Upanishad (redirected from Upanishads)

U·pan·i·shad  (-pn-shd, -pän-shäd)

n.

Any of a group of philosophical treatises contributing to the theology of ancient Hinduism, elaborating on the earlier Vedas.

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[Sanskrit upaniad : upa, under, near; see upo in Indo-European roots + ni, down + sdati, sad-, he sits; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]

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U·pani·shadic adj.

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Upanishad [uːˈpʌnɪʃəd -ˌʃæd juː-]

n

(Non-Christian Religions / Hinduism) 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

[from Sanskrit upanisad a sitting down near something, from upa near to + ni down + sīdati he sits]

Upanishadic  adj

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Upanishad - a later sacred text of Hinduism of a mystical nature dealing with metaphysical questions; "the Vedanta philosophy developed from the pantheistic views of the Upanishads"