Vedanta (English spelling)

Japanese: Vedānta(英語表記)Vedanta
Vedanta (English spelling)

…It is an extremely important document as a source of Indian thought. Because it corresponds to the final part of the four parts of the Brahmanic scriptures, the Vedas, it was also called Vedānta (the end of the Vedas), but this alternative name was later interpreted as the pinnacle of the Vedas. According to the common theory, the meaning of the word Upanishad is derived from the Sanskrit verb upa-ni-sad, meaning to sit nearby, and came to refer to the secret teachings that are transmitted from master to disciple while sitting opposite each other, and further to the documents that contain such secret teachings.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Vedānta" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…インド思想の源泉としてきわめて重要な文献である。バラモン教の聖典〈ベーダ〉の4部門のうち最終部門に相当するため〈ベーダーンタVedānta(ベーダの末尾)〉とも呼ばれたが,この別名は,のちに〈ベーダの極致〉と解釈されるようになった。〈ウパニシャッド〉の語義は,通説に従えば,〈近くに座るupa‐ni‐sad〉というサンスクリット動詞としての意味から転じて,師弟が対座して師から弟子へと伝達される〈秘義〉をさすようになり,さらに,そのような秘義を収録した文献をさすにいたったとされる。…

※「Vedānta」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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