The Brahma Sutras, called also the Vedanta Sutras, the Sarika Mimansa, the Uttara Mimansa, and by several other names, are a body of aphorisms expounded and systematizing the teachings of the Upanishads and refuting doctrines opposed to them. They are the earliest known work on the subject and are ascribed to Badarayana, the compiler of the Vedas. As such they are held in high esteem by all the chief schools of Hindu religious thought. Most of the leading saints ...