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The Mahavakyas (''sing.:'' mahāvākyam, महावाक्यम्; ''plural:'' mahāvākyāni, महावाक्यानि) are "The Great Sayings" of the Upanishads, as characterized by the Advaita school of Vedanta. ==The four principal Mahavakyas== Though there are many Mahavakyas, four of them, one from each of the four Vedas, are often mentioned as "the Mahavakyas". According to the Vedanta-tradition, the subject matter and the essence of all Upanishads is the same, and all the Upanishadic Mahavakyas express this one universal message in the form of terse and concise statements. In later Sanskrit usage, the term ''mahāvākya'' came to mean "discourse", and specifically, discourse on a philosophically lofty topic.〔(Sanskrit Structure )〕 According to the Advaita Vedanta tradition the four Upanishadic statements indicate the ultimate unity of the individual (Atman) with Supreme (Brahman). The Mahavakyas are: #prajñānam brahma - "Prajña is Brahman", or "Brahman is Prajña"〔(Encyclopedy of Hinduism, ''Mahavakyas'' )〕 (Aitareya Upanishad 3.3 of the Rig Veda) #ayam ātmā brahma - "This Self (Atman) is Brahman" (Mandukya Upanishad 1.2 of the Atharva Veda) #tat tvam asi - "Thou art That" (Chandogya Upanishad 6.8.7 of the Sama Veda) #aham brahmāsmi - "I am Brahman", or "I am Divine" (Brhadaranyaka Upanishad 1.4.10 of the Yajur Veda) People who are initiated into sannyasa in Advaita Vedanta are being taught the four () mahavakyas as four mantras, "to attain this highest of states in which the individual self dissolves inseparably in Brahman".〔(kamakoti.org, ''The Upanisads'' )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mahāvākyas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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