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108 Upanishads From the Rigveda 36 Dakshinamurti Upanishad From the Atharvaveda 1 Aitareya Upanishad 37 Dhyana-Bindu Upanishad 78 Annapurna Upanishad 2 Aksha-Malika Upanishad - 38 Ekakshara Upanishad 79 Atharvasikha Upanishad about rosary beads 39 Garbha Upanishad 80 Atharvasiras Upanishad 3 Atma-Bodha Upanishad 40 Kaivalya Upanishad 81 Atma Upanishad 4 Bahvricha Upanishad 41 Kalagni-Rudra Upanishad 82 Bhasma-Jabala Upanishad 5 Kaushitaki-Brahmana 42 Kali-Santarana Upanishad 83 Bhavana Upanishad Upanishad 43 Katha Upanishad 84 Brihad-Jabala Upanishad 6 Mudgala Upanishad 44 Katharudra Upanishad 85 Dattatreya Upanishad 7 Nada-Bindu Upanishad 45 Kshurika Upanishad 86 Devi Upanishad 8 Nirvana Upanishad 46 Maha-Narayana (or) Yajniki 87 Ganapati Upanishad 9 Saubhagya-Lakshmi Upanishad Upanishad 88 Garuda Upanishad 10 Tripura Upanishad 47 Pancha-Brahma Upanishad 48 Pranagnihotra Upanishad 89 Gopala-Tapaniya Upanishad From the Shuklapaksha 49 Rudra-Hridaya Upanishad 90 Hayagriva Upanishad Yajurveda 50 Sarasvati-Rahasya Upanishad 91 Krishna Upanishad 51 Sariraka Upanishad 92 Maha-Vakya Upanishad 11 Adhyatma Upanishad 52 Sarva-Sara Upanishad 93 Mandukya Upanishad 12 Advaya-Taraka Upanishad 53 Skanda Upanishad 94 Mundaka Upanishad 13 Bhikshuka Upanishad 54 Suka-Rahasya Upanishad 95 Narada-Parivrajaka 14 Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 55 Svetasvatara Upanishad Upanishad 15 Hamsa Upanishad 56 Taittiriya Upanishad 96 Nrisimha-Tapaniya 16 Isavasya Upanishad 57 Tejo-Bindu Upanishad Upanishad 17 Jabala Upanishad 58 Varaha Upanishad 97 Para-Brahma Upanishad 18 Mandala-Brahmana 59 Yoga-Kundalini Upanishad 98 Paramahamsa-Parivrajaka Upanishad 60 Yoga-Sikha Upanishad Upanishad 19 Mantrika Upanishad 99 Pasupata Brahmana 61 Yoga-Tattva Upanishad 20 Muktika Upanishad Upanishad 21 Niralamba Upanishad From the Samaveda 100 Prasna Upanishad 22 Paingala Upanishad 101 Rama Rahasya Upanishad 23 Paramahamsa Upanishad 62 Aruni (Aruneyi) Upanishad 102 Rama-Tapaniya Upanishad 24 Satyayaniya Upanishad 63 Avyakta Upanishad 103 Sandilya Upanishad 25 Subala Upanishad 64 Chandogya Upanishad 104 Sarabha Upanishad 26 Tara-Sara Upanishad 65 Darsana Upanishad 105 Sita Upanishad 27 Trisikhi-Brahmana Upanishad 66 Jabali Upanishad 106 Surya Upanishad 28 Turiyatita-Avadhuta 67 Kena Upanishad 107 Tripadvibhuti- Upanishad 68 Kundika Upanishad Mahanarayana Upanishad 29 Yajnavalkya Upanishad 69 Maha Upanishad 108 Tripura-Tapini Upanishad 70Maitrayani Upanishad From the Krishnapaksha 71 Maitreya Upanishad Yajurveda 72 Rudraksha-Jabala Upanishad 73 Sannyasa Upanishad 30 Akshi Upanishad 74 Savitri Upanishad 31 Amrita-Bindhu Upanishad 75 Vajrasuchika Upanishad 32 Amrita-Nada Upanishad 76 Vasudeva Upanishad 33 Avadhuta Upanishad 77 Yoga-Chudamani Upanishad 34 Brahma-Vidya Upanishad 35 Brahma Upanishad .

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