Global InformationAvadhutaka Upanishad information
| Avadhuta Upanishad | |
|---|---|
 The text discusses the life of a liberated monk | |
| Devanagari | अवधूत |
| IAST | Avadhūta |
| Title means | Liberated person[1] |
| Date | 14th or 15th century[2] |
| Type | Sannyasa[3] |
| Linked Veda | Krishna Yajurveda[4] |
| Chapters | 2[5] |
| Philosophy | Vaishnavism, Vedanta |
The Avadhuta Upanishad (अवधूत उपनिषद) is a medieval era Sanskrit text and is one of the minor Upanishads of Hinduism.[6] The text is attached to the Krishna Yajurveda,[4] and is one of the 20 Sannyasa (renunciation) Upanishads.[3] The text is also titled the Brihadavadhuta Upanishad, Laghuavadhuta Upanishad, and the Avadhutopanishad.[5][7]
The text exists in two parts called major (Brihad) and minor (Laghu).[5] The major part describes the nature and characteristics of an Avadhuta, literally the liberated person, also called a Jivanmukta.[1][8][7] The minor part is a short allegorical summary of eight limb Yoga, that the text asserts is part of the Avadhuta lifestyle.[9]
- ^ a b Dalal 2010, p. 50.
- ^ Olivelle 1992, pp. 8–9.
- ^ a b Olivelle 1992, pp. x–xi, 5.
- ^ a b Tinoco 1996, p. 89.
- ^ a b c Olivelle 1992, pp. 273–277, 288–289.
- ^ Tinoco 1996, pp. 86–89.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Olivelle 1992, pp. 288-289 with footnotes.