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Noun: Upanishad  oo'pa-ni,shad
  1. A later sacred text of Hinduism of a mystical nature dealing with metaphysical questions
    "the Vedanta philosophy developed from the pantheistic views of the Upanishads";
    - Upanishads

Derived forms: Upanishads

Type of: religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing

Encyclopedia: Upanishad