Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s7.t15.3

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The Sanskrit of "Vedanta" is " Vedānta ". Its literal meaning is "the ending of Vedas", which mainly refers to the last part of the Veda in a broad sense, namely the Upanishad. Because many theories of this school are derived from Upanishad, it has received the name.