Vedanta vs Buddhism: Two Paths to the Same Mountain?

Vedanta says you are Brahman. Buddhism says there is no self. Both traditions point to liberation - but through radically different maps of reality. Here is what they agree on, where they diverge, and why it matters.

Two Ancient Traditions, One Ultimate Question Vedanta and Buddhism are the two most sophisticated philosophical traditions ever developed on this planet.

Both emerged from the spiritual ferment of ancient India.

Both are concerned with the same fundamental question: What is the nature of reality, and how do we free ourselves from suffering? Their answers, on the surface, appear to be contradictory.

Vedanta says there is an eternal Self (Atman) identical with the ultimate reality (Brahman).