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  1. Upanishads - Wikipedia

    While among the most important literature in the history of Indian religions and culture, the Upanishads document a wide variety of "rites, incantations, and esoteric knowledge" [6] …

  2. Hindu Scriptures, Vedic Texts & Ancient Wisdom - Britannica

    Nov 6, 2025 · Upanishad, one of four genres of texts that together constitute each of the Vedas, the sacred scriptures of most Hindu traditions.

  3. Upanishads | Vedic Heritage Portal

    Dec 8, 2025 · In the Upanishads, we get an intelligible body of verified and verifiable spiritual insights mixed with a mass of myths and legends and cosmological speculations relating to the …

  4. What are Upanishads? 10 Upanishads, Summary, Quotes - HindUtsav

    What Upanishads contain and what is written in Upanishads? As of now, there are over 200 surviving Upanishads. However, only 14 of these are considered to be the most important.

  5. Upanisads | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

    The Upaniṣads are ancient texts from India that were composed orally in Sanskrit between about 700 B.C.E. and 300 B.C.E. There are thirteen major Upaniṣads, many of which were likely …

  6. The Advaita Vedânta Home Page - Upanishads

    May 5, 1999 · The upanishads are expositions of doctrine, typically found in the concluding portions of the brAhmaNas and AraNyakas of the four vedas. A number of upanishads are …

  7. Summary of 12 Upanishads – VEDANTA STUDENTS

    Mar 24, 2025 · The Upanishads are more than just ancient texts—they are timeless guides to living with clarity, balance, and inner peace. Our classes make their profound wisdom easy to …

  8. The Upanishads: The Wisdom of the Ancients - Hindu Mythology

    Oct 3, 2024 · Historically, the Upanishads emerged around 800 to 400 BCE, during a period of significant philosophical evolution in ancient India. They were compiled as part of the Vedic …

  9. Upanishad - New World Encyclopedia

    The Upanishads (Devanagari: उपनिषद्, IAST: upaniṣad), often regarded as the “crown” or the “cream” of the Vedas [1] are the Hindu scriptures which primarily discuss philosophy, …

  10. Upanishads - World History Encyclopedia

    Jun 10, 2020 · The Upanishads are considered the “end of the Vedas” (Vedanta) in that they expand upon, explain, and develop the Vedic concepts through narrative dialogues and, in so …