Mundaka Upanishad · Anchored at MuU 1.1.3.

The Two Knowledges

A great householder asks: what is it, knowing which, all else is known? Angiras answers by splitting knowledge in two — the lower, of facts, and the higher, of the imperishable.

Figures and teachings in this dialogue

Questions to explore

  • Why does Angiras count even the Vedas among the 'lower' knowledge?
  • What is the single 'higher' knowledge that makes everything else known?

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