Viveka
Viveka () is a Sanskrit and Pali term translated into English as discernment or discrimination. According to Rao and Paranjpe, "viveka" can be explained more fully as: The Vivekachudamani is an eighth-century Sanskrit poem in dialogue form that addresses the development of "viveka". Within the Vedanta tradition, there is also a concept of vichara which is one type of "viveka". Viveka is the basis of the monastic name of Swami Vivekananda, the first Hindu spiritual teacher to journey to the west.