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The Brahma sūtras, also known as the Vedānta Sūtras, are one of the three canonical texts of the Vedānta school of Hindu philosophy.

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Is there any statement of Adi Shankaracharya saying that Jiva can never become Brahman?

Shankaracharya said in the 20th verse of Brahmajnanavalimala ब्रह्म सत्यं जगन्मिथ्या जीवो ब्रह्मैव नापरः । अनेन वेद्यं सच्छास्त्रमिति वेदान्तडिण्डिमः ॥ २०॥ Brahma Satyam Jagan Mithya Jivo Brahmaiva N …
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Does Shankara's Advaita Vedanta really assume the world to be an illusion?

Shankaracharya said in the 20th verse of Brahmajnanavalimala ब्रह्म सत्यं जगन्मिथ्या जीवो ब्रह्मैव नापरः । अनेन वेद्यं सच्छास्त्रमिति वेदान्तडिण्डिमः ॥ २०॥ Brahma Satyam Jagan Mithya Jivo Brahmaiva Na …
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Do Advaitin's claim Brahman or Atman is Svaprakasha?

From Vivekachudamani svaprakAshamadhiShThAnaM svayambhUya sadAtmanA . brahmANDamapi piNDANDaM tyajyatAM malabhANDavat 289 Being the self-luminous Brahman, the sole substratum of all things, reject the …
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Are there sources other than this Mahabharata verse where Shri Veda Vyas is told to be reinc...

Apāntaratamas meaning apa+antara+tamas i.e., one who is free from all internal darkness is popular in Indian scriptures. He is mentioned in the seventh skanda of the Subala Upanishad and in the Adhyat …
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