Vedanta - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Vedanta :  (noun)

1: (from the Sanskrit for `end of the Veda') one of six orthodox philosophical systems or viewpoints rooted in the Upanishads as opposed to Mimamsa which relies on the Vedas and Brahmanas [syn: Vedanta]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Vedanta : \Ve*dan"ta\, n. [Skr. V?danta.] A system of philosophy among the Hindus, founded on scattered texts of the Vedas, and thence termed the ``Anta,'' or end or substance. --Balfour (Cyc. of India.)

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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