Nirvana Upanishad
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The Nirvana Upanishad (Sanskrit: निर्वाण उपनिषत्, IAST: Nirvāṇa Upaniṣad) is an ancient sutra-style Sanskrit text and a minor Upanishad of Hinduism.[8] The text is attached to the Rig Veda,[4] and is one of the 20 Sannyasa (renunciation) Upanishads.[9] It is a short text and notable for its distilled, aphoristic presentation with metaphors and allegories.[10][11]
Nirvana Upanishad | |
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Devanagari | निर्वाणोपनिषत् |
IAST | Nirvana |
Title means | Liberation, highest bliss[1] |
Date | before 300 AD, likely BC[2] |
Type | Sannyasa[3] |
Linked Veda | Rigveda[4] |
Chapters | 1[5] |
Verses | 82 sutras[6] |
Philosophy | Vedanta[7] |
The Nirvana Upanishad describes the sannyasi (renouncer), his character and his state of existence as he leads the monastic life in the Hindu Ashrama tradition.[12] The Upanishad is notable for not mentioning any rites of passage, qualifications or discussion of the sannyasi's life before renunciation.[5] It just describes the Sannyasi, his external state, his inner state.[5][11]
The Upanishad asserts that the life of the sannyasi is of reflection, not rituals,[13] dedicated to Jnana-kanda (knowledge section of the Vedas),[14][15] finding home when he is in union with truth and perfection.[15] Self-knowledge is his journey and destination,[15] a solitary place his monastery of bliss.[16]