Shankara (shŭng`kərə): see Vedanta Vedanta , one of the six classical systems of Indian philosophy. The term "Vedanta" has the literal meaning "the end of the Veda" and refers both to the teaching of the Upanishads, which constitute the last section of the Veda, and to the knowledge of its ultimate
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Shankara

or Samkara

(born c. 700, Kaladi village?, India—died c. 750, Kedarnath) Indian philosopher and theologian. According to tradition, he was born into a pious Brahman family and became a sannyasi after his father's death. He is said to have traveled all over India, holding discussions with philosophers of different creeds, and is believed to have founded four monasteries. He is the reputed author of more than 300 Sanskrit works, most of them commentaries on and expositions of Vedic literature, but most are not regarded as authentic. The most renowned exponent of the Advaita school of Vedanta philosophy, he is credited with laying the foundation for Hindu orthodoxy in India after centuries of challenge from Jainism and Buddhism.

Shankaracharya, Shankara

9th century ad, Hindu philosopher and teacher; chief exponent of Vedanta philosophy

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No references found	In his Hibbert Lectures, for example, he drew on the language and ideas of the Upanishads, Buddha, Greek myths, the Indian philosopher Samkara, Plato and Hegel (among other classic Western philosophers), biology, physics, psychology, Romantic poetry, and Christianity to argue for the importance of religion, the unity of humanity, and the unity of the universe. Cultural exchange and religious change: Buddhism, Vedanta and ... by Falby, Alison / Canadian Journal of History I discussed the dominant system of Vedanta, the Advaita Vedanta of Samkara, in the following chapter. Correspondence by Houtkooper, Joop M.; Kennedy, J.E.; Rao, K. Ramakrishna; Stanford, Rex G.; Storm, Lance / The Journal of Parapsychology Chapter 9, "Vedanta: A Philosophy of Pure Consciousness," describes the philosophical system advanced by the Indian philosopher Samkara, the spokesman for Advaita Vedanta. Consciousness Studies: Cross-Cultural Perspectives by Stanford, Rex G. / The Journal of Parapsychology	Sambo Sambonidae Sambor Sambourne, Edward Linley Sambre Sambu, Zhamsarangiin Samcheok Samcheonpo Samchok SAME same-day service Samed Vurgun Samedi, Ziia SAMeDL samel brick Samgar-nebo Samhain Sami Samian Samiilenko, Vladimir Samiilenko, Vladimir Ivanovich Samil-jol SamIpasazade SezaI Samisen samizdat Samkara Samkhya SAML Samlah Sammartini, Giovanni Battista sammel Sammer, Ivan Sammer, Ivan Adamovich Sammet, Jean E. Samna Samnite Samnite Wars Samnites Samnium Samo Samo Chalupka Samo Chalúpka Samoa Samoa Independence Day Samoans Samoded Samodur, Semen Samodur, Semen Solomonovich Samoedy Samogon Samoiad	Samindranath Tagore Samindranath Tagore SAMINTREP Samiot SAMIP SamIpasazade SezaI Samis Samis Samis Samisdat Samisdat samisen samisen Samisén samisens samisens SAMISS samite samites samiti samitis SAMITRI SAMITS SAMIUC Samizat Samizat samizdat samizdat SAMJ SAMJH Samkara Samkarsh Samkhal Samkhya Samkhya Samkhya Samkhya cosmology Samkhya cosmology Samkhya philosophy Samkhya philosophy SAML SAML SAMLA SAMLAB Samlah Samlah of Masrekah SAMLARC samlet Samlingspartiet Samlip Food SAMLJ SAMM SAMM-C SAMM2 Samma Sammamish High School Sammamish Plateau Water and Sewer District Sammamish Sublimation Band Sammamish Symphony Orchestra Sammarinese

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In his Hibbert Lectures, for example, he drew on the language and ideas of the Upanishads, Buddha, Greek myths, the Indian philosopher Samkara, Plato and Hegel (among other classic Western philosophers), biology, physics, psychology, Romantic poetry, and Christianity to argue for the importance of religion, the unity of humanity, and the unity of the universe.

Cultural exchange and religious change: Buddhism, Vedanta and ... by Falby, Alison / Canadian Journal of History

I discussed the dominant system of Vedanta, the Advaita Vedanta of Samkara, in the following chapter.

Correspondence by Houtkooper, Joop M.; Kennedy, J.E.; Rao, K. Ramakrishna; Stanford, Rex G.; Storm, Lance / The Journal of Parapsychology

Chapter 9, "Vedanta: A Philosophy of Pure Consciousness," describes the philosophical system advanced by the Indian philosopher Samkara, the spokesman for Advaita Vedanta.

Consciousness Studies: Cross-Cultural Perspectives by Stanford, Rex G. / The Journal of Parapsychology

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