Advaita Vedānta · अद्वैत वेदान्त
The non-dual teaching that concludes the Vedas - Brahman alone is real; the world is a name-and-form appearance; you are, and have always been, that.
Advaita means "not-two." Vedānta means "the end (or completion) of the Vedas." The lineage systematized by Ādi Śaṅkarācārya (c. 8th century CE) argues that everything ultimately reduces to one non-dual Consciousness - Brahman - and the apparent multiplicity of the world is māyā, a superimposition (adhyāsa) on that ground.
The teaching is delivered through: the Prasthānatrayī (the three foundational texts - the Upaniṣads, the Bhagavad Gītā, and the Brahma Sūtras); the Mahāvākyas (the great sayings) that compress the whole insight into a handful of lines; and the practical discipline of śravaṇa (listening), manana (reflection), and nididhyāsana (contemplation).
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Mahāvākyas · महावाक्यानि - the four traditional Great Sayings, one from each Veda, plus a wider selection of related Upaniṣadic pointers.
More coming: sādhana-catuṣṭaya, the six proofs (pramāṇas), adhyāsa-bhāṣya, and a page for each Prasthānatrayī text.