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Brahman

The Absolute, ultimate reality taught in the Gita and Upanishads.

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Brahman is the impersonal Absolute. The Gita speaks of knowing Brahman, becoming Brahman-like (brahma-bhuta), and the relation of atman to the highest.

Primary sources

  • Bhagavad Gita · ch. 8
  • Bhagavad Gita · ch. 13
  • Bhagavad Gita · ch. 14

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