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title: Kena Upanishad
author: Ms Sarah Welch
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# Kena Upanishad
_Authored by Ms Sarah Welch_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12360.jpg)
## Image Caption
Kena Upanishad, verses 1.1–3, partially 4 (opens with salutations to [Ganesha](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ganesha/)) The thick text is the Upanishad scripture, the small text in the margins and edges are an unknown scholar's notes and comments in the typical [Hindu](https://www.worldhistory.org/hinduism/) style of a minor bhasya. The early [Upanishads](https://www.worldhistory.org/Upanishads/) (Upanisad, Upanisat) are scriptures of [Hinduism](https://www.worldhistory.org/hinduism/). Variously dated by scholars to have been composed between 900 BCE to about 200 BCE, these texts are in [Sanskrit](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sanskrit/) language and embedded within a layer of [the Vedas](https://www.worldhistory.org/The_Vedas/). They contain a mixture of [philosophy](https://www.worldhistory.org/philosophy/) and mystical speculations, many set in the form of dialogues or pedagogic style. Their central teachings include the concepts of Atman (soul, self) and Brahman (metaphysical reality). These manuscripts are preserved at the Lalchand Research Library, Ancient Indian Manuscript Collection, DAV College Digital Library Initiative, Chandigarh [India](https://www.worldhistory.org/india/), in association with SP Lohia and Indorama Charitable Trust. The texts are over 2000 years old, the re-copying into this particular manuscript is dated to a pre-1867 reproduction (exact date unknown). The manuscript shows significant decay and damage on the sides and its edges.
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[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kena_Upanishad_1.1_to_1.4_verses,_Samaveda,_Sanskrit,_Devanagari.jpg) by [**Ms Sarah Welch**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kena_Upanishad_1.1_to_1.4_verses,_Samaveda,_Sanskrit,_Devanagari.jpg). Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 11 June 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.