Mandukya Upanishad

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The Mandukya Upanishad is one of the principal Upanishads of Hindu philosophy, renowned for its concise yet profound analysis of the syllable Om and the nature of consciousness and reality.

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Mandukya Upanishad canonical 2
Māṇḍūkya Upanishad 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu scripture
Mukhya Upanishad
Upanishad
aimsAt liberation (moksha)
associatedConcept Pranava (Om)
linked to: Brahman
associatedWith Atharva Veda
linked to: Atharvaveda
centralConcept Advaita
linked to: Advaita Vedanta

non-duality
commentaryBy Adi Shankaracharya
Gaudapada
cosmologicalView world as projection of consciousness
describes Turiya
deep sleep state
dream state
waking state
emphasizes direct realization
inner awareness
equates Atman with Brahman
focusesOn Om
nature of consciousness
nature of reality
genre philosophical text
influenced Advaita Vedanta
Mandukya Karika
interprets A-U-M as three states of consciousness
language Sanskrit
lengthCharacteristic shortest of the principal Upanishads
numberOfVerses 12
period ancient India
philosophicalSchool Advaita Vedanta
regardedAs one of the principal Upanishads
regionOfOrigin Indian subcontinent
linked to: South Asia
religion Hinduism
scripturalStatus Shruti
structure prose
studiedIn Hindu monastic traditions
Indian philosophy
subjectMatter meditation
metaphysics
self-knowledge
symbolismOf syllable Om
teaches four states of consciousness
identity of individual self and absolute
non-dual awareness as ultimate reality
tradition Vedanta

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Om mentionedIn Mandukya Upanishad
Upanishads hasPart Māṇḍūkya Upanishad
linked to: Mandukya Upanishad
Atharvaveda associatedUpanishad Mandukya Upanishad