Vedanta

American  

[vi-dahn-tuh, -dan-] / vɪˈdɑn tə, -ˈdæn- /

noun

1. the chief Hindu philosophy, dealing mainly with the Upanishadic doctrine of the identity of Brahman and Atman, that reached its highest development a.d. c800 through the philosopher Shankara.

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Vedanta British  

/ vɪˈdɑːntə, -ˈdæn- /

noun

1. one of the six main philosophical schools of Hinduism, expounding the monism regarded as implicit in the Veda in accordance with the doctrines of the Upanishads. It teaches that only Brahman has reality, while the whole phenomenal world is the outcome of illusion (maya)

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Other Word Forms

• Vedantic
  adjective
• Vedantism
  noun
• Vedantist
  noun

Etymology

Origin of Vedanta

< Sanskrit, equivalent to veda Veda + anta end

Example Sentences

Mr. Saxena is CEO of Vedanta Capital, a venture capital firm investing in biotechnology and AI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

He is also a scientific advisory board member of Amgen, BioInvent, and Vedanta Biosciences, has consulted for AbbVie, and serves as an editor of the Journal of Experimental Medicine and an editorial advisor to Immunity.

From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2026

He has studied the Hindu philosophy of Vedanta in Cambodia.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2024

A decision by Taiwan's Foxconn to withdraw from a $19.5 billion semiconductor joint venture with Vedanta is a "credit negative" for the Indian conglomerate's UK parent Vedanta Resources, debt research firm CreditSights said on Thursday.

From Reuters • Jul. 13, 2023

The form which this philosophy ultimately assumed is well represented in the treatise called the Vedanta Sara, or essence of the Vedanta.

From Two Old Faiths Essays on the Religions of the Hindus and the Mohammedans by Mitchell, J. Murray (John Murray)