The Muktikā (“deliverance”, see mukti) Upanishad is the final Upanishad of the Hindu canon of 108 texts of the Advaita school, and it is itself the source of this canon. It predates 1656, when the canon was recorded by Dara
Shikoh.
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In this canon,
- 10 Upanishads are associated with the Rigveda and have the Shānti beginning vaṇme-manasi.
- 16 Upanishads are associated with the Samaveda and have the Shānti beginning āpyāyantu.
- 19 Upanishads are associated with the Shukla Yajurveda and have the Shānti beginning pūrṇamada.
- 32 Upanishads are associated with the Krishna Yajurveda and have the Shānti beginning sahanāvavatu.
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