Vedanta

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vedanta \Ve*dan"ta\, n. [Skr. V[=e]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.)
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Vedanta
       n : (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