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advaita: see Vedanta Vedanta (vĭdän`tə, –dăn`–), one of the six classical systems of Indian philosophy. ..... Click the link for more information. . Advaita(Sanskrit: “Nondualism”) Most influential school of Vedanta. It originated with Gaudapada's 7th-century commentary on the Mandukya Upanishad. Gaudapada builds on the Mahayana Buddhist philosophy of emptiness, asserting that there is no duality; the mind, awake or dreaming, moves through maya (illusion). The mind's ignorance conceals the truth that there is no becoming and no individual soul or self (jiva), only a temporary delineation from the atman (all-soul). In the 8th century Sankara developed Advaita further, arguing that the world is unreal and that the Upanishads teach the nature of Brahman, the only reality. The extensive Advaita literature influences modern Hindu thought. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I have nurtured my life's long devotion to Buddhism by
learning Sanskrit, not at a University but instead by studying the holy
texts of Hinduism and Advaita Vedanta in the original Devanagari script. Because all religions value some concept of Ultimate Reality,
except for Buddhists and Advaita Vedantists, to focus on God enables
rich engagement (26). And hence I can
only praise Bede Griffiths's effort to interpret Christianity using
the categories of Advaita Vedanta. |
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