Secret Book

Japanese: 《奥義書》 - おうぎしょ
Secret Book

…According to the common theory, the meaning of the word Upanishad is derived from the Sanskrit verb upa-ni-sad, meaning to sit nearby, and came to refer to the secret teachings that are passed on from master to disciple while sitting opposite each other, and further to the documents that contain such teachings. For this reason, Upanishad is also translated as a book of secret teachings. There are more than 200 Upanishads in existence, but the 14 to 17 that are ancient and important in content are called the Old Upanishads. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "The Secret Book" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…〈ウパニシャッド〉の語義は,通説に従えば,〈近くに座るupa‐ni‐sad〉というサンスクリット動詞としての意味から転じて,師弟が対座して師から弟子へと伝達される〈秘義〉をさすようになり,さらに,そのような秘義を収録した文献をさすにいたったとされる。このため〈ウパニシャッド〉を〈奥義書〉とも訳する。現存するウパニシャッドは200種以上にのぼるが,時代も古く内容も重要なもの14ないし17編を〈古ウパニシャッド〉と呼ぶ。…

※「《奥義書》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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