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

Derived Forms

• Vedantist
  noun
• Vedantism
  noun
• Vedantic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of Vedanta

< Sanskrit, equivalent to veda Veda + anta end

Example Sentences

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

The latter refers to both the Vedanta spiritual practices he embraced decades ago and a prevalent need he sensed “for beauty in a world that wants to shut it out.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

He has studied the Hindu philosophy of Vedanta in Cambodia.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2024

But in her late teens, she found that the teachings of Vedanta Hinduism, largely known for its orders of swamis, or religious teachers, resonated with her.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2023

Such a view appears in India in the Vedanta philosophy, and in Greece a little later it is more or less involved in Orphic theories and in the systems of several philosophers.

From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Jastrow, Morris