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<p> (from upa, "beneath" or "near;" ni, "in;" and sad, "to sit") is the name of those [[Sanskrit]] works belonging to the Vedic literature which contain the mystical doctrine of the Hindi's on the nature of a Supreme Being, its relation to the human soul, and the process of creation. The object of the Upanishads is to impress the mind with a belief in one Supreme Spirit; to show that this Supreme | Upanishad <ref name="term_64374" /> | ||
==References == | <p> (from upa, "beneath" or "near;" ni, "in;" and sad, "to sit") is the name of those [[Sanskrit]] works belonging to the Vedic literature which contain the mystical doctrine of the Hindi's on the nature of a [[Supreme]] Being, its relation to the human soul, and the process of creation. The object of the Upanishads is to impress the mind with a belief in one Supreme Spirit; to show that this Supreme Spirit is the creator of the world; that the world has no reality if thought of besides Brahman; and that the human soul is identical in nature with that same Spirit whence it emanates. They are looked upon as inspired writings. See Muller, Hist. of Anc. Sanskrit Lit.; Muir, [[Original]] Sanskrit Texts. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_64374"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/upanishad Upanishad from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_64374"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/upanishad Upanishad from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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Upanishad [1]
(from upa, "beneath" or "near;" ni, "in;" and sad, "to sit") is the name of those Sanskrit works belonging to the Vedic literature which contain the mystical doctrine of the Hindi's on the nature of a Supreme Being, its relation to the human soul, and the process of creation. The object of the Upanishads is to impress the mind with a belief in one Supreme Spirit; to show that this Supreme Spirit is the creator of the world; that the world has no reality if thought of besides Brahman; and that the human soul is identical in nature with that same Spirit whence it emanates. They are looked upon as inspired writings. See Muller, Hist. of Anc. Sanskrit Lit.; Muir, Original Sanskrit Texts.
