Brahma Sūtra
ब्रह्मसूत्रनपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter) · ब्रह्म (brahma — Brahman) + सूत्र (sūtra — thread, aphorism)
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Texts and Scriptures
Aphorisms on Brahman — logical systematization of Vedāntic philosophy
Brahma Sūtra is Bādarāyaṇa's (Vyāsa's) work systematizing the Upaniṣadic teaching in 555 short sūtras organized in four chapters. The first sūtra — 'athāto brahma-jijñāsā' (now therefore the inquiry into Brahman) — defines the subject. Śaṅkara's Brahma Sūtra Bhāṣya is the most influential commentary in the Advaita tradition.
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Vishva Vidya (2026). Brahma Sūtra (ब्रह्मसूत्र). Vishva Vidya — Vedanta. https://vedanta.com.br/en/glossary/brahma-sutra
Vishva Vidya. "Brahma Sūtra (ब्रह्मसूत्र)." Vishva Vidya — Vedanta, January 1, 2026, https://vedanta.com.br/en/glossary/brahma-sutra.
Vishva Vidya. "Brahma Sūtra (ब्रह्मसूत्र)." Vishva Vidya — Vedanta, January 1, 2026. https://vedanta.com.br/en/glossary/brahma-sutra.
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