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May 12, 2025 at 01:56 PM
🔆 Vedanta School
📍 Source
• Originates from the Upanishads (contributed by multiple scholars).
📍 Core Philosophy
• Emphasises: Knowledge, Devotion, and Liberation.
📍 Major Branches
1. Advaita Vedanta (Shankaracharya)
• Brahman alone is real; the world is illusion (maya).
2. Vishishtadvaita (Ramanuja)
• Brahman is real, but has multiplicity.
3. Dvaita (Madhvacharya)
• Dualism: God and souls exist as separate realities.
📍 Path to Salvation
• Liberation through self-knowledge, devotion, and good karma.