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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.


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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of Vedanta

< Sanskrit, equivalent to veda Veda + anta end


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