The Hidden Lives of Brahman Sankara`s Vedanta Through his Upanisad Commentaries, in Light of Contemporary Practice
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1st. ed.
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9789381406366
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445p., 16 x 23cm.
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Uses both textual and ethnographic sources to demonstrate that in Śaṅkara’s vedānta, brahman is an active force as well as a transcendent ultimate.
Śaṅkara’s thought, advaita vedānta or non-dual vedānta, is a tradition focused on brahman, the ultimate reality transcending all particular manifestations, words, and ideas. It is generally considered that the transcendent brahman cannot be attained through any effort or activity. While this conception is ...