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1. The Upanishads, a part of the Vedas, are ancient Sanskrit texts that contain some of the central philosophical concepts and ideas of Hinduism.
2. Upanishads played an important role in the development of spiritual ideas in ancient India, marking a transition from Vedic ritualism to new ideas and institutions.
3. Of all Vedic literature, the Upanishads alone are widely known, and their central ideas are at the spiritual core of Hindus.
4. Upanishads & Vedas app contains most of Indian Vedic Upanishads and almost all Indian Vedic Vedas.
5. The concepts of Brahman (ultimate reality) and Ātman (soul, self) are central ideas in all of the Upanishads,and "know that you are the Ātman" is their thematic focus.
6. The Veda, for orthodox Indian theologians, are considered revelations seen by ancient sages after intense meditation, and texts that have been more carefully preserved since ancient times.
7. Along with the Bhagavad Gita and the Brahmasutra, the mukhya Upanishads (known collectively as the Prasthanatrayi) provide a foundation for the several later schools of Vedanta, among them, two influential monistic schools of Hinduism.
8. Composed in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism.
9. Vedas are also called śruti ("what is heard") literature,distinguishing them from other religious texts, which are called smṛti ("what is remembered").
10. The Vedas are a large body of religious texts originating in ancient India.
11. App contains large collection of Upanishads and almost all vedas.
12. The Vedic hymns themselves assert that they were skillfully created by Rishis (sages), after inspired creativity, just as a carpenter builds a chariot.
13. Hindus consider the Vedas to be apauruṣeya, which means "not of a man, superhuman" and "impersonal, authorless".