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The '''Upanishads''' (Devanagari: उपनिषद्,: upaniṣad, also spelled "Upanisad") are [[Hindu]] [[scriptures]] that constitute the core teachings of [[Vedanta]]. They do not belong to any particular period of [[Sanskrit]] [[literature]]: the oldest, such as the [[Brhadaranyaka]] and [[Chandogya]] Upanishads, date to the late [[Brahmana]] period (around the middle of the first millennium BCE), while the latest were composed in the medieval and early modern period. The Upanishads realize monist [[idea]]s, some of which were hinted at in the earlier [[text]]s, and they have exerted an important influence on the rest of Hindu and Indian [[philosophy]], and are considered one of the 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written.
The '''Upanishads''' (Devanagari: उपनिषद्,: upaniṣad, also spelled "Upanisad") are [[Hindu]] [[scripture]]s that constitute the core teachings of [[Vedanta]]. They do not belong to any particular period of [[Sanskrit]] [[literature]]: the oldest, such as the [[Brhadaranyaka]] and [[Chandogya]] Upanishads, date to the late [[Brahmana]] period (around the middle of the first millennium BCE), while the latest were composed in the medieval and early modern period. The Upanishads realize monist [[idea]]s, some of which were hinted at in the earlier [[text]]s, and they have exerted an important influence on the rest of Hindu and Indian [[philosophy]], and are considered one of the 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written.
The philosopher and commentator [[Shankara]] is thought to have composed commentaries on eleven mukhya or principal Upanishads, those that are generally regarded as the oldest, spanning the late Vedic and Mauryan periods. The Muktika Upanishad (predates 1656) contains a list of 108 canonical Upanishads.
The philosopher and commentator [[Shankara]] is thought to have composed commentaries on eleven mukhya or principal Upanishads, those that are generally regarded as the oldest, spanning the late Vedic and Mauryan periods. The Muktika Upanishad (predates 1656) contains a list of 108 canonical Upanishads.
