(
Hinduism,
Sanskrit:
veda "knowledge" +
anta "end")
The end of all knowledge, or the scriptures containing knowledge of all branches
of science, especially the science of self-realisation; the Aranyakas
and the Upanishads.
Also a name given to a particular system of philosophy. The ten principal schools are as follows.
Founder: Sankara (788-820 C.E.)
Main work: Sarirakabhasya
Founder: Ramanuja (1017-1137)
Main work: Sribhasya
Founder: Madhva (1238-1317)
Main work: Anivakhyayana
Founder: Bhaskara (9th century)
Main work: Brahmasutrabhasya
Founder: Nimbarka (11th century)
Main work: Vedantaparijatasaurabha
Founder: Vallabha (1473-1531)
Main work: Anubhasya
Founder: Baladeva (18th century)
Main work: Govindabhasya
Founder: Sripati (13th century)
Main work: Srikarabhasya
Founder: Srikantha (13th century)
Main work: Srikanthabhasya
Founder: Vijñanabhiksu (16th century)
Main work: Vijñanamrta
table after Klostermaier's A Short Introduction to Hinduism, p. 95
In each case the main work is a commentary on the Brahmasutra.