Śruti — the revealed foundation
Sāma Veda
The Veda of chant and melody — the same words as the Ṛg Veda, set to be sung.
c. 1200–800 BCE
- When
- c. 1200–800 BCE
- Where it sits
- Śruti — the revealed foundation
The Chāndogya Upaniṣad, which contains "tat tvam asi", belongs to this Veda.
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- Chāndogya Upaniṣad Bhāṣya (the Sāma Veda's Upaniṣad) — Ādi Śaṅkara, translated by Swami Gambhirananda Where the chanting tradition turns into the teaching of 'tat tvam asi', with Śaṅkara line by line.
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