The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2629 page)

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(Skt., ‘Veda’ + ‘end’). The end, i.e. culmination, of the
Vedas
, especially as contained in the last section of the
Veda
, the
Upani
ads
. However, Ved
nta understood as the culmination of the Vedas in ordered reflection (i.e. as a philosophical and religious tradition) rests also on the
Bhagavad-g
t
and on the
Brahma S
tra
of
B
dar
ya
a
(also known as Ved
nta S
tra)
which attempted to bring order and harmony to the scattered reflections in the Upani
ads on the nature of
Brahman
and the relation of Brahman to the created order, in particular the continuing presence of Brahman within it as
tman
. These three works became the basis of the philosophy of Ved
nta, and became the subject of commentaries leading to the diverse interpretations of Ved