"The Upanishad of the shaved head" — distinguishes higher knowledge (parā vidyā, knowledge of Brahman) from lower knowledge (the four Vedas and the sciences). Contains the famous "two birds" image.
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Tradition
Śruti. Belongs to the Atharva Veda. Source of the Indian motto "satyameva jayate" — "truth alone triumphs."
Translation
F. Max Müller, *The Upanishads*, Sacred Books of the East, vol. 1 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879) and vol. 15 (1884). Public domain.
License
Public domain (pre-1929 English translation). Reproduced for educational and religious commentary.