Brahman

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absolute principle aspect of Brahman central concept in Hindu philosophy key concept in Vedanta metaphysical concept ultimate reality

Brahman is the ultimate, all-pervading reality or absolute principle in Hindu philosophy, understood as the source and essence of everything that exists.

Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form	As subject	As object
Atman	0	3
Nirguna Brahman	2	1
Saguna Brahman	2	0
Brahman is nirguna (without attributes) in ultimate sense	0	1
Brahman without attributes	0	1
Shakti is the supreme reality	0	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	absolute principle → aspect of Brahman → aspect of Brahman → central concept in Hindu philosophy → key concept in Vedanta → metaphysical concept → ultimate reality →
beyond	causation → name and form (nama-rupa) → space → time →
centralDoctrineIn	Advaita Vedanta → Dvaita → surface form: Dvaita Vedanta Vishishtadvaita → surface form: Vishishtadvaita Vedanta
describedAs	Brahman with attributes → Brahman self-linksurface differs → surface form: Brahman without attributes all-pervading reality → essence of all beings → eternal → formless → immanent → infinite → sat-chit-ananda → source of everything that exists → transcendent → unchanging reality →
distinguishedFrom	Ishvara in some philosophical systems →
equatedWith	absolute consciousness → ground of being → ultimate cause of the universe →
etymology	derived from Sanskrit root "brh" meaning to grow or to expand →
goalOf	moksha in many Hindu traditions →
hasAspect	Brahman self-linksurface differs → surface form: Nirguna Brahman Saguna Brahman →
hasAttribute	ananda (bliss) → chit (consciousness) → sat (being) →
language	Sanskrit term →
mentionedIn	Bhagavad Gita → Upanishads → Vedas →
realizedThrough	devotion (bhakti) in some schools → meditation → self-knowledge (jnana) →
relatedConcept	Brahman self-linksurface differs → surface form: Atman
relationshipToAtmanInAdvaita	Atman is identical with Brahman →
relationshipToAtmanInDvaita	Atman is distinct from Brahman →
relationshipToAtmanInVishishtadvaita	Atman is a mode or part of Brahman →
religion	Hinduism →

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Smartism → centralConcept → Brahman →

Shaktism → coreBelief → Brahman →

this entity surface form: Shakti is the supreme reality

Brahman → describedAs → Brahman self-linksurface differs →

subject surface form: Nirguna Brahman

this entity surface form: Brahman without attributes

Vedanta → focusesOn → Brahman →

this entity surface form: Atman

Brahman → hasAspect → Brahman self-linksurface differs →

this entity surface form: Nirguna Brahman

Indian philosophy → hasConcept → Brahman →

Hinduism → hasCoreConcept → Brahman →

Upanishads → mainTopic → Brahman →

Brahma → oftenConfusedWith → Brahman →

Brahman → relatedConcept → Brahman self-linksurface differs →

this entity surface form: Atman

Om → symbolizes → Brahman →

this entity surface form: Atman

Smartism → viewOnReality → Brahman →

this entity surface form: Brahman is nirguna (without attributes) in ultimate sense