GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Sankhya
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Vaisheshika
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Yoga
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Uttarmimansa
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Shankaracharya propounded Advaita Vedanta. Advaita is a philosophy that emphasises on the oneness of the ‘personal self’ with the Supreme God.
Detailed explanation-3: -The term Vedanta means in Sanskrit the “conclusion” (anta) of the Vedas, the earliest sacred literature of India. It applies to the Upanishads, which were elaborations of the Vedas, and to the school that arose out of the study (mimamsa) of the Upanishads.
Detailed explanation-4: -These include six systems (shad-darśana) – Sankhya, Yoga, Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Mimamsa and Vedanta.