Vedānta (Uttara Mīmāṃsā)
A living tradition within Hinduism. The disagreements in the sources are shown rather than settled.
Vedānta (Uttara Mīmāṃsā) is a living tradition within Hinduism. Also written Vedanta, Brahma Mīmāṃsā.
Origin
Founder named in the sources: Bādarāyaṇa. No founding year is given below, because the sources read do not agree on one and a date has not been chosen for them. IEP's Hindu Philosophy survey: founder Bādarāyaṇa, foundational text the Vedānta/Brahma Sūtras, 1st century CE. IEP's Advaita entry defines Vedānta as 'a label for any hermeneutics that attempts to provide a consistent interpretation of the philosophy of the Upaniṣads' — a field of interpretation rather than a single doctrine.
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Citation
English
The language and the date you read it belong in the citation: this corpus is multilingual and articles are revised after publication.
John Shaqi. “Vedānta (Uttara Mīmāṃsā).” English version. 11 August 2026. https://johnshaqi.com/articles/sect-vedanta-uttara-mimamsa.
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