Aitareya Upanishad
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A Rigvedic Upanishad on creation and consciousness, containing the great saying "Prajnanam brahma": consciousness is Brahman.
| Tradition | Hindu (Vedic) |
|---|---|
| Type | Upanishad |
| Language | Sanskrit |
| Period | c. 1st millennium BCE (scholarly estimate) |
What it contains
- Belongs to the Rigveda (part of the Aitareya Aranyaka).
- An account of creation from the one self.
- The three births of a person.
- "Prajnanam brahma", one of the four mahavakyas (great sayings) of Vedanta.
Significance
Each of the four Vedas is traditionally linked with one mahavakya; the Aitareya provides the Rigveda's.