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The 35 pages that link to Brahman, each with the reason it gives.

• Advaita VedantaRelated: Advaita identifies Brahman as the sole ultimate reality, beyond apparent divisions.

• UpanishadsRelated: The texts repeatedly ask how the self relates to this ultimate reality.

• NirvanaCompared with: Nirvana is not generally described as realizing an eternal universal self or ground.

• AtmanCompared with: Advaita Vedanta identifies Atman with Brahman, while other schools distinguish or qualify their relation.

• VedantaRelated: Vedanta schools disagree over Brahman’s nature and its relation to selves and the world.

• VishnuCompared with: Some schools identify Vishnu with Brahman, while others distinguish the personal deity from ultimate reality.

• VishishtadvaitaRelated: Vishishtadvaita treats Brahman as the whole qualified by souls and matter.

• Dvaita VedantaRelated: Dvaita treats Brahman as Vishnu, distinct from souls and matter.

• ShaktiNarrower topic: Some traditions understand Shakti as the dynamic aspect of ultimate reality.

• RamanujaRelated: Ramanuja identifies Brahman with a personal God possessing auspicious qualities.

• Adi ShankaraRelated: Shankara identifies Brahman as the sole ultimate reality.

• BrahminCompared with: Despite similar spelling, Brahman is not the social identity Brahmin.

• Brahma SutrasRelated: The sutras examine what the Upanishads teach about Brahman.

• Jnana YogaRelated: Jnana Yoga investigates the relation between the self and ultimate reality.

• Hindu cosmologyRelated: Some Hindu accounts connect the cosmos to an ultimate reality beyond its changing forms.

• MayaNarrower topic: Maya's apparent world is measured against Brahman, which Advaita regards as the sole ultimate reality.

• ŚrutiRelated: The Upaniṣads, a central portion of śruti, explore Brahman and its relation to the self.

• GodCompared with: Brahman can denote an impersonal absolute rather than a personal creator God.

• Brahmo SamajRelated: The movement’s monotheism drew on interpretations of this concept as the single divine reality.

• TrimurtiCompared with: The Trimurti’s personal deities are distinct from this impersonal ultimate reality.

• GaudapadaRelated: Gaudapada’s nondual reasoning concerns the nature of the reality identified with the self.

• Gayatri MantraRelated: Some later interpretations connect the mantra’s radiance with ultimate reality.

• Hindu philosophyRelated: Vedānta schools disagree over how Brahman relates to individual selves and the world.

• MadhvacharyaRelated: Madhvacharya interprets Brahman as Vishnu, not an impersonal reality identical with the self.

• OmRelated: Om is interpreted in several Hindu traditions as a sonic expression of Brahman.

• AcosmismBroader topic: In Advaita, Brahman alone is ultimately real; the world depends on its appearance.

• Eastern philosophyRelated: Some Indian philosophies make knowledge of Brahman central to understanding reality.

• Gārgī VāchaknavīRelated: The dialogue approaches the unconditioned reality that cannot be explained as another supported object.

• Maṇḍana MiśraRelated: Maṇḍana’s Vedāntic inquiry concerns knowledge of Brahman and liberation.

• Smarta traditionNarrower topic: Advaita interprets the diverse deities worshipped in Smarta practice in relation to one ultimate reality.

• Uddālaka ĀruṇiRelated: Uddālaka’s account of the world’s origin points toward a single underlying reality.

• Brahma KumarisCompared with: Brahma Kumaris’ personal, incorporeal God differs from many traditions’ conception of Brahman as impersonal absolute.

• DvaitadvaitaRelated: Dvaitadvaita treats souls and the world as both distinct from and non-different from this reality.

• Eastern religionsCompared with: Its role in Hindu metaphysics differs from Buddhist accounts that reject a creator or permanent essence.

• Indian religionsCompared with: Its metaphysical role differs from Buddhist accounts that reject a permanent cosmic self.