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The Muktikā ("deliverance", see mukti) refers to the canon of 108 upaniṣadas of the Advaita school enumerated in the Muktikopaniṣad, the 108th of which is the Muktikopaniṣad itself. It predates the 1656 CE record of the canon by Dara Shikoh.
[edit] The Canon
The following eleven Upanishads are considered to be the topmost: Isa, Kena, Katha, Prasna, Mundaka, Mandukya, Taittiriya, Aitareya, Chandogya, Brihad-aranyaka and Svetasvatara.
The 108 upaniṣadas of the canon are enumerated in the Muktikopaniṣad, in verses 30-39. They are as follows:
- Isha Upanishad [1]
- Kena Upanishad [2]
- Katha Upanishad [3]
- Prashna Upanishad [4]
- Mundaka Upanishad [5]
- Mandukya Upanishad [6]
- Taittiriya Upanishad [7]
- Aitareya Upanishad [8]
- Chandogya Upanishad [9]
- Brihadaranyaka Upanishad [10]
- Brahmopanishad[11]
- Kaivalyopanishad[12]
- Jabalopanishad[13]
- Shvetashvatara Upanishad [14]
- Hamsopanishad
- Aruneyopanishad
- Garbhopanishad
- Narayanopanishad
- Paramahamsopanishad
- Amrita-bindupanishad
- Nada-bindupanishad
- Siropanishad
- Atharva-sikhopanishad
- Maitrayaniya Upanishad
- Kaushitaki Upanishad
- Brihaj-jabalopanishad
- Nrisimha-tapaniyopanishad
- Kalagni-rudropanishad
- Maitreyy-upanishad
- Subalopanishad
- Kshurikopanishad
- Mantrikopanishad
- Sarva-saropanishad
- Niralambopanishad
- Suka-rahasyopanishad
- Vajra-sucikopanishad
- Tejo-bindupanishad
- Nada-bindupanishad
- Dhyana-bindupanishad
- Brahma-vidyopanishad
- Yoga-tattvopanishad
- Atma-bodhopanishad
- Narada-parivrajakopanishad
- Trisikhy-upanishad
- Sitopanishad
- Yoga-cudamany-upanishad
- Nirvanopanishad
- Mandala-brahmanopanishad
- Dakshina-murty-upanishad
- Sarabhopanishad
- Skandopanishad
- Mahanarayanopanishad
- Advaya-tarakopanishad
- Rama-rahasyopanishad
- Rama-tapany-upanishad
- Vasudevopanishad
- Mudgalopanishad
- Sandilyopanishad
- Paingalopanishad
- Bhikshupanishad
- Mahad-upanishad
- Sarirakopanishad
- Yoga-sikhopanishad
- Turiyatitopanishad
- Sannyasopanishad
- Paramahamsa-parivrajakopanishad
- Malikopanishad
- Avyaktopanishad
- Ekaksharopanishad
- Purnopanishad
- Suryopanishad
- Akshy-upanishad
- Adhyatmopanishad
- Kundikopanishad
- Savitry-upanishad
- Atmopanishad
- Pasupatopanishad
- Param-brahmopanishad
- Avadhutopanishad
- Tripuratapanopanishad
- Devy-upanishad
- Tripuropanishad
- Katha-rudropanishad
- Bhavanopanishad
- Hridayopanishad
- Yoga-kundaliny-upanishad
- Bhasmopanishad
- Rudrakshopanishad
- Ganopanishad
- Darsanopanishad
- Tara-saropanishad
- Maha-vakyopanishad
- Panca-brahmopanishad
- Pranagni-hotropanishad
- Gopala-tapany-upanishad
- Krishnopanishad
- Yajnavalkyopanishad
- Varahopanishad
- Satyayany-upanishad
- Hayagrivopanishad
- Dattatreyopanishad
- Garudopanishad
- Kaly-upanishad
- Jabaly-upanishad
- Saubhagyopanishad
- Sarasvati-rahasyopanishad
- Bahvricopanishad
- Muktikopanishad
[edit] Categories
In this canon,
- 10 upaniṣads are associated with the Rigveda and have the shānti beginning vaṇme-manasi.
- 16 upaniṣads are associated with the Samaveda and have the shānti beginning āpyāyantu.
- 19 upaniṣads are associated with the Shukla Yajurveda and have the shānti beginning pūrṇamada.
- 32 upaniṣads are associated with the Krishna Yajurveda and have the shānti beginning sahanāvavatu.
- 31 upaniṣads are associated with the Atharvaveda and have the shānti beginning bhadram-karṇebhiḥ.
The first 10 are grouped as mukhya ("principal"). 21 are grouped as Sāmānya Vedānta ("common Vedanta"), 23 as Sannyāsa, 9 as Shākta, 14 as Vaishnava, 14 as Shaiva and 17 as Yoga Upanishads.
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