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The '''Taittirīya Upanishad''' ([[Devanagari]]: तैत्तिरीय उपनिषद्) is a [[Vedic]] era [[Sanskrit]] text, embedded as three chapters (''adhyāya'') of the [[Yajurveda]]. It is a ''mukhya'' (primary, principal) Upanishad, and likely composed about 6th century BCE.<ref>Angot, Michel. (2007) ''Taittiriya-Upanisad avec le commentaire de Samkara'', p.7. College de France, Paris. ISBN 2-86803-074-2</ref>

The '''Taittirīya Upanishad''' ([[Devanagari]]: तैत्तिरीय उपनिषद्) is a [[Vedic]] era [[Sanskrit]] text, and is one of the major Ten Principal Upanishads. It is a part of a whole branch of the Vedas called the Black Yajus School - Krsna Yajurveda<ref name=":0">Insights Into the Taittiriya Upanishad, Dr. K. S. Narayanacharya, Published by Kautilya Institute of National Studies, Mysore</ref>. This Upanishad is classified as part of the "black" Yajurveda, with the term "black" implying "the un-arranged, motley collection" of verses in Yajurveda, in contrast to the "white" (well arranged) Yajurveda where ''[[Brihadaranyaka Upanishad]]'' and ''[[Isha Upanishad]]'' are embedded.<ref name="pauldeussen">[[Paul Deussen]], Sixty Upanishads of the Veda, Volume 1, Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 978-8120814684, pages 217-219</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/stream/AitareyataittiriyaUpanishadsWithShankaraBhashya-English/05AitareyataittiriyaUpanishadsWithShankaraBhashya-English#page/n61/mode/2up Taittiriya Upanishad] SS Sastri (Translator), The Aitereya and Taittiriya Upanishad, pages 57-192</ref> It is likely to be composed in about 6th century BCE.<ref>Angot, Michel. (2007) ''Taittiriya-Upanisad avec le commentaire de Samkara'', p.7. College de France, Paris. ISBN 2-86803-074-2</ref>

 

The Taittirīya Upanishad is associated with the Taittirīya school of the Yajurveda, attributed to the pupils of sage Tittiri (literally, "[[Partridge]]").<ref name=aweber/> It lists as number 7 in the [[Muktika]] canon of 108 Upanishads.

The Taittirīya Upanishad is associated with the Taittirīya school of the Yajurveda, attributed to the pupils of sage Tittiri (literally, "[[Partridge]]").<ref name=aweber/> It lists as number 7 in the [[Muktika]] canon of 108 Upanishads.

The Taittirīya Upanishad is the seventh, eighth and ninth chapters of ''Taittirīya [[Āraṇyaka]]'', which are also called, respectively, the ''Śikṣāvallī'', the ''Ānandavallī'' and the ''Bhṛguvallī''.<ref name=pauldeussen/> This Upanishad is classified as part of the "black" Yajurveda, with the term "black" implying "the un-arranged, motley collection" of verses in Yajurveda, in contrast to the "white" (well arranged) Yajurveda where ''[[Brihadaranyaka Upanishad]]'' and ''[[Isha Upanishad]]'' are embedded.<ref name=pauldeussen>[[Paul Deussen]], Sixty Upanishads of the Veda, Volume 1, Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 978-8120814684, pages 217-219</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/stream/AitareyataittiriyaUpanishadsWithShankaraBhashya-English/05AitareyataittiriyaUpanishadsWithShankaraBhashya-English#page/n61/mode/2up Taittiriya Upanishad] SS Sastri (Translator), The Aitereya and Taittiriya Upanishad, pages 57-192</ref>

The Taittirīya Upanishad is the seventh, eighth and ninth chapters of ''Taittirīya [[Āraṇyaka]]'', which are also called, respectively, the ''Śikṣāvallī'', the ''Ānandavallī'' and the ''Bhṛguvallī''.<ref name=pauldeussen/> The Upanishad includes verses that are partly prayers and benedictions, partly instruction on phonetics and praxis, partly advice on ethics and morals given to graduating students from ancient Vedic ''[[gurukula]]''-s (schools), partly a treatise on allegory, and partly philosophical instruction.<ref name="pauldeussen" />

 

The Upanishad includes verses that are partly prayers and benedictions, partly instruction on phonetics and praxis, partly advice on ethics and morals given to graduating students from ancient Vedic ''[[gurukula]]''-s (schools), partly a treatise on allegory, and partly philosophical instruction.<ref name=pauldeussen/>

==Etymology==

==Etymology==