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The Kaushitaki Upanishad (Sanskrit: कौषीतकि उपनिषद्, Kauṣītāki Upaniṣad) is one of the earlier, "primary" Upanishads, belonging to the Kaushitaki shakha of the Rigveda. It is a Sāmānya Upanishad. It figures as number 25 in the Muktika canon of 108 Upanishads.

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The Kaushitaki Upanishad is part of the Kaushitaki Aranyaka or the Shankhayana Aranyaka, which itself is part of the Kaushitaki Brahmana. The Kaushitaki Aranyaka comprises 15 chapters and its chapters 3-6 form the Kaushitaki Upanishad.