Earlier, total of 108 Upanishads were known. The 108 beads of rosary used by Hindu for chanting name are supposed to repesent these 108 upanishads. The first bead connecting two ends of string is believed to represent Ishavasyopanishad. Later on Upanishads were defined as texts which deal with self- knowledge(Aatma Dnyan) and based on this definition many more texts were recognised as Upanishads.
Adi Shankaracharya was the first to expound 10 upanishads,(the 11th came into light later) which became popular.
The list of Upanishads being covered here are as follows:
1.Ishavasyopanishad
2.Kenopanishad
3.Kathopanishad
4.Mandukyopanishad
5.Mundakopanishad
6.Prashnopanishad
7.Taittiriyopanshid
8.Etareyopanishad
9.Brihadaranyopanishad
10.Chhandogyopanishad
11.Shwetashvataropanishad
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