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'''Upanishad''' is formed from three words meaning "near" "down" and "sit" and refers to the act of students sitting close to a teacher who is imparting some important or secret doctrine.
'''Upanishad''' is formed from three words meaning "near" "down" and "sit" and refers to the act of students sitting close to a teacher who is imparting some important or secret doctrine.
[[Sanskrit]] [[pundit]] and [[Ayurvedic medicine|Ayurvedic]] [[Doctor]] [[Vasant Lad]] says, "The Upanishads are the later, higher [[teaching]]s of the [[Veda]]s; implies sitting in the vicinity of an [[enlightened]] one ([[Guru]]) and [[listen]]ing to him or her without any [[doubt]], [[delusion]], or [[comparison]]. The entire [[teaching]] of [[Vedanta]] is Upanishad. Upa-[[Veda]]s - Secondary or subordinate [[Veda]]s. [[Ayurveda]] is an upa-[[Veda]]."
[[Sanskrit]] [[pundit]] [[Vasant Lad]] says, "The Upanishads are the later, higher [[teaching]]s of the [[Veda]]s; implies sitting in the vicinity of an [[enlightened]] one ([[Guru]]) and [[listen]]ing to him or her without any [[doubt]], [[delusion]], or [[comparison]]. The entire [[teaching]] of [[Vedanta]] is Upanishad. Upa-[[Veda]]s - Secondary or subordinate [[Veda]]s. [[Ayurveda]] is an upa-[[Veda]]."
The Upanishads are one part of Hindu scriptures, describing reincarnation. Some centuries before the time of Krishna and Buddha the Upanishads were a dominant teaching. The sage Yajnavalkya is said to be the primary teacher of the Upanishads, which are written in [[Sanskrit]]. It is believed that later [[Hindu]] and [[Buddhism | Buddhist]] philosophy is founded on Upanishad teachings.
The Upanishads are one part of Hindu scriptures, describing reincarnation. Some centuries before the time of Krishna and Buddha the Upanishads were a dominant teaching. The sage Yajnavalkya is said to be the primary teacher of the Upanishads, which are written in [[Sanskrit]]. It is believed that later [[Hindu]] and [[Buddhism | Buddhist]] philosophy is founded on Upanishad teachings.
==See Also==
==See Also==
* [[Dharma]]
* [[Dharma]]
* [[Six philosophies of India]]: [[Vedant]], [[Buddhism]]
* [[Buddhism]]
* [[Vedas]]
* [[Vedas]]
* [[Bhagavad Gita]] of the [[Mahabharata]]
* [[Bhagavad Gita]] of the [[Mahabharata]]
* [[Mahavira]]
* [[Mahavira]]