bɹˈɑːmən ɪnðə tˈɛksts ʌv ɐdvˈeɪɾə vɛdˈæntə ænd mˈɛni ˈʌðɚ hˈɪnduː skˈuːlz, stˈeɪts nˌækɐmjˈʊɹɹə, ɪz ɐ kˈɑːŋkɹiːt jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsəl, mˈænɪfˌɛstɪŋ ɪtsˈɛlf æz fɪnˈɑːmɪnəl ɹɪˈælᵻɾi wˌɪtʃ ɪz nˌɑːt ɪlˈuːsɚɹi ænd nˌɑːndˈuːəl.
Brahman in the texts of Advaita Vedanta and many other Hindu schools, states Nakamura, is a concrete universal, manifesting itself as phenomenal reality which is not illusory and nondual.