Upanishads (apr 30, 800 BC – jan 1, 400 BC)
Description:
New religious textsReflect the new religious culture of thought (see: hermits)
Brahman - a universal soul
Cycle of rebirth. Goal is to break the cycle and become one with Brahman (state of Moksha). Bad souls are reborn into low varnas; good souls are reborn into high varnas; (Karma).
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Date:
apr 30, 800 BC
jan 1, 400 BC
~ 400 years