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Shankaracharya, Shankara 9th century ad, Hindu philosopher and teacher; chief exponent of Vedanta philosophy 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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When we think of the Indian religious tradition, many of us are attracted to the Vedanta, partly because of its great difference from Western Christianity, partly because of its sublime understanding of transcendence, and partly because of the sophistication of its literature, principally the Upanishads and similar treatises, and the commentaries of the great scholars, Ramanuja and Shri Shankaracharya. Philosopher Shankaracharya (Prabhavanda & Isherwood, 1970), chief exponent of the Vedanta school of Indian thought, noted that self, world, and consciousness are merely aspects of the same ultimate reality, or Brahman. Furthermore, brief biographies of Hindu reformers like Swami Dayanand, Swami Shankaracharya, Swami Vivekananda, and Mahatama Gandhi embody the practical and experiential dimensions of Hindu religion. |
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