tone, perfect middle-tone that is pleasant and true, respectively). What is immortal in man? - Sixth Prashna The sixth Prashna in the Upanishad opens with a story of a prince visiting one of the student and asking, "where is the person with sixteen parts?" The student confesses he does not know, with the ethical precept, "answering with untruth, when one does not know the answer, is wrong". The student asks sage Pippalada the same question. The sage answers, states the Upanishad, that he and every human being has sixteen parts. This answer is significant because more ancient texts of the Vedic era, such as the Samhitas, refer to Prajapati, the Lord of Creation, as Sodasin (Sanskrit: षोडशिन्) - which literally means, the one with sixteen parts. Man, implies the sixth Prashna of the Upanishad, is created in Prajapati's image and innately lord of creation. The section states, Self is immortal. Self-knowledge, the knowledge of Brahman, is the highest knowledge, state the closing verses of the Prashna Upanishad. Reception Several Indian scholars reviewed and published their commentaries (bhasya) on Prashna Upanishad, including Adi Shankara and Madhvacharya. Both of them link the teachings in Prashna Upanishad to those in Mundaka Upanishad, another Upanishad that is embedded inside the Atharva Veda. The theosophist Johnston has compared quotes from Prashna Upanishad with those in Gospel of Matthew, in his examples of how there are parallels and similarities in Hindu and Christian theology. I.B. Horner quotes from Prashna Upanishad examples of how the teachings in Hindu Upanishads and early Buddhist Dhamma texts are similar. Halder includes Prasna Upanishad among the numerous ancient texts of India that is loaded with symbolism. Mlecko highlights Prashna Upanishad, among other Vedic literature, in his review of education system and the revered role of teachers (Guru) in Vedic era of Hinduism. References Bibliography Prashnopanishat (Kannada translation) : by Sri Adidevananda publisher Ramakrishna Mission, Mysore. External links Prasna Upanishad Max Muller (Translator), Oxford University Press Prasna Upanishad Robert Hume (Translator), Oxford University Press Prasnopnishad with Adi Shankara Commentary SS Sastri (Translator) Multiple translations (Johnston, Nikhilānanda, Gambhirananda) Prashna Upanishad Sanskrit PDF Sri Aurobindo on Prashna Upanishad The Prashna Upanishad with Shankara’s Commentary Translated by S. Sitarama Sastri, online ebook Recitation Prashna Upanishad Chanting by Pt. Ganesh Vidyalankar Upanishads