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Shankara

American  
[shuhng-ker-uh] / ˈʃʌŋ kər ə /

noun

  1. a.d. 789?–821?, Hindu Vedantist philosopher and teacher.


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The eighth-century Hindu philosopher Adi Shankara asserted that ultimate reality is an eternal, undifferentiated field of consciousness.

From Scientific American Jun. 14, 2022

“Things were looking good,” Shankara Antero recalled Thursday of the time leading up to his son’s death.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 23, 2015

Shankara tells us that by this power the popular magicians of the East perform their wonders, working on the mind-images of others, while remaining invisible themselves.

From The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: the Book of the Spiritual Man by Johnston, Charles

We made a pilgrimage to the ancient Srinagar temple of Swami Shankara.

From Autobiography of a Yogi by Yogananda, Paramahansa

The lofty Shankara ashram before me was transformed into the structure where, years later, I established the Self-Realization Fellowship headquarters in America.

From Autobiography of a Yogi by Yogananda, Paramahansa

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