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Advaita Vedanta (IAST ; Sanskrit ; IPA ) is the dominant sub-school of the Vedānta (literally, end or the goal of the Vedas, Sanskrit) school of Hindu philosophy. The other major sub-schools of Vedānta are Dvaita and . Advaita (literally, non-duality) is often called a monistic system of thought. The word "Advaita" (only one. No Two or three. Dwaita = Two or three. ie only God exists)essentially refers to the identity of the Self (Atman) and the Whole (Brahman)[1]. The key source texts for all schools of are the Prasthanatrayi – the canonical texts consisting of the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita and the Brahma Sutras. The first person to explicitly consolidate the principles of Advaita Vedanta was Adi Shankara.