Meaning of

VEDANTA
वेदा त
CONTENT

INTRODUCTION
VEDANTA
 Indian philosophy / Darśana- दशन

-Philosophical traditions of the Indian subcontinent.

-Classification: Astika and Nāstika schools of philosophy.

Six āstika schools of thought. Each is called a darśana, and Schools of thoughts that do not accept the
each darśana accepts the Vedas as authority. authority of the Vedas

Astika Nāstika
Samkhya - सां य दशन Charvaka - चावाक दशन

Yoga - योग दशन Buddhism – बौ धम दशन

Nyāya or logic – याय, तक दशन Jainism -जैन धम दशन

Vaiśeṣika -वैशे शक दशन

Mīmāṃsā - मीमा सा दशन

Vedānta - वेदा त दशन

Vedānta
veda-knowledge
anta- end

Final or Ultimate Knowledge

Vedanta is originally the name given to Upanishad because they

are the end of vedic literature and also because they impart
ultimate form of vedic knowledge.

Aimed at systematizing the idea of the scriptures of the

Upanishad, Bhavad Gita and Brahma Sutra, various school of
vedanta appear after 8th Century. -Vedanta is spiritual knowledge.
Vedanta systematically explain the nature of the individual, universe, the ultimate
reality, means of knowledge.

School of Vedanta differs with respect to how they conceive of this Reality, which
realization, union or relation with reality involve and how this is achieved.

The goal of life is not to enjoy and pleasure

though the sense, but the ultimate goal of life is
to realize the ultimate reality so, that we can
escape from the cycle of life and death.
What Vedanta tell us,

Is that we don't really know who we are, we think of ourself is limited human being born to die living
short life.

But, we are just spiritual species, immortal pure conciseness which is something we are unaware of.
Vedanta aims to show us how can we be aware.
Maya

Illusion of reality
Created by our senses
Ego & identity

maya
Atman:
the true self of an individual, the essence of an individual.

Brahman: is the only truth, the world is unreal, and there is ultimate no difference between Brahman
and Individual self.

Brahmah is the Ultimate supreme reality, It cannot be perceived nor could it be describe by words.

It is beyond senses and intellect. it is indefinable -Pure Conciousness

maya
Atman
Samsara:
concept of rebirth and "cyclicality of all life, matter, existence"
notion of transmigrating of soul, reincarnation
endless cycle of birth and death

samsara

maya
Atman
Karma:
action that driving conciseness, not only in this reality but also in next reality.
whats our next life , reality is based ión our action on this life.

samsara

maya
Atman

karma
Dharma:
Is what is the role we should play given the reality or life we are in.

samsara

maya
Atman

karma dharma
Freeing from birth death cycle is Moksha,
Awakening of this reality Atman connecting or realizing brahman, out of maya and rejoining and
free form this samsar from birth death cycle this is called Moksha

samsara

maya
Atman
NON _DUALISM Advaita DVAIT VEDANTA
Ramanujacharya
Shankaracharya Madhvacharya
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forGod.
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