Vedanta

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Vedanta
    n 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

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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]

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