Composition graph for the Upanishads (what texts are in the corpus; how they group).
Upanishads (Vedanta texts)Later / Sectarian Upanishads (Muktika 108, broadly)Later compendia often grouped by theme or sect across traditions.Samanya (general)Non-sectarian themes and summaries.Sannyasa (renunciation)Teachings on ascetic life and letting go.YogaPractice-oriented contemplative methods and discipline.VaishnavaDevotional framing centered on Vishnu.ShaivaDevotional framing centered on Shiva.ShaktaDevotional framing centered on Devi/Shakti.Principal / Mukhya UpanishadsAtharvavedaKrishna YajurvedaShukla YajurvedaSamavedaRigvedaPrincipal Upanishads associated with the Atharvaveda tradition.AitareyaChandogyaBrihadaranyakaTaittiriyaMundakaMandukyaPrasnaPrincipal Upanishads associated with the Krishna Yajurveda tradition.KathaSvetasvataraMaitri (Maitrayaniya)Principal Upanishads associated with the Shukla Yajurveda tradition.Isha (Ishavasya)Principal Upanishads associated with the Samaveda tradition.KenaPrincipal Upanishads associated with the Rigveda tradition.Kaushitaki (Shakalya)Classical set most central to early Vedanta and major commentarial traditions.A corpus of philosophical texts exploring self, reality, and liberation.
Upanishads (Vedanta texts)
Later / Sectarian Upanishads (Muktika 108, broadly)
Later compendia often grouped by theme or sect across traditions.
Samanya (general)Non-sectarian themes and summaries.
Sannyasa (renunciation)Teachings on ascetic life and letting go.
YogaPractice-oriented contemplative methods and discipline.
VaishnavaDevotional framing centered on Vishnu.
ShaivaDevotional framing centered on Shiva.
ShaktaDevotional framing centered on Devi/Shakti.
Principal / Mukhya Upanishads
Atharvaveda
Krishna Yajurveda
Shukla Yajurveda
Samaveda
Rigveda
Principal Upanishads associated with the Atharvaveda tradition.
Aitareya
Chandogya
Brihadaranyaka
Taittiriya
Mundaka
Mandukya
Prasna
Principal Upanishads associated with the Krishna Yajurveda tradition.
Katha
Svetasvatara
Maitri (Maitrayaniya)
Principal Upanishads associated with the Shukla Yajurveda tradition.
Isha (Ishavasya)
Principal Upanishads associated with the Samaveda tradition.
Kena
Principal Upanishads associated with the Rigveda tradition.
Kaushitaki (Shakalya)
Classical set most central to early Vedanta and major commentarial traditions.
A corpus of philosophical texts exploring self, reality, and liberation.