Chāndogya Upanishad

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Hindu scripture Sanskrit text Upanishad Vedic text

The Chāndogya Upanishad is one of the oldest and most important primary Upanishads of Hindu philosophy, renowned for its teachings on the nature of reality, the self (ātman), and the ultimate principle Brahman.

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Label	Occurrences
Chandogya Upanishad	7
Chāndogya Upaniṣad	3
Chāndogya Upanishad canonical	1
Chāndogya Upaniṣad 6.8.7 (and following)	1

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Target entity: Chāndogya Upanishad
Context triple: [Upanishads, hasPart, Chāndogya Upanishad]

A. Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad
Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad is one of the oldest and most important Upanishads of Hindu philosophy, renowned for its profound teachings on the nature of the self (ātman) and ultimate reality (Brahman).
B. Katha Upanishad
Katha Upanishad is an ancient Hindu philosophical scripture, framed as a dialogue between the boy Nachiketa and Yama, the god of death, exploring the nature of the self, death, and ultimate reality.
C. Mandukya Upanishad
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.
D. Upanishads
The Upanishads are a collection of ancient Indian philosophical texts that explore the nature of ultimate reality (Brahman), the self (Atman), and the path to spiritual liberation, forming a foundational component of Hindu thought.
E. Brahma Sutras
The Brahma Sutras are a foundational Hindu philosophical text that systematically codifies and interprets the teachings of the Upanishads, forming a core scriptural basis for Vedanta.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Chāndogya Upanishad
Target entity description: The Chāndogya Upanishad is one of the oldest and most important primary Upanishads of Hindu philosophy, renowned for its teachings on the nature of reality, the self (ātman), and the ultimate principle Brahman.

A. Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad
Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad is one of the oldest and most important Upanishads of Hindu philosophy, renowned for its profound teachings on the nature of the self (ātman) and ultimate reality (Brahman).
B. Katha Upanishad
Katha Upanishad is an ancient Hindu philosophical scripture, framed as a dialogue between the boy Nachiketa and Yama, the god of death, exploring the nature of the self, death, and ultimate reality.
C. Mandukya Upanishad
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.
D. Upanishads
The Upanishads are a collection of ancient Indian philosophical texts that explore the nature of ultimate reality (Brahman), the self (Atman), and the path to spiritual liberation, forming a foundational component of Hindu thought.
E. Brahma Sutras
The Brahma Sutras are a foundational Hindu philosophical text that systematically codifies and interprets the teachings of the Upanishads, forming a core scriptural basis for Vedanta.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu scripture ⓘ Sanskrit text ⓘ Upanishad ⓘ Vedic text ⓘ
aimsAt	moksha (liberation) through knowledge of Brahman ⓘ
associatedWith	Chandogya Brahmana ⓘ
category	mukhya Upanishad ⓘ linked to: Upanishads primary Upanishad ⓘ
chapterCount	8 ⓘ
commentedOnBy	Adi Shankara ⓘ linked to: Adi Shankaracharya Madhva ⓘ linked to: Madhvacharya Rāmānuja ⓘ linked to: Ramanujacharya
containsDoctrine	doctrine of prāṇa (vital breath) ⓘ equation of space (ākāśa) with Brahman ⓘ threefold meditation on Om ⓘ “sarvaṃ khalvidaṃ brahma” (all this is Brahman) ⓘ
containsMahavakya	Tat tvam asi ⓘ
containsStory	Indra and Virocana ⓘ linked to: Indra Prajāpati’s teaching on the self ⓘ Raikva and King Janasruti ⓘ Satyakāma Jābāla ⓘ Uddālaka Āruṇi and Śvetaketu ⓘ linked to: Uddālaka Āruṇi dog-priests seeking food ⓘ
containsTeaching	identity of ātman and Brahman ⓘ importance of truthfulness ⓘ inner self as ultimate reality ⓘ meditative worship (upāsanā) ⓘ non-duality ⓘ value of knowledge over ritual ⓘ
emphasizes	inner sacrifice over external ritual ⓘ knowledge (vidyā) as path to liberation ⓘ
famousFor	mahāvākya Tat tvam asi ⓘ
focusesOn	Brahman ⓘ cosmology ⓘ ethics ⓘ meditation ⓘ nature of reality ⓘ Ātman ⓘ
genre	didactic dialogue ⓘ prose ⓘ
influenced	classical Vedanta commentaries ⓘ
language	Sanskrit ⓘ
partOf	Sama Veda ⓘ linked to: Samaveda
period	late Vedic period ⓘ
philosophicalSchool	Advaita Vedanta ⓘ Brahmanical philosophy ⓘ Vedanta ⓘ
positionInCanon	one of the oldest Upanishads ⓘ one of the principal Upanishads ⓘ
regionOfOrigin	ancient India ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
script	Devanagari (in many modern editions) ⓘ
structure	organized into eight chapters (adhyāyas) ⓘ
teaches	“Tat tvam asi” as identity of self and ultimate reality ⓘ
transmittedAs	part of the Kauthuma-Rānāyanīya tradition of Sāma Veda ⓘ

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