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Upanishads
630 BC: "Teaching Uddalaka" tat tvam asi in "Chandogya Upanishad" to son Shwetaket as the nucleus of vedanta or... materialistic philosophy. First mention of reincarnation
Main article: Uddalaka Aruni
Uddalaki and his student Yajnavalkya are among the most frequently mentioned Upanishad teachers. Their activities date back to 640-610 BC. [1]
The story of Shvetaketu in the "Chandogya Upanishad" is the first time that reincarnation is mentioned in the Vedas and possibly all known writings in human history. In the story, Shwetaketu returns home from his studies, and his childhood friends ask him what he learned about the afterlife, to which he replies that it was not part of his curriculum. They ask Father Shvetaketa, and he also does not know, so they ask the king, who claims that he knew the concept of reincarnation all the time and explained it. It is a common belief among the Kshatriyas (warrior caste), he adds, and from this belief they draw their bravery from the battle.
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- ↑ V. Ruben "On the Authors of Upanishads" see A. Ya. Sirkin "Some Problems of Studying Upanishads" p. 13
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