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What is the source for the famous conversation between Adi Shankara and Chandala
Where is the conversation between Adi Shankaracharya and Chandala mentioned? I want the name of the scripture or whatever the source was.
Specifics : The specific conversation I am talking about refers to the one where Adi Shankara demands a…
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Ancient reference to Shankaracharya by name
Has any ancient non-advaitic acharya/author referred to Shankaracharya by name in his work? For example I understand that Bhaskara in his Brahmasutra bhashya does not refer to Shankara by name.
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What were Adi Shankaracharya's views on the Dharma Shastras?
Did Adi Shankaracharya follow any of the Dharma Shastras like Manu Smriti.
And did he ask his followers (people who believe in Advaita Philosophy) to follow the Dharma Shastras?
Or did he reject Dharma Shastras?
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Motivation of Adi Shankara in his own words
As is well known, the Adi Shankara had extensively toured to spread Hinduism in India.
Right from the start what actually was his motivation to undertake his (seemingly self inspired) life mission to spread the philosophy of Advaita through the…
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What was adi shankaracharya's views on Buddhism?
How did adi shankara view Buddhists. Did he consider them to be on right path or did he consider them to be on wrong path.
Did he believe that, if so one follows buddhist philosophy (alone) will attain Moksha.
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Where can I read about the debates of adi shankara and charvakas?
Adi Shankara was a great philosopher. He debated many people. He might also have debated charvakas. So where can I find it.
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What is significance of cloth being tied to tree in this Sri. Shanskaracharya movie
I come across a scene at 29.13 second in the below movie on Shree Shankaracharya where he tied a cloth to tree.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b6InzqxrrQ
What is significance of this cloth?
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Were there multiple Adi-Shankaras as claimed by some people?
I came across this surprising tweet just today. It claims that there were multiple Adi-Shankaras. The gentlemen mentions Sringeri records verify this. To my knowledge, this is something new that I have never come across.
So, the question is what are…
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Is Shankaracharya wrongly attributed as author to many hymns?
We find many scriptures which are said to be authored by first Shankaracharya. But when we go through them we find it that the author cannot be Sankara for some obvious reason mentioned below. Why and how is then he acknowledged as the author ?
In a…
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On a clarification regarding shankara bhashya gambirya nirnaya
so I was reading the introduction by radhakrishnan sir on advaitha dipika by pandith ananth krishna Shastri in that he(radhakrishna sir ) mentions that there is a work called shankara bhasya gambirya nirnaya by mahamahopadhyaya ramasubba shastrigal…
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What did Adi Shankara say on idol worship?
Being a proponent of Advaita i wonder What did Adi Shankara say on idol worship ?
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Please try to help us all to ‘see more clearly now’ the great teaching of Advaita Vedanta - ‘Sat cit ananda’
‘Sat cit ananda’ meaning, as translated by Warwick Jessup, in his book translating a Shankara teaching 'The Eternal Way' is ‘being-consciousness-bliss’. Jessup is a life-long student of Sanskrit and Head of Sanskrit in a London School.
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Did Shankaracharya refer to Buddhism's Suññatā?
Namaste,
I am interested to learn what was Shankaracharya's view on Buddhists' Suññatā.
Is there any documented reference of Him on that ?
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Did Adi Shankaracharya establish Sringeri Peetam after destroying an existing Buddhist monastery?
In his book State of mind, Manu Ranjish said that Adi Shankara established Sringeri mutt after destroying an existing Buddhist monastery in that place. what do the records maintained by the Srigeri mutt or other records say about this?
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Are there Shankaracharyas outside of Adi-Shankara's direct lineage?
I even read online somewhere (don't have the link handy, will dig it out) that there are many shankaracharyas who basically claimed links one of the 4 seats set up by Adi-Shankara.
Who might they be?
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