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Svantavata, Գٲٲ, Svanta-vata: 1 definition

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Vedanta (school of philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Svantavata in Vedanta glossary
: Wikisource: Ashtavakra Gita

Գٲٲ (स्वान्तवात) refers to “one’s own inner wind�, according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Janaka says to Aṣṭavakra]: “It is in the infinite ocean of myself that the world bark wanders here and there, driven by its own inner wind (Գٲٲ). I am not upset by that [bhramati svāntavātena na mamāstyasahiṣṇutā]. Let the world wave rise or vanish of its own nature in the infinite ocean of myself. There is no increase or diminution to me from it. [...]�

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Vedanta (वेदान्�, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).

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