Kaushītaki Upanishad

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The Kaushītaki Upanishad is an ancient Vedic philosophical text that explores the nature of the self, consciousness, and liberation, and is traditionally associated with the Rigveda.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu scripture
Sanskrit text
Upanishad
Vedic text
alsoKnownAs Kauṣītaki Upaniṣad
Kauṣītakī Brāhmaṇa Upaniṣad
Kauṣītakī Upaniṣad
associatedWith Rigveda
authorityStatus revealed scripture in Hinduism
belongsTo Rigvedic corpus
linked to: Rigveda
canonicalStatus part of classical Upanishadic canon
category Rigvedic Upanishad
linked to: Aitareya Upanishad
commentedOnBy Śaṅkara
linked to: Adi Shankaracharya
cosmology describes paths of the gods and ancestors
discusses ethics and conduct
identity of prāṇa and consciousness
knowledge as means to liberation
meditation
unity of Ātman and Brahman
epistemology emphasizes direct realization over mere ritual learning
focusesOn afterlife
consciousness
liberation (moksha)
nature of the self
path of the soul
Ātman (self)
genre philosophical text
influenced classical Vedanta philosophy
later Hindu theology
language Sanskrit
ontology examines nature of reality through self-knowledge
partOf Kaushītaki Brāhmaṇa tradition
period late Vedic period
philosophicalSchool Vedanta
regionOfOrigin Indian subcontinent
linked to: South Asia
religion Hinduism
script Devanagari (in most modern editions)
scripturalStatus Mukhya Upanishad (principal Upanishad)
teaches immortality of the self
non-attachment as a support for liberation
supremacy of knowledge over ritual
textType śruti
tradition Śrauta tradition

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Upanishads hasPart Kaushītaki Upanishad
Kaushītaki Upanishad alsoKnownAs Kauṣītaki Upaniṣad
linked to: Kaushītaki Upanishad
Kaushītaki Upanishad alsoKnownAs Kauṣītakī Upaniṣad
linked to: Kaushītaki Upanishad
Kaushītaki Upanishad alsoKnownAs Kauṣītakī Brāhmaṇa Upaniṣad
linked to: Kaushītaki Upanishad