Advaita

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/ədˈvaɪ.tə/

proper noun

A school of philsoophy teaching that differences and variegation in the human condition are unreal or illusory.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. HinduismA school of philsoophy teaching that differences and variegation in the human condition are unreal or illusory.

    Synonyms: Advaita Vedanta, nonduality

  2. abbreviationcontractionContraction of Advaita Vedanta (an orthodox philosophical school of Hinduism).

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA school of philsoophy teaching that differences and variegation in the human condition are unreal or illusory.

Origin

  1. Sanskritअद्वैत
  2. Sanskritअद्वैत
  3. EnglishAdvaita

Derived from Sanskrit अद्वैत (advaita).

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Translations

Polish adwajta, adwaita
  • adwajtaHindu doctrine holding that differences in the human condition are illusory
  • adwaitaHindu doctrine holding that differences in the human condition are illusory
Portuguese advaita
  • advaitaHindu doctrine holding that differences in the human condition are illusory
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