Upanishad
[ oo-pan-i-shad, oo-pah-ni-shahd ]
/ uˈpæn ɪˌʃæd, uˈpɑ nɪˌʃɑd /
noun Hinduism.
any of a class of speculative prose treatises composed between the 8th and 6th centuries b.c. and first written a.d. c1300: they represent a philosophical development beyond the Vedas, having as their principal message the unity of Brahman and Atman.
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British Dictionary definitions for upanishad
Upanishad
/ (uːˈpʌnɪʃəd, -ˌʃæd, juː-) /
noun
Hinduism
any of a class of the Sanskrit sacred books probably composed between 400 and 200 bc and embodying the mystical and esoteric doctrines of ancient Hindu philosophy
Derived forms of Upanishad
Upanishadic, adjectiveWord Origin for Upanishad
C19: from Sanskrit
upanisad a sitting down near something, from
upa near to +
ni down +
sīdati he sits