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Nirvedayukti, Nirveda-yukti: 1 definition

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Vedanta (school of philosophy)

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Nirvedayukti (निर्वेदयुक्त�) refers to “those (Gurus) endowed with dispassion�, according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] Who does not end up with indifference to such things and attain peace when he has seen the differences of opinions among the great sages, saints and Yogīs? Is he not a Guru who, endowed with dispassion (nirvedayukti) and equanimity, achieves full knowledge of the nature of consciousness, and leads others out of ṃs? [nirvedasamatāyuktyā yastārayati saṃsṛte�] [...]�.

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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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