Prasthanatrayi
Sign in to savePrasthanatrayi (, IAST: ), literally, three sources (or axioms), refers to the three canonical texts of theology having epistemic authority, especially of the Vedanta schools. It consists of:
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Prasthanatrayi (, IAST: ), literally, three sources (or axioms), refers to the three canonical texts of theology having epistemic authority, especially of the Vedanta schools. It consists of: The Upanishads, known as m (injunctive texts), and the m (the starting point or axiom of revelation), especially the Principal Upanishads. The '''', known as m (practical text), and the m (the starting point or axiom of remembered tradition) The '', known as m (formulative texts) or m or m or Tarka Prasthānam (logical text or axiom of logic) The Mukhya Upanishads consist of ten, twelve or thirteen major texts, with a total of 108 texts described in Muktikopanishad. The ten Upanishads are Īśā, Kena, Kaṭha, Praṣna, Muṇḍaka, Māṇḍūkya, Taittirīya, Aitareya, Chāndogya and Bṛhadāraṇyaka.
The is a part of the Bhishma Parva of the .
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