Taittiriya Upanishad
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Known for its teaching to students on finishing their studies ("Satyam vada, dharmam chara") and for the five sheaths (koshas) of the self.
| Tradition | Hindu (Vedic) |
|---|---|
| Type | Upanishad |
| Language | Sanskrit |
| Period | c. 1st millennium BCE (scholarly estimate) |
What it contains
- Belongs to the Krishna Yajurveda; in three parts, the Shiksha, Brahmananda (Ananda) and Bhrigu vallis.
- Advice to graduating students: speak the truth, follow dharma, and honour mother, father, teacher and guest as divine ("Matru devo bhava").
- The five koshas: food, breath, mind, intellect and bliss.
- Brahman described as truth, knowledge and the infinite ("satyam jnanam anantam brahma").
Significance
Its Shiksha Valli is one of the oldest Indian statements on education and is still recited in schools and at convocations.