Akshi Upanishad
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The Akshi Upanishad (Sanskrit: अक्षि उपनिषत्), also spelled Akshy Upanishad), is a Sanskrit text and one of the minor Upanishads of Hinduism. It is attached to the Krishna Yajurveda, and one of the 21 Samanya (general) Upanishads.[2] The text is structured in two sections, and as a discourse from the Sun god (Surya).[3]
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Akshi Upanishad | |
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Devanagari | अक्षि |
IAST | Akṣi |
Title means | Eye, that which exists |
Type | Samanya |
Linked Veda | Krishna Yajurveda |
Chapters | 2 |
Verses | 1st: prose, 2nd: 48[1] |
Philosophy | Vedanta |
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The Upanishad is notable for its Advaita Vedanta themes.[1] The first section of the text presents the Caksusmati-Vidya.[4][5] The second section discusses nonduality of Atman and Brahman, Yoga, seven steps to reach a dispassionate view of life and freedom, and the Om mantra.[6][7]