Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
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The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (Sanskrit: बृहदारण्यक उपनिषद्, IAST: Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad) is one of the Principal Upanishads and one of the first Upanishadic scriptures of Hinduism.[2] A key scripture to various schools of Hinduism, the Brihadaranyaka Upanisad is tenth in the Muktikā or "canon of 108 Upanishads".[3]
Brihadaranyaka | |
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Devanagari | बृहदारण्यक |
IAST | Bṛhadāraṇyaka |
Date | 7th-6th century BCE[1] |
Author(s) | Yajnavalkya |
Type | Mukhya Upanishads |
Linked Veda | Shukla Yajurveda |
Linked Brahmana | Shatapatha Brahmana |
Linked Aranyaka | Brihad Aranyaka |
Chapters | 6 |
Philosophy | Ātman, Brahman |
Commented by | Adi Shankara, Madhvacharya |
Popular verse | "Aham Brahmasmi" |
The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad is estimated to have been composed about 7th–6th century BCE, excluding some parts estimated to have been composed after the Chandogya Upanishad.[4] The Sanskrit language text is contained within the Shatapatha Brahmana, which is itself a part of the Shukla Yajur Veda.[5] The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad is a treatise on Ātman (Self), includes passages on metaphysics, ethics, and a yearning for knowledge that influenced various Indian religions, ancient and medieval scholars, and attracted secondary works such as those by Adi Shankara and Madhvacharya.[6][7]