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Vedanta
The end of the Vedas: the Upanishads, and the schools that interpret them.
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Philosophy
Vedanta means the end or culmination of the Vedas. Its texts are the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita and the Brahma Sutras, and it has several schools, of which Advaita, non-dualism, is the best known.
Where Sankhya and Yog speak of two realities, Advaita Vedanta teaches one: Atman, the Self, is Brahman. Jnana Yog is the path most closely tied to it.
Terms
- Atman
- The Self.
- Brahman
- The ground of all that is.
- Advaita
- Non-duality.
Ideas behind it
Sources and tradition
- YOG Union App Content Map, 2 November 2026, pp. 2–3, philosophy and foundations