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Mundaka Upanishad 3.1.1

Upanishads

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The image of the two birds, taken over from Rig Veda 1.164.20. It is read as the individual self that acts and suffers and the supreme Self that only witnesses. Muller's footnote marker is removed.

Facts
Passage
Text
Two birds, inseparable friends, cling to the same tree. One of them eats the sweet fruit, the other looks on without eating. 1
Reference
Mundaka Upanishad 3.1.1 1
Reference Scheme
Collection, Book, Section 1
Translation
Translation
The Upanishads (Sacred Books of the East, vols. 1 and 15) 1
Translator
F. Max Muller 1
Meaning
Theme
the self and the absolute 1
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Hinduism, Religions
Rig Veda, Scriptures & Texts

The image is quoted from Rig Veda 1.164.

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Sources
1. The Upanishads (Sacred Books of the East, vols. 1 and 15)
F. Max Muller, Clarendon Press / Internet Sacred Text Archive, 1879Mundaka Upanishad 3.1.1View the Source
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