An Introduction to 32 Brahma Vidyas

Details of the various Brahma Vidyas are known as ‘guhya adesha’ or secret teaching in Upanishads. In each vidya one discerns a particular attribute or aspect of the Supreme soul.

There are on the whole, 32 Vidyas – there could be one of two more vidyas: there is a slight difference between two acharyas in the number. Ramanuja names 32 and Shankara 30. For our purpose, we take the larger number.