Vedanta
noun
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.
Vedantism
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a word derived from
Vedanta.
Example Sentences
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The old Vedantism, by representing all things as mere phenomenal expressions of infinite Brahm, tended necessarily to destroy all sense of personal responsibility.
From Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891 by Frank F. Ellinwood
The next great Mîmâ@msâ scholar and follower of Kumârila was Ma@n@dana Mis'ra, the author of Vidhiviveka, Mîmâ@msânukrama@nî and the commentator of Tantravârttika, who became later on converted by S'a@nkara to Vedantism.
From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Surendranath Dasgupta
It is just so with his Vedantism, and with his interpretation of all the religious teachings of this land.
From India, Its Life and Thought by John P. (John Peter) Jones
Within the mighty fascination of this Vedantism the people have been held through the centuries.
From India's Problem, Krishna or Christ by John P. (John Peter) Jones
If a little bit of Schopenhauer works, and some of Fichte; a piece of Christianity and a part of Vedantism, it is all grist to the mill of pragmatism.
From A Librarian's Open Shelf by Arthur E. Bostwick
