INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -This latter wisdom portion of the Vedas are called the Upanishads which deal with the ultimate spiritual vision whose attainment is portrayed as the goal of human life. For this reason, Upanishads are also known as the Vedanta, that is, the end or final goal of wisdom (Veda, wisdom; anta, end).

Detailed explanation-2: -Because the Upanishads constitute the concluding portions of the Vedas, they are called vedanta (“the conclusion of the Vedas”), and they serve as the foundational texts in the theological discourses of many Hindu traditions that are also known as Vedanta.

Detailed explanation-3: -Vedanta is the pursuit of knowledge into the Brahman and the Ātman. The Upaniṣads, the Bhagavadgītā and the Brahma Sūtras constitute the basis of Vedanta (known as the three canonical sources). Scripture (Sruti Śabda) is main reliable source of knowledge (pramana).

Detailed explanation-4: -Advaita Vedanta The founder or chief exponent of this school (i.e philosophy) is ADI SHANKARACHARYA (8th century CE). Shankaracharya systematized and significantly developed the works of preceding philosophers into a cohesive philosophy.