Look up: Vedanta

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   Vedanta
   School of Hindu philosophy that developed the teachings of the Upanishads. One of its teachers was Samkara, who lived in southern India in the 8th century AD and is generally regarded as a...
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   Vedanta
   Ve·dan'ta noun [ Sanskrit V...danta .] A system of philosophy among the Hindus, founded on scattered texts of the Vedas, and thence termed the 'Anta,' or end or substance. Balfour (Cyc. of India.)
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   Vedanta
   noun (from the Sanskrit for `end of the Veda`) one of six orthodox philosophical systems or viewpoints rooted in the Upanishads as opposed to Mimamsa which relies on the Vedas and Brahmanas
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   Vedanta
   : `Vedanta` (Devanagari: , `) is a school of philosophy that originated in India and is entirely focused on trying to understand the real nature of reality. The word `Vedanta` is a compound of `veda` `knowledge` and `anta` `end, conclusion`, translating to `the culmination of knowledge`. An alternative reading is of `anta` as `essence`, `core`, or `inside`, rendering the term `VedÄÂ?nta`: `the essence of the `Vedas``. VedÄÂ?nta is also called `U...
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   Vedanta
   • (n.) A system of philosophy among the Hindus, founded on scattered texts of the Vedas, and thence termed the `Anta,` or end or substance.
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   Vedanta
   Vedanta (vidän'tu, –dăn'–) , one of the six classical systems of Indian philosophy. The term “Vedanta” has the literal meaning “the end of the Veda” and refers both to the teaching of the Upanishads, which constitute the last section of the Veda...
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   Vedanta
   The 'end of the Veda' (q.v.), used both in the literal sense and that of final goal, or meaning. Applied to the Upanishads (q.v.) and various systems of thought based upon them. Specifically the doctrine elaborated in the Brahmasutras of Badarayana, restated, reinterpreted, and changed by later philosophers, notably Sankara, Ramanuja, Nimbarka, Ma...
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