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-'''Vedānta''' (devanāgarī: वेदान्त) is a [[Sanskrit]] term originally used in [[Hinduism|Hindu philosophy]] as a synonym for the texts known as the [[Upanishads (book)|Upanishads]], found in the last part of the [[Vedas (book)|Vedas]]. The meaning comes from Veda-anta = "Veda-end" meaning "the appendix to the Vedic hymns", although it is also speculated that it means "the purpose or goal [end] of the Vedas".
-By the 8th century, the word came to be used to describe a group of philosophical traditions concerned with the realization of the ultimate nature of reality ([[Brahman]]). There are several schools of Vedanta (also known as Uttara-Mīmāṃsā), the most popular being the Advaita Vedānta.
-== Advaita Vedanta ==
-The [[Sanskrit]] term ''advaita'' literally means not-two. It refers to the idea that the true Self, Atman, is the same as the highest Reality, Brahman. It gives "a unifying interpretation of the whole body of Upanishads",[2] providing scriptural authority for the postulation of the nonduality of Atman and Brahman. Followers seek liberation/release by acquiring vidyā (knowledge)[3] of the identity of Atman and Brahman. It emphasizes Jivanmukta, the idea that moksha (freedom, liberation) is achievable in this life.
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