Brief provenance graph for the Upanishads (grouping, teachers, commentaries, influences).

Atharvaveda

Rigveda-related

Samaveda

Yajurveda

dialogues with

quotes/overlaps

parallels

contains

oral lineage

oral transmission

commentary on

commentary on

systematizes material from

references/frames

philosophical influence

redactional ties

shared motifs

Brihadāranyaka Upanishad

Taittirīya Upanishad

Chandogya Upanishad

Aitareya Upanishad

Kaushitaki / Shakalya Upanishad

Svetasvatara Upanishad

Yajnavalkya (teacher / dialogic figure)

Maitreyi (dialogue partner)

Shankara (commentator)

Badarayana (Vedanta Sutras)

Vedanta Sutras

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