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715:Vivekananda
705:Neo-Vedanta
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217:Bhedabheda
1152:Practices
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1104:Etymology
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1084:The term
1005:Tirumurai
863:Yajurveda
767:Patanjali
720:Aurobindo
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619:Sankardev
448:Gaudapada
122:Heterodox
1236:See also
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1041:Hinduism
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803:Valluvar
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478:Ramanuja
366:Acharyas
362:Teachers
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189:Smartist
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783:Kaṇāda
751:Kapila
734:Others
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652:Tantra
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231:Dvaita
164:Ajñana
1384:This
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1184:rajas
1175:gunas
1113:ācāra
1027:Kural
850:Vedas
836:Śruti
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