Maitrayaniya Upanishad

The Maitrayaniya () or Maitri Upanishad belongs to the Maitri or Maitrayaniya branch of the , though some texts assign it to the . It figures as number 24 in the Muktika canon of 108 Upanishads under the name of the Upanishad, which is included there as a Upanishad, associated with the Samaveda. The , a notable commentary on this text was written by .
==The contents==
The presently available recension of the text consists seven s (lessons), the last two are known as khila (appendices). But originally it consisted the first four s only. The text begins as a dialogue between the king and the sage which continues till vi.30. Through this dialogue, the sage 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 s and Kratu.
==References==
#Cowell, E.B. (re-issue 1935). (tr.) The Maitri or Upanishad, Calcutta: The Asiatic Society of Bengal 
==External links==
*Sri Aurobindo (1972). The Upanishads, Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry
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