GK
INDIAN CULTURE
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Brahman an ultimate reality
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All mistakes due to ignorance
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Two levels of realities - conventional reality and absolute reality
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The central theme of Shankara’s writings is the identity of the Self (Ātman) and Brahman, One of Shankara’s main concerns was explaining the liberating knowledge of the Self, and defending the Upanishads as an independent means of knowledge against the ritually-oriented Mīmāṃsā school of Hinduism.
Detailed explanation-2: -The basic theme of Advaita is that the one unchanging entity (Brahman) alone is real while changing entities do not have absolute existence. The world is Maya or illusion and only the Self is real. A person who realises this attains moksha (liberation of the soul).
Detailed explanation-3: -Known as Adi Shankara, born 11th May 788 AD, at Kaladi near Kochi, Kerala. He was a devotee of Shiva. Propounded the Doctrine of Advaita (Monism) and wrote many commentaries on the Vedic canon (Upanishads, Brahma Sutras and Bhagavad Gita) in Sanskrit. He was opposed to Buddhist philosophers. 06-Nov-2021