Summary |
Vedanta can mean either of two positions: that which comes at the end of the Vedas as a corpus or, that body of works which deals with the end of the Vedas. Traditionally, the Upanishads and the huge commentary on them is known as Vedanta. Vedanta is not a homogenous term but comprises of many schools of thought which are divided into other sub-schools. Some say that now there is now only Neo-Vedanta while some others do not. This heterogenous block of opinions which is distinct from other Indian schools of thoughts is known as Vedanta. This with the caveat, that all branches of Vedanta gestures, but does not fully always agree with non-qualified non dualism. Within Vedanta there are distinct schools of thought which do not agree with the monist point of view. These non-monist philosophies too are Vedanta in certain cases. To give one example which is not always discussed, the Kashmiri School of Tantra is entirely monist but cannot always be called Vedanta. |