Guest guest Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 A query to all scholars in this list : 1. What is the relation between Upanishads and Veda Samhitas ? Specifically, is each of the 108 Upanishads traceable to any particular veda samhita ? Regards, Raj. advaitin , Ramesh Krishnamurthy <rkmurthy wrote: > > And what is your criteria for " genuineness " ? From a historian's perspective, > all Upanishads were composed at some time or the other. So what if some of > them are of later origin? If Katha came after Brhadaranyaka, does that make > it less genuine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 A query to all scholars in this list : 1. What is the relation between Upanishads and Veda Samhitas ? Specifically, is each of the 108 Upanishads traceable to any particular veda samhita ? praNAms Hare Krishna Traditionally veda-s are classified into three portions i.e. saMhita, brAhmaNa & araNyaka...Most of the upanishads can be found at the end of AraNyaka-s..Because of this reason, upanishads are also called 'vedAnta'...But some of the upanishads you can find in saMhita portion of the veda also...for example Ishavasya upanishad can be found in saMhita bhAga of the veda...Hence it is also called saMhitOpanishat. Hope this would help. Hari Hari Hari Bol!!! bhaskar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 advaitin , Bhaskar YR <bhaskar.yr wrote: > > Traditionally veda-s are classified into three portions i.e. saMhita, > brAhmaNa & araNyaka...Most of the upanishads can be found at the end of > AraNyaka-s..Because of this reason, upanishads are also called > 'vedAnta'...But some of the upanishads you can find in saMhita portion of > the veda also...for example Ishavasya upanishad can be found in saMhita > bhAga of the veda...Hence it is also called saMhitOpanishat. Hope this > would help. > Hari Hari Hari Bol!!! > bhaskar > Thanks Bhaskarji. Is there any comprehensive information available online regarding which upanishad belongs to which Aranyaka/samhita ? Any link or pointer will be greatly appreciated. Regards, Raj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Apart from Sri Bhaskar's response, you might want to have a look at the link below:<http://www.advaita-vedanta.org/avhp/upanishad.html> The term Samhita refers to the mantra portion of a Veda. The Upanishads are typically found in the Brahmana and Aranyaka portions though some such as the Ishavasya are found in the Samhita.I suppose what you wanted to ask was whether the Upanishads are traceable to specific Vedic shakha-s (rather than Samhita-s). The answer is that those Upanishads that have a surviving recitation tradition are clearly traceable to shakha-s. In the case of Upanishads that do not have a surviving recitation tradition, it may be difficult to say whether there was no recitation tradition in the first place or whether the tradition died out over time. The Muktika which provides a list of 108 Upanishads also identifies each Upanishad with a particular Veda, which is replicated in the link above. However, the Muktika does not provide a specific shakha affiliation. The classification of Upanishads accroding to subject matter (as given in the above link) is also not provided in the Muktika and is perhaps the effort of recent scholars. 2009/11/13 rajkumar <rajkumarknair A query to all scholars in this list : 1. What is the relation between Upanishads and Veda Samhitas ? Specifically, is each of the 108 Upanishads traceable to any particular veda samhita ? Regards, Raj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Is there any comprehensive information available online regarding which upanishad belongs to which Aranyaka/samhita ? Any link or pointer will be greatly appreciated. praNAms Sri Rajkumar prabhuji Hare Krishna I'm sure you know about principal 10 upanishads i.e. Isha, kena, kaTha, muNdaka, mAndUkya, taittireeya, Itareya, bruhadAraNyaka, chAdOgya & prashna & its respective veda shAkha, so need to mention that ...I am not aware of the remaining all other minor upanishads & their respective veda shAkha details. Sri Sunder prabhuji might be of some help to us in this regard. Hari Hari Hari Bol!!! bhaskar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 advaitin , " rajkumar " <rajkumarknair wrote: > Thanks Bhaskarji. > Is there any comprehensive information available online regarding which upanishad belongs to which Aranyaka/samhita ? Any link or pointer will be greatly appreciated. > > Regards, > Raj. > Namaste. The following resources could be useful in your search: http://www.hinduwebsite.com/upalist.asp http://www.vedah.com/org/literature/upanishads/108Upanishads.asp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upanishads http://www.scribd.com/doc/9940601/108-Upanishad Om Tat Sat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 advaitin , Ramesh Krishnamurthy <rkmurthy wrote: Apart from Sri Bhaskar's response, you might want to have a look at the link below: <http://www.advaita-vedanta.org/avhp/upanishad.html> The term Samhita refers to the mantra portion of a Veda. The Upanishads are typically found in the Brahmana and Aranyaka portions though some such as the Ishavasya are found in the Samhita. I suppose what you wanted to ask was whether the Upanishads are traceable to specific Vedic shakha-s (rather than Samhita-s). The answer is that those Upanishads that have a surviving recitation tradition are clearly traceable to shakha-s. In the case of Upanishads that do not have a surviving recitation tradition, it may be difficult to say whether there was no recitation tradition in the first place or whether the tradition died out over time. The Muktika which provides a list of 108 Upanishads also identifies each Upanishad with a particular Veda, which is replicated in the link above. However, the Muktika does not provide a specific shakha affiliation. The classification of Upanishads accroding to subject matter (as given in the above link) is also not provided in the Muktika and is perhaps the effort of recent scholars. 2009/11/13 rajkumar <rajkumarknair > > > > A query to all scholars in this list : > 1. What is the relation between Upanishads and Veda Samhitas ? > Specifically, is each of the 108 Upanishads traceable to any particular > veda samhita ? > > Regards, > Raj. > --- End forwarded message --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Namaste, Another site worth exploring is: http://www.vedamu.org/ Regards, Sunder advaitin , Ramesh Krishnamurthy <rkmurthy wrote: > > Apart from Sri Bhaskar's response, you might want to have a look at the link > below: > <http://www.advaita-vedanta.org/avhp/upanishad.html> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 Sunderji, Rameshji , Bhaskarji, Thanks for all these invaluable links. Regards, Raj. advaitin , " sunderh " <sunderh wrote: > > Namaste, > > Another site worth exploring is: > > http://www.vedamu.org/ > > > Regards, > > Sunder > > > advaitin , Ramesh Krishnamurthy <rkmurthy@> wrote: > > > > Apart from Sri Bhaskar's response, you might want to have a look at the link > > below: > > <http://www.advaita-vedanta.org/avhp/upanishad.html> > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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