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Noun: Vedanta  vi'dan-tu or vi'daan-tu
  1. (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

Type of: Hindooism, Hinduism

Encyclopedia: Vedanta