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'''Mahavakyas''' (''sing.:'' mahāvākyam, महावाक्यम्; ''plural:'' mahāvākyāni, महावाक्यानि) are "The Great Sayings" of the [[Upanishads]], as characterized by the [[Advaita]] school of [[Vedanta]].

'''Mahavakyas''' (''sing.:'' mahāvākyam, महावाक्यम्; ''plural:'' mahāvākyāni, महावाक्यानि) are "The Great Sayings" of the [[Upanishads]], as characterized by the [[Advaita]] school of [[Vedanta]]. They are:

 

# ''Aham Brahmasmi (''अहं ब्रह्मास्मि) ([[Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (बृहदारण्यक उपनिषद्)|Brihadaranyaka Upanishad]], 1:4:10, [[Yajurveda]]) 

Most commonly, ''Mahavakyas'' are considered four in number,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sivanandaonline.org/public_html/?cmd=displaysection&section_id=1441|title=Meditation on Mahavakyas|website=www.sivanandaonline.org|access-date=2016-12-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.swamij.com/mahavakyas.htm|title=Mahavakyas: Great Contemplations of Advaita Vedanta|website=www.swamij.com|access-date=2016-12-02}}</ref>

# ''Ayam atma Brahma (''अयं आत्माब्रह्म) ([[Mandukya Upanishad]], 1:2, [[Atharvaveda]]) 

# ''Prajnanam Brahma (प्रज्ञानम् ब्रह्म)''   

# ''Prajnanam Brahma (प्रज्ञानम् ब्रह्म)''   

# [[Aham Brahmasmi|''Aham Brahma Asmi'']] ''(अहम् ब्रह्म अस्मि)''

# [[Aham Brahmasmi|''Aham Brahma Asmi'']] ''(अहम् ब्रह्म अस्मि)''

# ''[[Tat Tvam Asi]]'' ''(तत् त्वम् असि)''

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==The four principal Mahavakyas==

==The four principal Mahavakyas==