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Bharatiya Samskrtika Parampara (भारतीयसांस्कृतिकपरम्परा) (view source)
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More than 200 Upanishads are known, of which the first dozen or so are the oldest and most important and are referred to as the principal or main (''[[mukhya]]'') Upanishads.<ref name="stephenphillips">Stephen Phillips (2009), Yoga, Karma, and Rebirth: A Brief History and Philosophy, Columbia University Press, ISBN 978-0231144858, Chapter 1</ref><ref>E Easwaran (2007), The Upanishads, ISBN 978-1586380212, pages 298-299</ref> The ''mukhya'' Upanishads are found mostly in the concluding part of the ''[[Brahmanas]]'' and ''[[Aranyakas]]''{{sfn|Mahadevan|1956|p=56}} and were, for centuries, memorized by each generation and passed down [[oral tradition|verbally]]. The most important Upanishads are Isa, Kena, Katha, Prasna, Mundaka, Mandukya, Aitareya, Taittiriya, Chhandogya, Brihadaranyaka, Kaushitaki, Svetasvatara and Maitrayani.
More than 200 Upanishads are known, of which the first dozen or so are the oldest and most important and are referred to as the principal or main (''[[mukhya]]'') Upanishads.<ref name="stephenphillips">Stephen Phillips (2009), Yoga, Karma, and Rebirth: A Brief History and Philosophy, Columbia University Press, ISBN 978-0231144858, Chapter 1</ref><ref>E Easwaran (2007), The Upanishads, ISBN 978-1586380212, pages 298-299</ref> The ''mukhya'' Upanishads are found mostly in the concluding part of the ''[[Brahmanas]]'' and ''[[Aranyakas]]''{{sfn|Mahadevan|1956|p=56}} and were, for centuries, memorized by each generation and passed down [[oral tradition|verbally]]. The most important Upanishads are Isa, Kena, Katha, Prasna, Mundaka, Mandukya, Aitareya, Taittiriya, Chhandogya, Brihadaranyaka, Kaushitaki, Svetasvatara and Maitrayani.
There are four Upa-Vedas or subsidiary Vedas, viz., the [[Ayurveda]], the [[Dhanurveda]], the [[Gandharva Veda]] and the [[Sthapatya Veda]] forming auxiliaries to the four Vedas<ref>All About Hinduism, Swami Sivananda, Page 33 </ref>.
Some scholers consider [[Arthashastra|Artha Shastra]] as the fourth Upaveda instead of Sthapatya Veda.
'''The Upavedas''' supplement the Vedas with more specific applications of Vedic teachings into the cultural field.
{| class="wikitable"
!S. No.
!Upaveda Name
!Concerned with
!Associated with Veda
|-
|1
|Ayurveda
|Science of Health and Life
|Atharva Veda
|-
|2
|Dhanurveda
|Science of Warfare / Martial Arts
|Rig Veda
|-
|3
|Sthapatya Veda or Shilpa Veda
|Science of Engineering and Architecture
|Yajur Veda
|-
|4
|Gandharva Veda
|Music, poetry and dance
|Sama Veda
|-
|4*
|Artha Shastra
|Public administration, governance, economy and polity
|Yajur Veda
|}
=== The Smritis ===
=== The Smritis ===