CHAPTER III

THE EARLIER UPANI@SADS (700 B.C.-600 B.C.)

1 The place of the Upani@sads in Vedic literature……………28

2 The names of the Upani@sads; Non-Brahmanic influence……….30

3 Brâhma@nas and the Early Upani@sads………………………31

4 The meaning of the word Upani@sad………………………..38

5 The composition and growth of diverse Upani@sads…………..38

6 Revival of Upani@sad studies in modern times………………39

7 The Upani@sads and their interpretations………………….41

8 The quest after Brahman: the struggle and the failures……..42

9 Unknowability of Brahman and the Negative Method…………..44

10 The Âtman doctrine……………………………………..45

11 Place of Brahman in the Upani@sads……………………….48

12 The World……………………………………………..51

13 The World-Soul…………………………………………52

14 The Theory of Causation…………………………………52

15 Doctrine of Transmigration………………………………53

16 Emancipation…………………………………………..58

 

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