CHAPTER III
THE EARLIER UPANI@SADS (700 B.C.-600 B.C.)
1 The place of the Upani@sads in Vedic literature……………28
2 The names of the Upani@sads; Non-Brahmanic influence……….30
3 Brâhma@nas and the Early Upani@sads………………………31
4 The meaning of the word Upani@sad………………………..38
5 The composition and growth of diverse Upani@sads…………..38
6 Revival of Upani@sad studies in modern times………………39
7 The Upani@sads and their interpretations………………….41
8 The quest after Brahman: the struggle and the failures……..42
9 Unknowability of Brahman and the Negative Method…………..44
10 The Âtman doctrine……………………………………..45
11 Place of Brahman in the Upani@sads……………………….48
12 The World……………………………………………..51
13 The World-Soul…………………………………………52
14 The Theory of Causation…………………………………52
15 Doctrine of Transmigration………………………………53
16 Emancipation…………………………………………..58