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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''' ([[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 (called Sukla 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 is extensively used by South Indian Vaidikas in all auspicious ceremonies such as daily household worship, daily temple worship and other similar occasions that command Vedic recitals.<ref name=":0" /> There are some often used recitations of this Upanishad such as "The Parting Instruction of the Vedic Tutor to His Disciples", "The Description of Five Fold Factorization of of the Human Personality", The Upward Journey of the Departed Soul After Release From Fleshly Bondage".  

The Taittirīya Upanishad is is extensively used by South Indian Vaidikas in all auspicious ceremonies such as daily household worship, daily temple worship and other similar occasions that command Vedic recitals.<ref name=":0" /> There are some often used recitations of this Upanishad such as "The Parting Instruction of the Vedic Tutor to His Disciples", "The Description of Five Fold Factorization of of the Human Personality", The Upward Journey of the Departed Soul After Release From Fleshly Bondage".