Shankara
Americannoun
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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 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
The illustrious successor in the formal Shankara line, Jagadguru Sri Shankaracharya of Sringeri Math, wrote an inspiring ODE dedicated to Sadasiva.
From Autobiography of a Yogi by Yogananda, Paramahansa
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
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