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=== Upanishads ===
=== Upanishads ===
{{Main|Upanishads (उपनिषदः)}}
Upanishads are the first authoritative texts dealing with the doctrines of Vedanta, namely Atman and Brahman. The Vedas and their end portions, Upanishads are regarded Apourusheya, meaning "not of human origin" and are regarded as divine revelations. The Upanishads are also called as Uttara Mimamsa and Vedanta purely designated by their being concluding or gnostic portion of Vedic text. Adi Shankaracharya has given commentaries on at least eleven (some opine 12 and 13) Upanishads, which were later called as Mukhya Upanishads. The goal of Upanishads is to lead the seekers to Brahmajnana and the path to that goal is expounded variously based on the Vedanta school.
Upanishads are the first authoritative texts dealing with the doctrines of Vedanta, namely Atman and Brahman. The Vedas and their end portions, Upanishads are regarded Apourusheya, meaning "not of human origin" and are regarded as divine revelations. The Upanishads are also called as Uttara Mimamsa and Vedanta purely designated by their being concluding or gnostic portion of Vedic text. Adi Shankaracharya has given commentaries on at least eleven (some opine 12 and 13) Upanishads, which were later called as Mukhya Upanishads. The goal of Upanishads is to lead the seekers to Brahmajnana and the path to that goal is expounded variously based on the Vedanta school.
“Vedanta,” then, generally refers to the teachings of the principal Upanishads and was later extended to other works about or based on them. Although this makes for a fairly well circumscribed group of Vedantic texts, there is a great variety of viewpoints expressed in them that has fostered a great variety of interpretations.
“Vedanta,” then, generally refers to the teachings of the principal Upanishads and was later extended to other works about or based on them. Although this makes for a fairly well circumscribed group of Vedantic texts, there is a great variety of viewpoints expressed in them that has fostered a great variety of interpretations.
=== Brahmasutras ===
=== Brahmasutras ===