Advaita Vedanta school

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosophy
school of Hindu philosophy
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Dashanami_Sampradaya
gptkb:Kanchi_Kamakoti_Peetham
gptkb:Dwarka_Sharada_Peetham
gptkb:Jyotir_Math
gptkb:Sringeri_Sharada_Peetham
gptkbp:category gptkb:Upanishads
Nondualism
gptkbp:coreText Bhashya (commentaries) by Adi Shankara
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Adi_Shankaracharya
gptkbp:goal liberation from samsara
realization of non-duality
gptkbp:hasConcept non-dualism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Advaita Vedanta school
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Modern_Hinduism
gptkb:Neo-Vedanta
gptkb:Ramakrishna_Mission
gptkb:Swami_Vivekananda
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Upanishads
gptkb:Gaudapada
gptkbp:language gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkbp:method gptkb:Jnana_Yoga
Self-inquiry
gptkbp:notableContributor gptkb:Vidyaranya
gptkb:Adi_Shankaracharya
gptkb:Gaudapada
gptkb:Ramana_Maharshi
gptkb:Sureshvara
gptkb:Swami_Sivananda
gptkb:Swami_Vivekananda
gptkb:Vachaspati_Mishra
gptkb:Madhusudana_Saraswati
gptkb:Nisargadatta_Maharaj
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Dvaita_Vedanta
gptkb:Vishishtadvaita_Vedanta
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:India
gptkbp:period 8th century CE
gptkbp:philosophicalFocus gptkb:Brahman_(ultimate_reality)
gptkb:Atman_(self)
gptkb:Maya_(illusion)
gptkb:Moksha_(liberation)
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:Bhagavad_Gita
gptkb:Upanishads
gptkb:Brahma_Sutras
gptkbp:teaches Atman is Brahman
Brahman is the only reality
Atman is identical to Brahman
ignorance (avidya) causes bondage
knowledge (jnana) leads to liberation
removal of ignorance is liberation
the world is ultimately illusory (maya)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Prakashatman
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7