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Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): (Advaita Vedanta)Greatness is denoted by the Sanskrit term Mahiman, according to Mādhavavidyāraṇya’s Śaṅkaradigvijaya 5.97.—Accordingly, “I [Śaṅkara] desire to know the basis of Brahman from the great sage Gauḍapāda, [who was] the student of the son of Vyāsa. Because of my devotion to [this] one aim, I have found you [my guru, Govinda,] who is full of all good qualities, who has obtained the supreme truth and whose greatness (mahiman) extends [throughout the land]”.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
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Full-text (+776): Mahatmya, Mahattva, Mahatta, Mahiman, Mahima, Sthanamahatmya, Vaibhava, Mahan, Thori, Thoravi, Ajamata, Matabari, Gataishvarya, Prathiman, Parthava, Mahitvana, Mahamahiman, Bhuti, Praudhi, Etavattva.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 42 - To donate bull and listen to the greatness of Dvārakā < [Section 4 - Dvārakā-māhātmya]
Chapter 100 - Index to Kāśīkhanda < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
Chapter 2 - Merit in Gifting Purāṇa Texts < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kanda XIII, adhyaya 2, brahmana 11 < [Thirteenth Kanda]
Kanda XIII, adhyaya 5, brahmana 3 < [Thirteenth Kanda]
Kanda II, adhyaya 2, brahmana 4 < [Second Kanda]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 1 - The Contents of the Section in Brief < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Chapter 117 - The Importance of Bathing in Kārtika < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Chapter 222 - Kāśī, Gokarṇa, Śivakāñcī, Tīrthasaptaka and Bhīmakuṇḍa < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Brahma Sutras (Nimbarka commentary) (by Roma Bose)
Brahma-Sūtra 1.3.9 < [Adhikaraṇa 2 - Sūtras 8-9]
Brahma-Sūtra 1.3.16 < [Adhikaraṇa 5 - Sūtras 14-23]
Brahma-Sūtra 1.3.8 < [Adhikaraṇa 2 - Sūtras 8-9]
Chandogya Upanishad (Shankara Bhashya) (by Ganganatha Jha)
Section 7.6 (sixth khaṇḍa) (two texts) < [Chapter 7 - Seventh Adhyāya]
Section 3.12 (twelfth khaṇḍa) (nine texts) < [Chapter 3 - Third Adhyāya]
Section 5.2 (second khaṇḍa) (eight texts) < [Chapter 5 - Fifth Adhyāya]
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