Vedanta
Sign in to saveVedanta (; , ), also known as Uttara Mīmāṃsā, is one of the six orthodox (āstika) schools of Hindu philosophy and textual exegesis. The word Vedanta means 'conclusion of the Vedas,' and encompasses the ideas that emerged from, or aligned and reinterpreted, the speculations and enumerations contained in the Upanishads, focusing, with varying emphasis, on devotion, knowledge, and liberation. Vedanta developed into many traditions, all of which give their specific interpretations of a common group of texts called the Prasthānatrayī, translated as 'the three sources': the Upanishads, the Brahma Su
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Vedanta is one of the six major schools of Hindu philosophy that interprets ancient Hindu texts called the Upanishads, focusing on ideas about devotion, knowledge, and spiritual liberation. It has developed into many different traditions over time, each offering its own interpretation of the same core philosophical texts, making it a foundational and influential approach to understanding Hindu thought.
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- Etymology and nomenclature
- Vedanta philosophy
- Common features
- Scripture
- Metaphysics
- Brahman / Īśvara – Conceptions of the Supreme Reality
- Relation between Brahman and Jīva / Atman
- Epistemology
- Pramana
- Theory of cause and effect
- Overview of the classical schools of Vedanta
- Bhedabheda Vedanta (difference and non-difference)
- Dvaitādvaita
- Achintya-Bheda-Abheda
- Advaita Vedanta
- Vishishtadvaita Vedanta
- Dvaita
- Shuddhādvaita
- History
- Before the ''Brahma Sutras'' (before the 5th century)
- ''Brahma Sutras'' (completed in the 5th century)
- Between the ''Brahma Sutras'' and Adi Shankara (5th–8th centuries)
- Gaudapada, Adi Shankara (Advaita Vedanta) (6th–9th centuries)
- Gaudapada
- Adi Shankara
- Early Vaishnavism Vedanta (7th–9th centuries)
- Nimbārka and Dvaitādvaita
- Bhāskara and Upadhika
- Vaishnavism Bhakti Vedanta (11th–16th centuries)
- Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita Vedanta) (11th–12th centuries)
- Madhva (Tattvavada or Dvaita Vedanta)(13th–14th centuries)
- Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (Achintya Bheda Abheda) (16th century)
- Modern times (19th century – present)
- Swaminarayan and Akshar-Purushottam Darshan (19th century)
- Neo-Vedanta (19th century)
- Criticism of Neo-Vedanta label
- Influence
- Hindu traditions
- Influence on Western thinkers
- Similarities with Spinoza's philosophy
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- Printed sources
- Web sources
- Further reading
- External links
Vedanta (; , ), also known as Uttara Mīmāṃsā, is one of the six orthodox (āstika) schools of Hindu philosophy and textual exegesis. The word Vedanta means 'conclusion of the Vedas,' and encompasses the ideas that emerged from, or aligned and reinterpreted, the speculations and enumerations contained in the Upanishads, focusing, with varying emphasis, on devotion, knowledge, and liberation. Vedanta developed into many traditions, all of which give their specific interpretations of a common group of texts called the Prasthānatrayī, translated as 'the three sources': the Upanishads, the Brahma Sutras, and the Bhagavad Gita.
All Vedanta traditions place great emphasis on textual exegesis and contain extensive discussions on ontology, soteriology, and epistemology, even though there is much disagreement among the various traditions. Independently considered, they may seem completely disparate due to the pronounced differences in thoughts and reasoning.