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Upanishads · Sanskrit
Katha Upanishad
कठोपनिषत् · കഠോപനിഷത്ത്
Also known as Kathopanishad, Kaṭhopaniṣad
The dialogue of Nachiketa and Yama on death, the self and liberation.
Attributed to Anonymous; part of the Krishna Yajurveda tradition.
Period c. 800–500 BCE
2 Vallis
119 verses
Introduction
Nachiketa, sent by his father to Yama, chooses to learn what lies beyond death. Yama’s teaching distinguishes the good from the pleasant and describes the self as the rider of the body.
Contents
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