how are a Upanishads and Vedas different from each other ?
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The other three parts of the Veda, namely, Samhita, Brahmana and the Aranyaka are called together as Karma Kanda. Karma in Sanskrit means ‘action’ or ‘rituals’. It can be understood that the three parts of the Veda deal with the ritualistic part of life such as the conduct of a sacrifice, austerity and the like.
Veda thus contains in it both the ritualistic and the philosophical aspects of life. It deals with the actions to be performed in life and also with the spiritual thoughts that man should cultivate in his mind to read God.
Upanishads are many in number but only 12 of them are considered principal Upanishads. It is interesting to note that Adi Sankara, the founder of Advaita system of philosophy has commented on all the 12 principal Upanishads. The other major teachers of various sects of philosophical thoughts have quoted a lot from the texts of the Upanishads.
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Vedas means “knowledge” in Sanskrit and are a body of knowledge-literature written in Vedic Sanskrit. The texts derive from the sub-continent of India. These texts are considered the oldest literature of Sanskrit and Hinduism, and considered by Hindus as “apauruseya”, meaning “not of man”. Many believe the Vedas to be the philosophical cornerstone of Bhramanical tradition, and therefore of Hinduism
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Upanishads are a sub-category of the Vedas, written probably between 800 to 500 B.C.E. These texts were written during a time when the priestly class was questioned, along with the rituals, sacrifices, and ceremonies and gradually rejected. Some of those who were against the traditional Vedic order separated themselves by pursuing spiritual progress, rejecting materialistic concerns, following an ascetic hermit lifestyle, and giving up family life. This group’s philosophy and speculations were combined into the texts known as the Upanishads.