Origin in Shankara’s School
Research Areas : . New findings about philosophical figures and schools of Iran and the world of Islam
Seyyed Zia al-Din Hosseini
1
(Allameh Tabataba’I University)
Mohammad Reza Asadi
2
(Allameh Tabataba’I University)
Keywords: Shankara Advaita Vedanta God ,
Abstract :
The present paper deals with Shankara’s view of the Origin. Many Indian thinkers and Indologists believe that Shankara is the greatest Indian philosopher. According to him, some of the Upanishads consider the Brahman as nirguna (unqualified), and some others consider it as saguna (qualified). Shankara himself maintains that Brahman is nirguna and considers it to be the main theme of the Upanishads. In the advaita sat-chit-ananda, Brahman is pure being, knowledge, and bliss. Nevertheless, in spite of this affirmative approach, we observe some negative arguments whereby the same attributes cannot be used to define the nature of Brahman deservedly. In this sense, Brahman is something beyond the mind and words. In Shankara’s system, Brahman is also referred to as Atman and the supreme self. It is also mentioned there that, in line with Maya’s teachings, there is in fact no existence and self except Brahman.
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