ADVAITA

Meaning of ADVAITA in English

/euhd vuy"teuh/ , n. Hinduism.

one of the two principal Vedantic schools, asserting the existence of Brahman alone, whose appearance as the world is an illusion resulting from ignorance. Cf. dvaita (def. 2).

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ADVAITA — (Sanskrit: "Nondualism") Most influential school of Vedanta . It originated with Gaudapada's 7th-century commentary on the Mandukya Upanishad . Gaudapada …
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ADVAITA — ədˈvīd.ə noun Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Sanskrit, from a- a- (II) + dvaita duality, from dvi two — more at …
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ADVAITA — (Sanskrit: "Nondualism") Most influential school of Vedanta . It originated with Gaudapada's 7th-century commentary on the Mandukya Upanishad . Gaudapada …
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SMARTA — ˈsmärd.ə noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Sanskrit, from smṛti what is remembered : a member of a …
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DVAITA — /dvuy"teuh/ , n. Hinduism. 1. any of the pluralistic schools of philosophy. 2. ( cap. ) (in Vedantic philosophy) one …
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BHEDABHEDA — (Sanskrit: identity and difference), an important branch of Vedanta, an orthodox system of Hindu philosophy. Its principal author was Bhaskara, …
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CAITANYA MOVEMENT — Emotional form of Hinduism that developed in the 16th century, inspired by the mode of worship originated by Caitanya . …
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