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Upanishad: Meaning and Definition of

U•pan•i•shad

Pronunciation: (-pan'i-shad", -pä'ni-shäd"), [key]
— n. Hinduism.
  1. any of a class of speculative prose treatises composed between the 8th and 6th centuriesb.c.and first writtena.d.c1300: they represent a philosophical development beyond the Vedas, having as their principal message the unity of Brahman and Atman.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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up-and-down upas
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