Main Entry:

Ve·dan·ta

Pronunciation:

\vā-ˈdän-tə, və-, -ˈdan-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Sanskrit Vedānta, literally, end of the Veda, from Veda + anta end; akin to Old English ende end

Date:

1788

: an orthodox system of Hindu philosophy developing especially in a qualified monism the speculations of the Upanishads on ultimate reality and the liberation of the soul

— Ve·dan·tism \-ˈdän-ˌti-zəm, -ˈdan-\ noun

— Ve·dan·tist \-ˈdän-tist, -ˈdan-\ noun