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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy — Śaṅkara

A peer-reviewed academic overview of Śaṅkara, Advaita Vedanta's most authoritative philosopher, and the tradition's core claims — the right starting point for understanding what Advaita actually argues, before going to primary texts.

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