses that are dedicated to nirguna Brahman in the Upanishads?
What are some verses that are dedicated to nirguna Brahman from the Upanishads?
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Do any post-RigVedic deities appear in the principal upanishads?
I am taking
Brhadaranyaka Upanishad
Chandogya Upanishad
Taittiriya Upanishad
Aitereya Upanishad
Kausitaki Upanishad
Kena Upanishad
Katha Upanishad
Isha Upanishad
Svetasvatara Upanishad
Mundaka ...
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Are minor Upaniṣads Shruti?
Upaniṣads like Maha Upaniṣad [linked with Samaveda], Narayana Upaniṣad [linked with Krishna Yajurveda] and Tejobindu Upaniṣad [linked with Yajurveda] all are minor Upaniṣads.
So are they (minor ...
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Is the famous sanskrit phrase - Vasudhaiva Kuṭumbakam, found in the RigVeda and Maha Upanishad?
The famous Sanskrit phrase is almost used by many people as an an aphorism-maxim proverb, to signify the presence of global acceptability as an Indian value.
Commonly translated as:
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Is there any verse in the Vedas that talks about foreigners or foreign land?
Is there any verse in the Vedas or upanishades that talks about foreigners or foreign land, language, customs.
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Does the Katha Upanishad verse 2.3.1 contradict the immortality verses about Devatās?
ūrdhvamūlo'vākśākha eṣo'śvatthaḥ sanātanaḥ |
tadeva śukraṃ tadbrahma tadevāmṛtamucyate |
tasmiṃllokāḥ śritāḥ sarve tadu nātyeti kaścana | etadvaitat || 1 ||
Root up and branches down is this ancient ...
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Learning the Vedas and other scriptures [closed]
I would like to read and learn our Hindu scriptures. I do not know where to start at. As I understand the primary source of all knowledge is from the Vedas. I have a very basic understanding of ...
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Is Consiouness Eternal? Does it remain even after death (When we don't have a body?) If yes how can it be known?
Yajnavalkya says in Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 2.4.12 " The self comes out as a separate entity from these elements, and this separateness is destroyed with them. After attaining this oneness it ...
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Dharma sandeham [duplicate]
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I hear many people telling things like there is no need for women in periods to not work and be normal but sanatana dharmam strictly says women should not do any kind of work for those three day.
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Is the eternality of the Vedas contradicted by brihadaranyaka upanishad 2.4.10?
As from a fire kindled with wet faggot diverse kinds of smoke issue, even so, my dear, the Rg-Veda, Yajur-Veda, Sama-Veda, Atharvahgirasa, history, mythology, arts, Upanishads, verses, aphorisms, ...
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What are the sastras or Vedas or Upanishads of taxashila or Nalanda University destroyed by foreigners? [closed]
I have heard most of the people saying some Greek, Persians etc invaded India and burnt Vedas Upanishads etc or the knowledge present in the form of books.
Why and who destroyed them?
And, what ...
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Where can I find upanishad's verse in vedas?
Upaniṣads are the part of vedas. Is it possible to find the verse of upanishad in vedas.
For example :
Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad
Chapter I > Section IV - The Creation and Its Cause
In the beginning,...
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Do Early Upanishads say World is Real and hence conflicting with Advaitha's doctrine of World as Unreal?
Richard Jones in his Morality and Shankara's Advaitha Vedanta writes
The earlier Upanishads took the phenomena of the world to be real —
Brahman is merely the root (KU II.3.1), “the real of the real”
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Do Mahavakyas and World as Illusion in Advaita contradict each other?
Chandogya Upanishad 3.14.1 says
All this is Brahman. Everything comes from Brahman, everything goes
back to Brahman, and everything is sustained by Brahman. One should
therefore quietly meditate on ...
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When Mind and Space aren't Brahman why does Chandogya Upanishad ask to meditate on Mind and Space as Brahman?
The mind is Brahman—this worship is called adhyātma. Next is that called adhidaivata: Space is Brahman. That is, meditate on space as Brahman. These two ways of meditation are advised: adhyātma and ...
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Is consciousness temporary? How can Brahman exist eternally?
After Moksha, since we don't have a body, we have no Consciousness or Existence , then how can we conclude that Brahman exists? Because Consciousness and Existence cease to exist after death. I am not ...
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Do Upanishads say that they shouldn't be taught to people who don't study or ineligible to study Vedas?
Mundaka Upanishad 3.2.10 says "This is explained by the mantra “who perform the karma enjoined, who are srotriyas, who are centred in the Brahman (lower) and who with faith, offer oblations ...
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What are some verses from upanishad that say God is all powerful or omnipotent?
What are some verses that clearly say God is all powerful from upanishad?
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What should be order of reading Hindu scriptures and texts for understanding Soul, God, Karm, Moksha and purpose of creation? [duplicate]
I do want to understand fundamental concepts like Soul, God, Karm, Moksh and of course purpose of this life or creation that include everything at more deeper and detailed level.
I guess main sources ...
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Why is a major upanishad called “major upanishad”?
There are over 200 Upanishads but the traditional number is 108. Of them, only 10 are the principal Upanishads: Isha, Kena, Katha, Prashan, Mundaka, Mandukya, Tattiriya, Aitareya, Chhandogya and ...
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Is there a contradiction between Atharvaveda 8.6.23 and Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 6:4:18?
