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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

The king having considered, placed his firm reliance in the protection of Shiva, and replied undauntedly,—“In truth, I worship Shankara: do thou what thou pleasest.”

From Phallic Miscellanies Facts and Phases of Ancient and Modern Sex Worship, as Illustrated Chiefly in the Religions of India by Jennings, Hargrave

Yet Shankara, the ancient founder of the Swami Order, disregarded the injunctions.

From Autobiography of a Yogi by Yogananda, Paramahansa

Shankara and Sri Yukteswar had wholly merged their beings in the Impersonal Spirit; they needed no rescue by rule.

From Autobiography of a Yogi by Yogananda, Paramahansa

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