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单词 Vedanta
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Definition of Vedanta in English:

Vedanta

nounvɛˈdɑːntəvɪˈdantəvɪˈdɑːntəvɛˈdantə
mass noun
  • A Hindu philosophy based on the doctrine of the Upanishads, especially in its monistic form.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • She was even attracted to her husband because he was so ‘spiritual,’ having been a monk in the Hindu tradition of Vedanta.
    • The Vedanta, which represents the apogee of Indian philosophy, is replete with concepts that are of tremendous contemporary significance.
    • All these reforms were attempts at steering the Hindu religion towards Vedanta, which is the backbone of its philosophy.
    • The doctrines of Vedanta were based on the Upanishads, and gave logical and organized form to their mystical speculations.
    • I was deeply influenced by the life of Ramakrishna and also Indian philosophies of Tantra and Vedanta.

Derivatives

  • Vedantic

  • adjective
    • Rao concludes that it is ultimately necessary to make a fundamental distinction between mind and consciousness, a distinction found in Vedantic teachings.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Perhaps the most philosophically sophisticated reincarnational theory (along with certain Buddhist views) is the Vedantic school of Hinduism.
      • The Vedantic stance is that time, space and objects are not real entities.
      • The central aim of Sufism, the self-extinction in the merger with God, is obviously borrowed from Buddhist and Vedantic sources.
      • Through a unique combination of science and management, Jaya brings her Vedantic erudition to the educated elite.
  • Vedantist

  • nounvɛˈdɑːntɪst
    • He became a Vedantist, a Hindu, as a result of his studies in his search for truth.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Vivekanda, Aurobindo and Sarvepalli Radhakrishna were all brilliant Vedantists.
      • Due in large part to the lasting influence of British Vedantists of the 1920s and 30s, Vedanta continues to grow in influence today, both in Britain and in North America.
      • Einstein had thus proven mathematically what Vedantists had known for years.

Origin

From Sanskrit vedānta, from veda (see Veda) + anta 'end'.

Rhymes

chanter, enchanter, granter, planter, supplanter, transplanter
 
 

Definition of Vedanta in US English:

Vedanta

noun
  • A Hindu philosophy based on the doctrine of the Upanishads, especially in its monistic form.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • All these reforms were attempts at steering the Hindu religion towards Vedanta, which is the backbone of its philosophy.
    • I was deeply influenced by the life of Ramakrishna and also Indian philosophies of Tantra and Vedanta.
    • She was even attracted to her husband because he was so ‘spiritual,’ having been a monk in the Hindu tradition of Vedanta.
    • The Vedanta, which represents the apogee of Indian philosophy, is replete with concepts that are of tremendous contemporary significance.
    • The doctrines of Vedanta were based on the Upanishads, and gave logical and organized form to their mystical speculations.

Origin

From Sanskrit vedānta, from veda (see Veda) + anta ‘end’.

 
 
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