Vedanta (vedānta)
(Language: Sanskrit)
Short Description: End or culmination of the Vedas; one of the major schools of traditional Hindu philosophy.
Long Description: End or culmination of the Vedas, a designation for the Upanishads (Upaniṣāds) as the last portion (“end”) of the Vedas; also one of the six orthodox (āstika) schools of Hindu philosophy who have their starting point in the texts of the Upanishads (Upaniṣāds), the Brahma-Sūtras (of Bādarāyana Vyāsa), and the Bhagavad Gītā ; over time, Vedānta crystallized into three distinct schools: Advaita (non-dualism), associated with Shankara (ca.788-820 CE); Viśiṣṭādvaita (qualified non-dualism), associated with Rāmānuja (ca.1055-1137 CE); and Dvaita (dualism), associated with Madhva (ca.1199-1278 CE); see “Advaita.”
Sources: The Fullness of God: Frithjof Schuon on Christianity, by Frithjof Schuon, edited by Dr. James S. Cutsinger
