Advaita Vedanta (IAST '; Sanskrit ; ) is a sub-school of the Vedānta (literally, end or the goal of the Vedas, Sanskrit) school of Hindu philosophy. Other major sub-schools of Vedānta are Dvaita and '. Advaita (literally, non-duality) is a monistic system of thought. "Advaita" refers to the identity of the Self (Atman) and the Whole (Brahman). The key source texts for all schools of are the Prasthanatrayi—the canonical texts consisting of the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita and t… (More on Advaita)