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The founder of the philosophy of Vedanta/Uttara-Mimansa was:
A
Badarayana
B
Aryabhat
C
Narayana
D
All of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Bādarāyana is regarded as having written the basic text of the Vedanta system, the Vedāntasūtra a.k.a. Brahmasūtra. He is thus considered the founder of the Vedānta system of philosophy.

Detailed explanation-2: -Complete answer: Shankaracharya wrote a commentary on Uttaramimamsa philosophy in the 9th century AD.-Vedanta philosophy is also known as Uttara Mimamsa philosophy, because it deals with the later part of Vedic literature, mainly the Upanishads.

Detailed explanation-3: -Uttara Mimamsa (Vedanta) Vedanta school is a monistic school of philosophy that believes that the world is unreal and the only reality is Brahman. The three sub-branches of Vedanta are Advaita of Shankaracharya, Vishishta Advaita of Ramanujacharya and Dvaita of Madhwacharya.

Detailed explanation-4: -Vedanta school is a monistic school of Orthodox philosophy that holds that the world is unreal and that Brahman is the only true reality. It is also known as Uttara Mimamsa. This school focuses on the philosophical teachings of the Upanishads (mystic or spiritual contemplations within the Vedas).

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