Vedanta

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Hindu philosophical tradition school of Indian philosophy

Vedanta is a major Hindu philosophical tradition that interprets and systematizes the teachings of the Upanishads, focusing on the nature of ultimate reality (Brahman) and the self (Atman).

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form	Occurrences
Vedānta	3
Advaita Vedanta	1
Advaita Vedanta (commentarial tradition)	1
Hindu philosophy	1
Jnana yoga	1
Vedanta movement	1
theistic Vedanta	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu philosophical tradition ⓘ school of Indian philosophy ⓘ
aimsAt	cessation of rebirth ⓘ realization of true self ⓘ
basedOn	Bhagavad Gita ⓘ Brahma Sutras ⓘ Upanishads ⓘ
etymology	"end of the Veda" ⓘ
focusesOn	Brahman ⓘ surface form: Atman Brahman ⓘ liberation (moksha) ⓘ relationship between Atman and Brahman ⓘ
hasSubSchool	Achintya Bheda Abheda ⓘ Advaita Vedanta ⓘ Bhedabheda Vedanta ⓘ Dvaita ⓘ surface form: Dvaita Vedanta Bhedabheda Vedanta ⓘ surface form: Dvaitadvaita Vedanta Shuddhadvaita Vedanta ⓘ Vishishtadvaita ⓘ surface form: Vishishtadvaita Vedanta
historicalPeriodOfFormation	first millennium CE ⓘ
influenced	Neo-Vedanta ⓘ medieval Hindu theology ⓘ modern Hindu reform movements ⓘ
influencedBy	Upanishadic sages ⓘ earlier Vedic thought ⓘ
interprets	teachings of the Upanishads ⓘ
keyConcept	Atman as inner self ⓘ Brahman as ultimate reality ⓘ avidya (ignorance) ⓘ karma ⓘ maya ⓘ samsara ⓘ
languageOfPrimaryTexts	Sanskrit ⓘ
majorFigure	Adi Shankaracharya ⓘ Chaitanya Mahaprabhu ⓘ Dvaita ⓘ surface form: Madhvacharya Nimbarkacharya ⓘ Ramanujacharya ⓘ Vallabhacharya ⓘ
originatesFrom	South Asia ⓘ surface form: Indian subcontinent
philosophicalDiscipline	epistemology ⓘ ethics ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ
recognizesScripture	Bhagavad Gita ⓘ Brahma Sutras ⓘ Upanishads ⓘ Vedas ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
scripturalCategory	Upanishads ⓘ surface form: Prasthanatrayi
systematizes	Upanishadic philosophy ⓘ

Referenced by (25)

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

Krishna → associatedWithPhilosophy → Vedanta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jnana yoga

Mimamsa → contrastsWith → Vedanta ⓘ

Vishishtadvaita → developedFrom → Vedanta ⓘ

this entity surface form: theistic Vedanta

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan → fieldOfWork → Vedanta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hindu philosophy

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan → fieldOfWork → Vedanta ⓘ

Hinduism → hasPhilosophicalSchool → Vedanta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Advaita Vedanta

Indian philosophical texts (Darśanas) → includesSchool → Vedanta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vedānta

Indian philosophy → includesSchool → Vedanta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vedānta

Sarada Devi → influenced → Vedanta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vedanta movement

Dara Shikoh → influencedBy → Vedanta ⓘ

Sri Aurobindo → influencedBy → Vedanta ⓘ

The Perennial Philosophy → influencedBy → Vedanta ⓘ

Vishishtadvaita → partOf → Vedanta ⓘ

Bhagavad Gita → philosophicalSchool → Vedanta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Advaita Vedanta (commentarial tradition)

Dnyaneshwari → philosophicalSchool → Vedanta ⓘ

Moksha Sannyasa Yoga → philosophicalSchool → Vedanta ⓘ

Ramanujacharya → philosophicalSchool → Vedanta ⓘ

Swami Vivekananda → philosophicalSchool → Vedanta ⓘ

Dvaita → philosophicalTradition → Vedanta ⓘ

Sarada Devi → philosophicalTradition → Vedanta ⓘ

Samkhya → relatedSchool → Vedanta ⓘ

Christopher Isherwood → religion → Vedanta ⓘ

Bhagavad Gita → tradition → Vedanta ⓘ

Upanishads → tradition → Vedanta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vedānta