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(vi dän′tə, -dan′-)

noun

a system of Hindu monistic philosophy based on the Vedas

Origin: Sans Vedānta < Veda (see Veda) + anta, an end

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Vedantic adjective
Vedantism noun

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noun
Hinduism

The system of philosophy that further develops the implications in the Upanishads that all reality is a single principle, Brahman, and teaches that the believer's goal is to transcend the limitations of self-identity and realize one's unity with Brahman.

Origin:

Origin: Sanskrit vedāntaḥ, complete knowledge of the Veda

Origin: : Vedaḥ, Veda; see Veda

Origin: + antaḥ, end; see ant- in Indo-European roots

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