The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad

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Buddhist scripture
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teachings on renunciation
philosophical dialogues
teachings on Atman
teachings on Brahman
teachings on ethics
teachings on meditation
teachings on the nature of reality
teachings on karma
teachings on the role of women in spiritual discourse
Gargi-Yajnavalkya dialogue
Maitreyi-Yajnavalkya dialogue
neti neti doctrine
teachings on cosmology
teachings on death
teachings on desire
teachings on food
teachings on immortality
teachings on knowledge (jnana)
teachings on liberation (moksha)
teachings on prana (life force)
teachings on rebirth
teachings on rituals
teachings on speech
teachings on the Absolute
teachings on the Self
teachings on the ascetic life
teachings on the creation of the universe
teachings on the dissolution of the universe
teachings on the five elements
teachings on the household life
teachings on the impermanence of the world
teachings on the importance of austerity
teachings on the importance of charity
teachings on the importance of self-control
teachings on the importance of truth
teachings on the mind
teachings on the senses
teachings on the unity of Atman and Brahman
gptkbp:date c. 7th–6th century BCE
gptkbp:dividedInto six chapters (adhyayas)
three sections (kandas)
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gptkb:Madhvacharya
gptkb:Sayanacharya
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
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Principal Upanishad
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