Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s10.t3.6

v1.c7.s10.t3.6

The *Upanishads*, as an additional part of the *Aranyakas*, are quite different from other Vedas. Besides religious and sacrificial content, they also contain a lot of discussions on philosophical or speculative issues, and are the earliest Indian texts offering relatively systematic philosophical thoughts.