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Upanishads in western philosophy.^[13][8]

Upanishads in western philosophy.^[13][8]

'''Etymology'''

== '''Etymology''' ==

 

The Sanskrit term ''Upaniṣad'' (u = at, pa = foot, nishat =sitting down)

The Sanskrit term ''Upaniṣad'' (u = at, pa = foot, nishat =sitting down)

translates to "sitting at the foot/feet of", referring to the student

translates to "sitting at the foot/feet of", referring to the student

fourth verse of the 13th volume in first chapter of the Chandogya Upanishad.  

fourth verse of the 13th volume in first chapter of the Chandogya Upanishad.  

'''Development'''

== '''Development''' ==

 

The authorship of most Upanishads is uncertain and unknown.

The authorship of most Upanishads is uncertain and unknown.

Radhakrishnan states, "almost all the early literature of India was

Radhakrishnan states, "almost all the early literature of India was

each text in terms of the meter,^[14] the style, the grammar and the structure.^[15][16] The texts as they exist now is believed to be the work of many authors.^[17]

each text in terms of the meter,^[14] the style, the grammar and the structure.^[15][16] The texts as they exist now is believed to be the work of many authors.^[17]

'''Chronology'''

=== '''Chronology''' ===

 

Scholars are uncertain about the exact centuries in which the Upanishads

Scholars are uncertain about the exact centuries in which the Upanishads

were composed.^[25] The chronology of the early Upanishads is

were composed.^[25] The chronology of the early Upanishads is

likely composed in 14th- to 15th-century CE.^[28]

likely composed in 14th- to 15th-century CE.^[28]

'''Geography'''

=== '''Geography''' ===

 

The general area of the composition of the early Upanishads was northern

The general area of the composition of the early Upanishads was northern

India, the region bounded on the west by the upper Indus valley, on the east by

India, the region bounded on the west by the upper Indus valley, on the east by