The three points of departure
Praśna Upaniṣad
Six students bring six questions to a teacher who makes them wait a year before he answers.
c. 500–300 BCE
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- c. 500–300 BCE
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- The three points of departure
A study of how questions should be asked, and of breath, sleep and the syllable Om.
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- Praśnopaniṣad, word-by-word teaching — Swami Dayananda Saraswati Six students, six questions, answered in the order a beginner actually asks them.
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