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Chandogya Upanishad (छान्दोग्योपनिषतद्) (view source)
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The '''Chandogya Upanishad''' (Sanskrit: छान्दोग्योपनिषद्, IAST: ''Chāndogyopaniṣad'') is a Sanskrit text embedded in the Chandogya Brahmana of the Sama Veda of Hinduism.<sup>[1]</sup> It is one of the oldest Upanishads.<sup>[2]</sup> It lists as number 9 in the Muktika canon of 108 Upanishads.<sup>[3]</sup>
The Upanishad belongs to the ''Tandya'' school of the Samaveda.<sup>[1]</sup> Like Brhadaranyaka Upanishad,
the Chandogya Upanishad is an anthology of texts that must have
pre-existed as separate texts, and were edited into a larger text by one
or more ancient Indian scholars.<sup>[1]</sup>
The precise chronology of Chandogya Upanishad is uncertain, and it is
variously dated to have been composed by the 8th to 6th century BCE in
India.<sup>[2][4][5]</sup>
It is one of the largest Upanishadic compilations, and has eight ''Prapathakas'' (literally lectures, chapters), each with many volumes, and each volume contains many verses. The volumes are a motley collection of stories and themes. As part of
the poetic and chants-focussed Samaveda, the broad unifying theme of the
Upanishad is the importance of speech, language, song and chants to
man's quest for knowledge and salvation, to metaphysical premises and
questions, as well as to rituals.<sup>[1][8]</sup>
The Chandogya Upanishad is notable for its lilting metric structure,
its mention of ancient cultural elements such as musical instruments,
and embedded philosophical premises that later served as foundation for Vedanta school of Hinduism.<sup>[9]</sup> It is one of the most cited texts in later ''Bhasyas'' (reviews and commentaries) by scholars from the diverse schools of Hinduism. Adi Shankara, for example, cited Chandogya Upanishad 810 times in his ''Vedanta Sutra Bhasya'', more than any other ancient text.
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The Chandogya Upanishad is one of the most important Upanishads and is slightly smaller in extent than the Brhadaaranyaka Upanishad. Its importance is due to the fact that it directly deals with the true nature of Brahman, the Supreme Self, or Advaita without a second, and its identity with the Individual Self. This Upanishad though mainly deals with the Science of Non-Duality, yet in it are described the forms of Upasana (meditation and worship) as the means of the attainment of good results; for, these bring about results which are as good as Liberation itself.
The Chandogya Upanishad is one of the most important Upanishads and is slightly smaller in extent than the Brhadaaranyaka Upanishad. Its importance is due to the fact that it directly deals with the true nature of Brahman, the Supreme Self, or Advaita without a second, and its identity with the Individual Self. This Upanishad though mainly deals with the Science of Non-Duality, yet in it are described the forms of Upasana (meditation and worship) as the means of the attainment of good results; for, these bring about results which are as good as Liberation itself.