We ought to destroy those who eat cooked as well as uncooked meat, meat involving destruction of males and females, foetus and eggs.(Atharvaveda 8.6.23)
So in this verse meat is bad.
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How has Hell been described in the Vedas and Upanishads?
How has Hell been described in the Vedas and Upanishads?
Whether Hell has mental torture or physical torture?
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How can Brahman/consciousness be all pervading including living and non living things?
Brahman is defined as Existance,Consiouness and Bliss(Satchitananda). Aitareya Upanishad 3.1.3 says Brahman is consciousness and pure awareness. Isa Upanishad 1 says its all pervading.
1)But how can ...
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Do the Vedic Samhitas mention the Mahakavyas? [duplicate]
The following are the 4 Mahakavyas, mentioned in the Upanishads, taking about the Advaita Philosophy:
Prajñānam Brahma (प्रज्ञानम् ब्रह्म) - "Insight is Brahman," or "Brahman is ...
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What are the verse in the Vedas and upanishades that support dualistic philosophy of dvaita vedanta?
Dvaita Vedanta is dualistic school of philosophy and interpretation of the Vedas and upanishades.
Dvaita Vedanta is a dualistic interpretation of the Vedas which espouses dualism by theorizing the ...
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What are the reference from the vedas about Yuga, Manvantara and Kalpa? [duplicate]
There are 4 yugas and 1 yuga cycle is 43,200,000 years.
Satya Yuga equals 1,728,000 Human years
Treta Yuga equals 1,296,000 Human years
Dvapara Yuga equals 864,000 Human years
Kali Yuga equals 432,000 ...
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Why there is a contradiction between verse of brihadaranyaka upanishad?
Prajapati said to Himself: "Well, let Me make a firm basis for it (semen)." So He created woman. Having created her, He placed her below and worshipped her. Therefore one should worship a ...
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Gargi’s question to Yajnavalkya Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
In Janaka’s court Sage Yajnavalkya was questioned by his wife and student Gargi, but she refers to him by his name, Yajnavalkya, while asking the question. Is it not vedic custom to give respect and ...
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What is the interpretation of Kauśītakī Brāhmaṇa Upaṇiṣad 2:4?
Kauśītakī Brāhmaṇa Upaṇiṣad 2:4.
Athāto daivaḥ smaro yasya priyo bubhūṣed yasyai vā yeṣām vaiteṣāṁ evaikasmin parvany etayaivāvr̥taita ājyahutīr juhoti
“Now then, the intense longing of love ...
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Is Vedic God mortal?
अथेत्यभ्यमन्थत् स मुखाच्च योनेर्हस्ताभ्यां चाग्निमसृजत । तस्मादेतदुभयमलोमकमन्तरतो ऽलोमका हि योनिरन्तरतस् तद्यदिदमाहुर् अमुं यजामुं यजेत्येकैकं देवम् एतस्यैव सा विसृष्टिर् एष उ ह्येव सर्वे देवा अथ यत्कि...
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Which is the best translation for Shankracharya and Ramajuncharya commentary on Upnishads? [closed]
Which is the best translation for Shankracharya and Ramajuncharya commentary on Upnishads?
I would prefer both hindi or English though I would prefer hindi more .
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Is the concept of “The Seamstress” found in the Vedas?
The Pali suttas of Buddhism only mention the Four Vedas as sacred Brahmin texts; giving the impression of both predating the Upanishad period.
In the Pali suttas of Buddhism, there is an account of a ...
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Is distinguishing Body from Atman as Non Self and using terms like Anatma a Buddhist influence on Hinduism?
Prof Peter Harvey writes "Both Buddhism and Hinduism distinguish ego-related "I am, this is mine", from their respective abstract doctrines of "Anatta" and "Atman". ...
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Is there a divine law in Hinduism?
The vedas are the scripture of authority the highest. So do the vedas has a law or constitution that every one must follow to achieve salvation(Moksha) . Please give reference from vedas and upanishad ...
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Are humans superior to other animals according to Vedas, Bhagavad Gita and Upanishads?
Are humans really superior to other animals or are they equal?
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What does सत्यमेव जयते mean?
In Hinduism we say सत्यमेव जयते. What does it mean?
By simple translation it means that truth always wins, but I find many contradictions with this meaning.
If truth always wins why are innocent ...
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अग्निः सजीवः अस्ति अथवा निर्जीवः (Is Agni alive or dead entity)? [duplicate]
According to Hinduism, things like stone etc are called निर्जीव or अचेतन (dead) because stone has no consciousness and it doesn't feel pain.
The same goes for Agni, it looks like निर्जीव, but Veda ...
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Can Brahman be realized without following the 32 Bramha Vidyas of Upanishads or without even studying Upanishads?
Non Dwijas aren't qualified to acquire knowledge of Brahman from Vedas(Upanishads) but can acquire so from Itihasas and Puranas. Are there any meditational techniques prescribed in them to realize ...
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What is the correct interpretation of these verse from kaushitaki upanishad?
He going by the path by which the immortal gods travel reaches the world of Agni (fire), then to the world of Vayu (air), then to the world of Varuna, then to the world of Aditya (sun), then to the ...
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Why did God choose India? [duplicate]
I know that God is all pervading according to Advaita Vedanta, but I want to know why the Vedas and Upanishads originated in India and why the puranas revolve around the Indian region.
