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According to ShankarAchArya in Advaita, is the universe "unreal" or "unworthy"?
Recently I came across one of the key quote, which sums up Adi ShankarAchArya's Advaita philosophy:
The Brahman of the Upanishads is the only Reality, and everything else—this world of manifoldness—...
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Why did Duryodhana mention specific warrior names in the Bhagwat Gita, Chapter-1?
Bhagwat gita Chapter 1, verses. 3 to 9.
Pashyaitaam paanduputraanaam aachaarya mahateem chamoom;
Vyoodhaam drupadaputrena tava shishyena dheemataa.3.
“Behold, O Teacher, this mighty army of ...
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What does Samaveda verse 1.6.1.4.5 mean?
Sāmaveda 1.6.1.4.5 (the 527th verse of the Sāmaveda) reads:
सोमः पवते जनिता मतीनां जनिता दिवो जनिता पृथिव्याः ।
जनिताग्नेर्जनिता सूर्यस्य जनितेन्द्रस्य जनितोत विष्णोः ।।
sōmaḥ pavate janitā ...
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Do Advaitins believe that Vishnu appeared before Gaudapada?
The most prominent thinker associated with the Advaita Vedanta school is Adi Shankaracharaya, but he wasn't the founder of Advaita; Adi Shankaracharaya's guru Govinda and Govinda's guru Gaudapada were ...
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Is the the Hindu Trimurti (Brahma - Vishnu - Mahesh) the same as the the Christian doctrine of the Holy Trinity?
Is the the Hindu Trimurti (Brahma - Vishnu - Mahesh) the same as the the Christian doctrine of the Holy Trinity?
Are these 3 sides of one god?
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Does the Narayanastra weapon of Vishnu summon the Rudras?
The Drona Parva of the Mahabharata describes how Drona's son Ashwatthama, desperate to avenge his father's death, launched the Narayanastra, the illustrious weapon of Vishnu. The Narayanastra wreaked ...
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How did the Advaita Acharya Gaudapada meet Vyasa's son Shuka?
The most prominent thinker of the Advaita Vedanta school is Adi Shankaracharaya, but he wasn't the founder of Advaita; Adi Shankaracharaya's guru Govinda and Govinda's guru Gaudapada were also ...
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Where are Madhvacharya's Puranic quotes describing the path to Moksha?
In verse 8.24 of the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna says this:
Those who know the Supreme Brahman attain that Supreme by passing away from the world during the influence of the fiery god, in the light, at an ...
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Is the Kena Upanishad a dialogue between Brahma and Shiva?
One of the most famous Upanishads is the Kena Upanishad, aka the Talavakara Brahmana Upanishad. It gets its name because it begins with the word Kena meaning "by whom"; its first verse ...
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What school of philosophy believes in an infinite number of Tattvas?
The most prominent thinker associated with the Advaita Vedanta school is Adi Shankaracharaya, but he wasn't the founder of Advaita; Adi Shankaracharaya's guru Govinda and Govinda's guru Gaudapada were ...
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