Upanishads

CONTENTS List of Figures xi Abbreviations xii Guide to the Pronunciation of Sanskrit Words xiv Bibliography xvi Introduction xxiii The Social Background of the Upaniṣads xxiv The Literary History of the Upaniṣads xxix Vedic Rituals xli Vedic Cosmologies xlv Human Physiology and Psychology xlix Cosmic Connections lii Note on the Translation lvii UPANIṢADS Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad 3 Chāndogya Upaniṣad 95 Taittirīya Upaniṣad 177 Aitareya Upaniṣad 194 Kauṣītaki Upaniṣad 200 Kena Upaniṣad 226 Kaṭha Upaniṣad 231 Īśā Upaniṣad 248 Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad 252 Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad 266 Praśna Upaniṣad 278 Māṇḍūkya Upaniṣad 288 Notes 291 Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad 291 Chāndogya Upaniṣad 328 Taittirīya Upaniṣad 357 Aitareya Upaniṣad 362 Kauṣītaki Upaniṣad 365 Kena Upaniṣad 372 Kaṭha Upaniṣad 373 Īśā Upaniṣad 375 Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad 382 Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad 384 Praśna Upaniṣad 396 Māṇḍūkya Upaniṣad 401 List of Names of Gods, People, and Places 406 Index 417