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The Maitrayaniya Upanishad (Sanskrit: , Maitryaya Upaniad) or theMaitri Upanishad (Sanskrit: , Maitr Upaniad) belongs to the Maitri or Maitrayaniyashakha (branch) of the Ka Yajurveda, though some texts assign it to the Smaveda. It figures as number 24 in the Muktika canon of 108 Upanishads under the name of the MaitryaiUpanishad, which is included there as aSmnya Upanishad, associated with theSamaveda. The Dpik, a notable commentary on this text was written by Rmatirtha. Rhys Davis (n.d.: unpaginated) holds that within the manuscripts of this text is the earliest documented Sanskrit literary usage of the term 'samadhi' (Sanskrit). It was first found in the Tipitaka in Pali [1] The Upanishad is post-Ashokan, and shows signs of Buddhist influence.[2][3][4]
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The extant recension of the text consists seven Praphakas (lessons), the last two are known as khila (appendices). But originally it consisted the first four Praphakas only. The text begins as a dialogue between the king Brihadratha and the sage kyana which continues till vi.30. Through this dialogue, the sage kyana teaches the king the philosophy of the Brahman as it was taught by the sage Maitri. As a part of his teaching, he narrates an ancient dialogue between a group of sages known as the Vlakhilyas andPrajpati Kratu. The primal sound is often referred to as Shabda Brahman or "word as The Absolute" in the Upanishad. Maitri Upanishad states:[5] He who is well versed in the Word-Brahman, attains to the Supreme Brahman. (VI.22)

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1. ^ T.W.Rhys Davis (n.d.). 'Introduction to the Subha Sutta'. Source: [1]

2. ^ A.L. Basham in Paul Williams, ed., Buddhism: Buddhist origins and the early history of Buddhism in South and Southeast Asia. Taylor & Francis, 2005, page 61. 3. ^ Florin Giripescu Sutton, Existence and enlightenment in the Lakvatra-stra: a study in the ontology and epistemology of the Yogcra school of Mahyna Buddhism . SUNY Press, 1991, page 58. 4. ^ Hajime Nakamura, Trevor Leggett. A History of Early Vednta Philosophy, Part 2. Reprint by Motilal Banarsidass Publ., 2004 page 284-6 5. ^ *Cowell, E.B.; Gough, A.E. (1882). Sarva-Darsana Sangraha of Madhava Acharya: Review of Different Systems of Hindu Philosophy. New Delhi: Indian Books Centre/Sri Satguru Publications. p. 220. ISBN 81-703-0875-5.

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