Essay name: The concept of Creation in the Major Upanisads
Author:
C. Poulose
Affiliation: Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit / Department of Sanskrit Vedanta
This study deals with the Concept of Creation according to the Major Upanishads鈥攁ncient Indian scriptures that form a crucial part of Vedic literature and Indian philosophy. The present research investigates the Upanisadic philosophy in general as well as the school of Advaita Vedanta and other Indian philosophical traditions that incorporate Upanishadic teachings.
Chapter 3 - Concept of Creation
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Lokapa帽caka (fivefold worlds) 1. P峁泃hivi (earth) 2. Antarik峁 (space) 3. Dyau (heaven) 4. Di艣a岣� (main quarters) 5. Av膩ntaradi艣a岣� (intermediate quarters) Devata pa帽caka (five fold divinities) 1. Agni (Fire) 2. V膩yu (Wind) 3. Aditya (Sun) 4. Chandram膩s (Moon) 5. Nak峁tr膩峁噄 (Stars) Dravya pa帽caka (five fold substances) 1. Apa岣� (water) 2. O峁dhaya岣� (herbs, plants) 3. Vanaspataya岣� (trees) 4. 膧k膩艣a (space, ether) 5. Atman (self, body) 36 The word Atman is meant the vir膩峁璦 puru峁 who is regarded
as an aggregate of all elemental bodies. He is the world-body. From
this the divine creation begins.
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