Shandilya Upanishad
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The Shandilya Upanishad (Sanskrit: शाण्डिल्य उपनिषत्, IAST: Śāṇḍilya Upaniṣad) is a Sanskrit text and one of the minor Upanishads of Hinduism.[6][7] It is one of twenty Yoga Upanishads in the four Vedas,[8] and is attached to the Atharvaveda.[3][9]
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Shandilya Upanishad | |
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Devanagari | शाण्डिल्य |
IAST | Śāṇḍilya |
Title means | Name of a Vedic sage, Sandilya[1][2] |
Date | Vedic Age |
Type | Yoga[3][4] |
Linked Veda | Atharvaveda |
Chapters | 3[4] |
Philosophy | Yoga, Vedanta[5] |
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The text is primarily focussed on Yoga techniques, and is among the most detailed in the Upanishadic corpus of texts dedicated to Yoga.[4][10] It describes ten Yamas (ethical don'ts, restraints), ten Niyamas (ethical to do list, observances) and eight Asanas (postures),[4] along with three Pranayamas, five types of Pratyaharas, five kinds of Dharana, two types of Dhyana and one Samadhi.[11][9]