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Svetashvatara Upanishad

A theistic Upanishad of the Krishna Yajurveda; its opening weighs the rival causes of existence (time, nature, necessity, chance, the self) against which the doctrine of karma is set.

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  • Fate or freedom Treatise

    The Svetashvatara Upanishad , one of the more philosophical of the early Upanishads, opens by laying the whole menu of possibilities on the table.