alleryWhich two Upanishads are the earliest?
ATaittiriya and Aitareya
BSvetasvatara and Mundaka
CBrihadaranyaka and Chandogya
DMandukya and Prasna
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Brihadaranyaka and Chandogya
1. Olivelle names the Brihadaranyaka and the Chandogya as the two earliest.
2. They are pre-Buddhist, placed in the 7th to 6th centuries BCE.
3. Taittiriya and Aitareya come next, and Prasna and Mandukya are late.
_Source: Wikipedia, Upanishads, Chronology_
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