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Question
What are the Upanishads?
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Solution
The Upanishads are philosophical commentaries on the Vedas. These form the basic source of Indian philosophy. These were composed between 1000 BC 800 BC by different sages, they are said to form the foundation on which later additions to Vedic Literature rest.
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