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)
Derived forms
Vedantic (Veˈdantic)
adjective
Vedantism (Veˈdantism)
noun
Vedantist (Veˈdantist)
noun
Word origin
C19: from Sanskrit, from Veda + ánta end
Vedanta in American English
(vɪˈdɑntə; vɪˈdæntə)
noun
a system of Hindu monistic philosophy based on the Vedas
Derived forms
Vedantic (Veˈdantic)
adjective
Vedantism (Veˈdanˌtism)
noun
Word origin
Sans Vedānta < Veda (see Veda) + anta, an UNRESOLVED CROSS REF