Home›Sources›The Principal UpanishadsSourcesThe Principal UpanishadsCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "The Principal Upanishads." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/the-principal-upanishads.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). The Principal Upanishads. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/the-principal-upanishadsCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-the-principal-upanishads, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {The Principal Upanishads}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/the-principal-upanishads}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThis is a primary-text edition of the principal Upanishads, the foundational Vedantic scriptures, published without a named translator or editor recorded in this record, a gap this atlas states honestly rather than guessing at who prepared it. As a primary text it is authoritative for what the Upanishads themselves say, the Taittiriya Upanishad's five-kosha model of the self chief among the passages this atlas draws from it, not for a settled account of when each Upanishad was composed or how later Vedantic schools came to read a given passage differently. Its value here rests on giving direct textual access to the doctrine itself rather than a secondhand summary of it, so a specific claim can be checked against the passage cited. Use it to establish what a named Upanishad actually teaches; a claim about a specific school's interpretation needs a dedicated source on that school.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (152 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1A primary-text edition of the foundational Vedantic Upanishads, published without a named translator recorded here, a gap this record states rather than guesses at; authoritative for what the texts themselves teach, including the Taittiriya Upanishad's five-kosha model.NotesWell-attestedVedantic scriptures; the Taittiriya Upanishad describes the five koshas.CitationPublisherWell-attestedHarperPublication YearWell-attested1953URLWell-attestedhttps://archive.org/details/principalupanish00radh_0Source TypeWell-attestedprimary-textClaims Backed By This Source (152 claims)This source backs 152 claims across the atlas. As facts: 91 well-attested. As cited relationships: 14 holds. Plus 47 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicMantras, 47 claims: 28 well-attested, 9 holds, 10 general references.Articles, 27 claims: 27 well-attested.Doctrines, 18 claims: 6 well-attested, 12 general references.Prayers, 12 claims: 8 well-attested, 2 holds, 2 general references.Religious Symbols, 7 claims: 2 well-attested, 3 holds, 2 general references.Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.Body Parts, 6 claims: 3 well-attested, 3 general references.Beliefs & Restrictions, 5 claims: 1 well-attested, 4 general references.Categories, 5 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 general references.Deities, 5 claims: 3 well-attested, 2 general references.Koshas, 5 claims: 5 general references.Disciplines, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Scriptures & Texts, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Denominations, 1 claims: 1 general references.Figures, 1 claims: 1 general references.Religions, 1 claims: 1 general references.Scripture Portions, 1 claims: 1 general references.Well-attested91ArticlesA Great Saying, Counted LateA Prayer for the Relationship, Not Just the IndividualsA Ritual Formula and Its Modern RefrainA Sanskrit Verse That Travels EasilyAnandamaya and the Three Bodies DoctrineAnandamaya, the Sheath of BlissAnnamaya and the Three Bodies DoctrineAnnamaya, the Sheath Made of FoodFrom the Unreal to the RealI Am BrahmanManomaya and the Three Bodies DoctrineManomaya, the Mental SheathNot This, Not ThisOne Statement from Four, and Its Rival ReadingsPranamaya and the Three Bodies DoctrinePranamaya, the Vital SheathThe Charge to the Departing StudentThe Commentary That Became Part of the TextThe five sheaths of the selfThe Fourth StateThe Guest Is GodThree Chapters With Three Different JobsThree Movements from Lesser to GreaterThreefold Peace, Repeated on PurposeTwelve Verses, Four States, Three SoundsVijnanamaya and the Three Bodies DoctrineVijnanamaya, the Wisdom SheathBeliefs & RestrictionsKarma: action determines future rebirthBody PartsHeadHeartNeckCategoriesKoshasDeitiesThe PitrisVishnuDisciplinesVedic AstrologyDoctrinesAtithi Devo BhavaNeti NetiTuriyaMantrasAham BrahmasmiAsato Ma Sad GamayaOmTat Tvam AsiPrayersPavamana PrayerShanti Prayer: Together May We Be ProtectedReligious SymbolsOmScriptures & TextsUpanishadsSourcesThe Principal UpanishadsHolds14MantrasAham BrahmasmiAsato Ma Sad GamayaOmOm Shanti Shanti ShantiSo HamTat Tvam AsiPrayersPavamana PrayerShanti Prayer: Together May We Be ProtectedReligious SymbolsOmGeneral References47Beliefs & RestrictionsKarma: action determines future rebirthMoksha: liberation from rebirthReincarnation (samsara)Worship of five deities as forms of one Brahman (panchayatana)Body PartsHeadHeartNeckCategoriesKoshasDeitiesThe PitrisVishnuDenominationsSmartismDisciplinesVedic AstrologyDoctrinesAtithi Devo BhavaAtmanAvidyaBrahmanMokshaNeti NetiParamatmanSamsaraSat-Chit-AnandaThe Four MahavakyasTuriyaVedantaFiguresAdi ShankaraKoshasBliss SheathFood SheathMental SheathVital SheathWisdom SheathMantrasAham BrahmasmiAsato Ma Sad GamayaOmOm Shanti Shanti ShantiSo HamTat Tvam AsiPrayersPavamana PrayerShanti Prayer: Together May We Be ProtectedReligionsHinduismReligious SymbolsOmScripture PortionsTaittiriya UpanishadScriptures & TextsUpanishadsComments (0)No comments yet. 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