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Kaivalya Upanisad date
1 BCE
Kaivalya Upanisad geographical origin
India
Kaivalya Upanisad main idea
philosophical part of the vedas text
- searching for the truth and for the power of Brahman
- brings up self liberation, consciousness, faith devotion
-realize that the divine lies within oneself
- rejects the authority of the PRIESTS of the vedas
- ATMAN = BRAHMAN (your nature is the universal truth)
- polythesim
Kaivalya Upanisad noticable by what
it is a conversation between Brahman and someone asking abt the key to awakening
“He is Brahama He is Siva, He is…” “I am with powers, I am the One I am the market…”
Kaivalya Upanisad Context
one part of the vedas and introduce philosophy rather than rituals
brings up ATMAN
Path of Purification written by who
Buddhaghosa
Path of Purification date
5 CE
Path of Purification main idea
outlines the way to achieve higher states of meditation and purify the mind to reach awakening
Path of Purification is noticable by
knowledge of appearance as terror, he should increase insight with the JHANA, nature of the body, BIKKHU
Path of Purification is written in
pali
Kaivalya Upanisad written in
sanskrit
Verses on the Middle way written by
Nagarjuna
Verses on the Middle way date
2-3CE
Verses on the Middle way main idea
Mahayana buddhism help people reach awakening by teaching them the two truths
-emptiness but not nonexistent
Verses on the Middle way is noticeable by
Nagarjuna makes up comments and refutes them
“How can there be a buddha?
If emptiness is concieved in this way
Is based on two truths”
(look for short statements, uses (your/you)