Knowra Brahman Brahman Brahman is the ultimate reality underlying the universe and its apparent diversity in Hindu thought. Different Hindu traditions describe its relation to gods, souls, and the world in distinct ways.
Atman : Atman is the enduring self or deepest essence of a person in Hindu philosophy. The relation between atman and Brahman is central to several accounts of liberation.
Upanishads : The Upanishads are philosophical texts that form the concluding portions of the Vedas. They develop influential teachings about Brahman, atman, and knowledge.
Advaita Vedanta : Advaita Vedanta is a nondual school holding that Brahman alone is ultimately real. It identifies the deepest self with Brahman and treats apparent plurality as ultimately nonfinal.
Brahman (Vedic concept) : Brahman in early Vedic usage is sacred power associated with ritual utterance and the efficacy of prayer. This earlier sense provides a textual background for later philosophical accounts of ultimate reality.
Moksha : Moksha is liberation from rebirth and the cycle of worldly existence in Indian religions. Realizing Brahman is a path to liberation in several Hindu traditions.
Vedas : The Vedas are ancient Sanskrit collections of hymns, rituals, and religious knowledge. The Upanishads, which discuss Brahman, belong to the Vedic textual tradition.
Vishishtadvaita : Vishishtadvaita is a Vedanta school that understands reality as qualified nondualism, with souls and world related to Brahman. It affirms Brahman's unity while retaining real distinctions among souls, world, and God.
Yajnavalkya : Yajnavalkya is an ancient sage associated with teachings in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad. His dialogues explore the self and ultimate reality through influential Upanishadic formulations.
Hinduism : Hinduism is a diverse family of religious traditions originating in the Indian subcontinent. Brahman is a foundational idea within many, but not all, Hindu schools.
Maya : Maya is the power or principle associated with appearance, illusion, or the manifestation of the world. Some schools use maya to explain how phenomenal diversity relates to Brahman.
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