Śruti — the revealed foundation
Atharva Veda
Everyday life, healing, protection and speculation — the least liturgical and most human of the four.
c. 1000–800 BCE
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- c. 1000–800 BCE
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- Śruti — the revealed foundation
The Muṇḍaka, Māṇḍūkya and Praśna Upaniṣads come from this Veda.
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- Muṇḍaka and Māṇḍūkya Bhāṣya (both Atharvan Upaniṣads) — Ādi Śaṅkara, translated by Swami Gambhirananda The Atharvan collection carries the two texts the tradition leans on hardest for non-duality.
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