The Chandogya
Upanishad belongs to the Sama Veda. Chandoga is the singer of the Saman (1).
The Upanishads that belongs to the followers of the Sama Veda is the Chandogya
Upanishad. It is part of the Chandogya Brahmana which has ten chapters. The first
two chapters of the Brahmana deal with sacrifices and other forms of worships. The other
eight constitutes the Chandogya Upanishad. The
first and the second chapters discuss the problems of liturgy and doctrine such as the
genesis and significance of Aum and the meaning and names of Saman.
- chando sama gayati iti chandogah
Source S. Radhakrishnan : The Principal Upanishads
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