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Katha Upanishad
Nachiketas questions Yama about death, the Self and the path beyond ordinary desire.
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Katyayana Smriti
Katyayana Smriti belongs to the dharma literature concerned with duties, religious conduct and legal or social questions. Surviving forms and attribution differ between works.
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Kaushitaki Brahmana
A Rigvedic Brahmana concerned with sacrificial liturgy and interpretation.
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Kaushitaki Upanishad
A Rigvedic Upanishad discusses breath, consciousness and paths after death.
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Kena Upanishad
An inquiry into what impels mind, speech and the senses, followed by a teaching involving a mysterious yaksha.
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Krishna Yajurveda
The Black Yajurveda includes branches such as the Taittiriya tradition, with sacrificial formulae and explanatory prose.
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Kularnava Tantra
A Kaula Tantric scripture whose teachings belong to an initiatory lineage context.
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Kurma Purana
Kurma Purana is one of the eighteen traditionally enumerated Mahapuranas. Its narrative, ritual and theological materials must be read in the context of the chosen recension.
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Lakshmi Tantra
A Pancharatra text presenting teaching through the voice and theology of Lakshmi.
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Linga Purana
Linga Purana is one of the eighteen traditionally enumerated Mahapuranas. Its narrative, ritual and theological materials must be read in the context of the chosen recension.
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Mahabharata
The Mahabharata preserves a vast body of narrative, reflection, and teaching. Arjuna and Krishna are central figures in its stories.
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Maitri Upanishad
The Maitri Upanishad explores the Self, mind, yoga and liberation in the Maitrayaniya tradition.
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Mandukya Upanishad
Twelve verses consider Om, states of experience and the fourth, turiya.
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Manu Smriti
Manu Smriti belongs to the dharma literature concerned with duties, religious conduct and legal or social questions. Surviving forms and attribution differ between works.
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Markandeya Purana
A Purana containing the Devi Mahatmya within a wider narrative and teaching collection.
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Matsya Purana
Matsya Purana is one of the eighteen traditionally enumerated Mahapuranas. Its narrative, ritual and theological materials must be read in the context of the chosen recension.
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