Brahman (the existential substratum) is the only truth, the world is illusion, and there is ultimately no difference between Brahman and individual self.
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Brahma satyam jagat mithyam, jivo brahmaiva naparah
— Adi Shankara
What It Means
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About Adi Shankara
Adi Shankara (pronounced aːd̪i ɕəŋkəɾə), who lived early 8th century CE, is one of the most revered Hindu philosophers and theologians from India who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta.
About Adi Shankara
Adi Shankara (pronounced aːd̪i ɕəŋkəɾə), who lived early 8th century CE, is one of the most revered Hindu philosophers and theologians from India who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta.
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