UPANISHAD

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A later sacred text of Hinduism of a mystical nature dealing with metaphysical questions

Example:

the Vedanta philosophy developed from the pantheistic views of the Upanishads

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Instance hypernyms:

religious text; religious writing; sacred text; sacred writing (writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity)

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