Brief Introduction To The Upanisads

This is the second article in a series of Brief Introductions to Hindu Scriptures. As with other ancient religious texts, these are generally considered to be divinely revealed. Divinely revealed information has all the problems identified by Information and Data Quality Dimensions, the most obvious are the Intrinsic dimensions of Accuracy, Believability, Objectivity and Reputation. Hinduism is the oldest religion and the Upanishads are generally considered "commentaries" on The Vedas.

The Upanishads
The Upanishads (or Upanisads, as I understand it, the "s" is spoken as an "sh") were composed between the Axial Age between 800 BCE and 1800 CE.  They were originally composed as oral tradition, then over time were written down.  They are considered to be divinely revealed knowledge and the authors are unknown.  They were intended to be "A Path of Wisdom" to try to escape the cycle of reincarnation. They require renunciation of worldly attachments and introspection.


Bagavad Gita