Upanishads

The Upanishads make up the last section of the group of writings called the Vedas. They provide the basis of the major religion Hinduism, giving important aspects of it including the idea of Brahman, the world soul, and how it is in relation to Atman, the individual soul. Multiple Hindu thinkers wrote the Upanishads, beginning in the eleventh century BCE and continuing into its height in the seventh century BCE.

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