Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The pantheistic doctrine of the Vedanta school of Hindu philosophy, taught especially in Shankara's commentary on the upanishads. The doctrine is that átman, self, is Brahman, the Absolute.
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- proper noun A Sanskrit philosophical term that may be literally rendered in English as nonduality: denoting that though differences and variegation appear in the human condition they are unreal or illusory and are not ultimately true.
- proper noun A contraction of "Advaita Vedanta", which denotes an orthodox philosophical school of Sanatana Dharma (Hinduism).
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Examples
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Vedanta known as the Advaita, this philosophy illustrates the difficulty of making any statement about the saint after his death.
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 Charles Eliot 1896
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Śaṅkara's teaching is known as Advaita or absolute monism.
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 Charles Eliot 1896
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"Advaita," literally meaning "not two," took on a visual representation in the skies above the house this morning: the flock was made up of many two's or pairs as it raced ahead; the lone bird was the "not two."
Advaita Vedanta 2010
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What the Buddha calls the real, foundational and unchanging self in our beginning quotation above is termed the Self in Advaita non-dual Vedanta.
John Stanley: A Buddhist Ecology Of Self John Stanley 2012
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Let me honor the message of Oneness that Adi Shankaracharya, the great 8th century Hindu saint and philosopher taught through the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta philosophy of non-dualism.
Anju Bhargava: Memorial Day Reflections: Honor And Seva Anju Bhargava 2011
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As a Hindu who espouses an Advaita non-dual worldview, I understand intellectually that God is on, in and of the field.
Suhag A. Shukla, Esq.: God, The Gita And Football Esq. Suhag A. Shukla 2012
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Let me honor the message of Oneness that Adi Shankaracharya, the great 8th century Hindu saint and philosopher taught through the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta philosophy of non-dualism.
Anju Bhargava: Memorial Day Reflections: Honor And Seva Anju Bhargava 2011
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As a Hindu who espouses an Advaita non-dual worldview, I understand intellectually that God is on, in and of the field.
Suhag A. Shukla, Esq.: God, The Gita And Football Esq. Suhag A. Shukla 2012
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As a Hindu who espouses an Advaita non-dual worldview, I understand intellectually that God is on, in and of the field.
Suhag A. Shukla, Esq.: God, The Gita And Football Esq. Suhag A. Shukla 2012
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On the other side, progressive theologians, especially those involved in interreligious dialogue, are well prepared to recognize the force of nontheistic options because of their engagements with East and South Asian religious traditions (Daoism, Buddhism, Advaita Vedānta) that are not interested in positing a supreme being.
John Thatamanil: Beyond the Theism/Atheism Divide: A Plea for Humility 2010
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