Upaniṣad उपनिषद्

Oupnek’hat

The Oupnek’hat represents the first European language translation of a sacred book of Hinduism.

Anquetil Duperron translated a Persian translation of fifty Upanishads into Latin. The Oupnek’hat, id est, Secretum tegendum was published in Strasbourg in 1802.

Atman-Brahman Identity

The equation of Atman, the essential I, with Brahman, the ultimate real is the cornerstone of Advaita Vedanta.

Brihadaranyaka Upaniṣad
Datec. 7th-6th century BCE
Author(s)Yajnavalkya
Linked VedaShukla Yajurveda
Linked BrahmanaShatapatha Brahmana
Linked AranyakaBrihad Aranyaka