"Brahman and Atman are one"
Shankara held that the individual self (atman) is not other than ultimate reality (brahman), and liberation is the realization of this identity — a non-dualism still central to Indian philosophy.
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Adi Shankara
Great systematizer of Advaita Vedanta
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Shankara (c. 700–750), the greatest philosopher of medieval India and systematizer of Advaita (non-dual) Vedanta, held that Brahman alone is real, the world is illusion (maya), and Atman (self) is identical with Brahman. He revived Hinduism and argued against Buddhism, profoundly shaping the mainstream of later Indian thought.
Primary sourcesShankara, Brahma Sutra Bhashyacommentaries on the Upanishads
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Advaita (non-dualism)"Brahman and Atman are one" remains central to Indian philosophy and modern spirituality.