International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume V, Issue I, January 2021 | ISSN 2454–6186

A Philosophical Overview on Chandogya Upanishad in Indology

Ven. Wadigala Samitharathana
Royal Paṇḍit (O. S. S.), Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, SRI LANKA

ABSTRACT

In Indology, Chandogya Upanishad seems like one of the most philosophised approaches to the Vedānta tradition. It could introduce and develop earlier Vedic concepts descriptively and analytically. In particular, the Chandogya Upanishad has precisely worked out in against to ancient Vedic foreknowledge and mystic narratives. Then it may probably be an influential resource to Post-Indian philosophical arises. Moreover, that has succinctly revealed some intended doctrines on theology upon the Brahman, Cosmology upon the universe, psychology upon the soul, eschatology upon the transmigration and emancipation as following rather theoretical figures.Consequently, above intensive identification was grossly impacted by the intellectual dialectics in the Chandogya Upanishad treatise. Overleaf, that sophisticated conversations also could be a fundamental reason to be considered as a positively evaluated philosophical branch in Indology. The critical dialogues in the treatise could recognise a few of disputable intellectual terminates like epistemology, metaphysics, transcendentalism, and phenomenology. In this manner, here, it would hope to study the Chandogaya Upanishad as briefly and descriptively.

KEYWORDS: Chandogya Upanishad, Brahman, Universe, Soul, Emancipation

1. INTRODUCTION
The Chandogya Upanishad(Dasgupta, 1963, pp. 28-30) that is the most eminent and profound historical text which could constitute philosophical and mythological thoughts since early historiographical Indian culture. It is one of the threefold foundations of Indian spiritual lore, the tripod of Indian ancient conventions as Upanishads, Brahmsutras and Bhagavadgita (Krishnananda, 1984, p. 6). Among the ten principal Upanishads, the Chandogya and Brihadaranyaka have positioned towards on philosophical critique of cosmic and the cosmic aspect of reality (Krishnananda, 1984, p. 6). Here, in particular, the Chandogya was endeavoured to be more realistic rather matter of fact concerning the impacts of life. So the Chandogya Upanishad has dominated as Saprapancha(considerate as to the visible forms of experience), while the Brahadaranyaka called as Nishprapancha(transcendent to all available experience) (Jha and Mishra, 1942, p. viii). Inasmuch Chandogya Upanishad has compiled as many instructions for disciples preparing for initiation. It contains remarkable philosophical teachings, literal stories, and intellectual conversations with spiritual wisdom eliminating ignorance in life. In this critical way, it would be hopeful of analysing in brief the Chandogya Upanishad contextually.