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If desiring Moksha without the body, read the 108 Upanishads. Hear their order. Most scholars list ten upanishads as principal, or the Mukhya Upanishads, while some consider eleven, twelve or thirteen as principal, or the most important Upanishads (highlighted). [10] [11] [12] The list of 108 names is given in verses 30–39. They are as follows:
[74] [79] In north India, a list of 52 Upanishads has been most common. [74] The Muktikā Upanishad's list of 108 Upanishads groups the first 13 as mukhya, [80] [note 6] 21 as Sāmānya Vedānta, 18 as Sannyāsa, [84] 14 as Vaishnava, 14 as Shaiva, 8 as Shakta, and 20 as Yoga. [85] The 108 Upanishads as recorded in the Muktikā are shown in the ...
The Upanishads consist of ten, twelve or thirteen major texts, with a total of 108 texts [2] (some scholars list ten as principal – the Mukhya Upanishads, while most consider twelve or thirteen as principal, most important Upanishads [3] [4] [5]).
The Sarvasara Upanishad (Sanskrit: सर्वसार उपनिषत्, IAST: Sarvasāra Upaniṣad) is a Sanskrit text and is one of the 22 Samanya (general) Upanishads of Hinduism. The text, along with the Niralamba Upanishad, is one of two dedicated glossaries embedded inside the collection of ancient and medieval era 108 Upanishads. [4]
The Paingala Upanishad (Sanskrit: पैङ्गल उपनिषत्, IAST: Paiṅgala Upaniṣad) is an early medieval era Sanskrit text and is one of the general Upanishads of Hinduism. It is one of the 22 Samanya (general) Upanishads, and its manuscripts survive in modern times in two versions.
Dara Shikoh's collection was in the same order as found in Upanishad anthologies popular in north India. In the 52 Upanishads version of Colebrook this Upanishad is listed at 9. [18] In the Bibliothica Indica edition of Narayana the Upanishad is also listed at 9 in his list of 52 Upanishads popular in South India. [19]
In the Telugu language anthology of 108 Upanishads of the Muktika canon, narrated by Rama to Hanuman, it is listed by Paul Deussen – a German Indologist and professor of philosophy, at number 92. [9] The title of the text refers to Mahavakya, which refers to great summary sentence or sacred utterances found in the Upanishads. [4] [10]
Aitareya Upanishad is a primary ancient Upanishad, and is listed as number 8 in the Muktika canon of 108 Upanishads. Considered one of the middle Upanishads, the date of composition is not known but has been estimated by scholars to be sometime around 6th or 5th century BCE.