Vedanta
/vɪˈdɑːntə
/ /vɪˈdantə/ /vɛˈdɑːntə/ /vɛˈdantə/noun [mass noun]
A Hindu philosophy based on the doctrine of the Upanishads, especially in its monistic form.The doctrines of Vedanta were based on the Upanishads, and gave logical and organized form to their mystical speculations....
- All these reforms were attempts at steering the Hindu religion towards Vedanta, which is the backbone of its philosophy.
- She was even attracted to her husband because he was so ‘spiritual,’ having been a monk in the Hindu tradition of Vedanta.
Derivatives
Vedantic
- The Vedantic stance is that time, space and objects are not real entities.
- Perhaps the most philosophically sophisticated reincarnational theory (along with certain Buddhist views) is the Vedantic school of Hinduism.
- Rao concludes that it is ultimately necessary to make a fundamental distinction between mind and consciousness, a distinction found in Vedantic teachings.
Vedantist
/ noun ...- He became a Vedantist, a Hindu, as a result of his studies in his search for truth.
- Einstein had thus proven mathematically what Vedantists had known for years.
- Vivekanda, Aurobindo and Sarvepalli Radhakrishna were all brilliant Vedantists.
Origin
From Sanskrit vedānta, from veda (see Veda) + anta 'end'.