Vedanta

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Vedanta is a major Hindu philosophical tradition that interprets and systematizes the teachings of the Upanishads, focusing on the nature of ultimate reality (Brahman) and the self (Atman).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu philosophical tradition
school of Indian philosophy
aimsAt cessation of rebirth
realization of true self
basedOn Bhagavad Gita
Brahma Sutras
Upanishads
etymology "end of the Veda"
focusesOn Atman
linked to: Brahman

Brahman
liberation (moksha)
relationship between Atman and Brahman
hasSubSchool Achintya Bheda Abheda
Advaita Vedanta
Bhedabheda Vedanta
Dvaita Vedanta
linked to: Dvaita

Dvaitadvaita Vedanta
linked to: Bhedabheda Vedanta

Shuddhadvaita Vedanta
Vishishtadvaita Vedanta
linked to: Vishishtadvaita
historicalPeriodOfFormation first millennium CE
influenced Neo-Vedanta
medieval Hindu theology
modern Hindu reform movements
influencedBy Upanishadic sages
earlier Vedic thought
interprets teachings of the Upanishads
keyConcept Atman as inner self
Brahman as ultimate reality
avidya (ignorance)
karma
maya
samsara
languageOfPrimaryTexts Sanskrit
majorFigure Adi Shankaracharya
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
Madhvacharya
linked to: Dvaita

Nimbarkacharya
Ramanujacharya
Vallabhacharya
originatesFrom Indian subcontinent
linked to: South Asia
philosophicalDiscipline epistemology
ethics
metaphysics
recognizesScripture Bhagavad Gita
Brahma Sutras
Upanishads
Vedas
religion Hinduism
scripturalCategory Prasthanatrayi
linked to: Upanishads
systematizes Upanishadic philosophy

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Hinduism hasPhilosophicalSchool Advaita Vedanta
linked to: Vedanta
Bhagavad Gita tradition Vedanta
Bhagavad Gita philosophicalSchool Advaita Vedanta (commentarial tradition)
linked to: Vedanta
Krishna associatedWithPhilosophy Jnana yoga
linked to: Vedanta
Sri Aurobindo influencedBy Vedanta
Upanishads tradition Vedānta
linked to: Vedanta
Vishishtadvaita partOf Vedanta
Vishishtadvaita developedFrom theistic Vedanta
linked to: Vedanta
Samkhya relatedSchool Vedanta
Mimamsa contrastsWith Vedanta
Indian philosophical texts (Darśanas) includesSchool Vedānta
linked to: Vedanta
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan fieldOfWork Hindu philosophy
linked to: Vedanta
Sarada Devi influenced Vedanta movement
linked to: Vedanta
Indian philosophy includesSchool Vedānta
linked to: Vedanta
Dara Shikoh influencedBy Vedanta
Ancient India philosophicalTradition Vedanta
subject linked to: ancient India
Achintya Bheda Abheda field Vedanta
Mandukya Upanishad tradition Vedanta
Vyasa influenced Vedanta philosophy
linked to: Vedanta
Taittiriya Shakha influenced Vedanta philosophy
linked to: Vedanta
Shruti influenceOn Vedanta philosophy
subject linked to: shruti
linked to: Vedanta
Raja Yoga (book) associatedWith Vedanta
subject linked to: Raja Yoga
Raja Yoga (book) philosophicalTradition Vedanta
subject linked to: Raja Yoga
Embar philosophicalSchool Vedanta
Anuvyakhyana mainSubject Vedanta philosophy
linked to: Vedanta
Jnana Yoga basedOn Vedanta philosophy
linked to: Vedanta
Jayatirtha fieldOfWork Vedanta