Advaita
/ədˈvaɪtə/noun
उच्चारण अड्वाइट
अद्वैत (वेदांत), अद्वैतवाद
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the school of Vedanta which teaches that the individual soul (atman) and the supreme reality (Brahman) are one and the same, and that the world as we see it is not the final reality
अद्वैत (वेदांत), अद्वैतवाद
- Adi Shankaracharya was the greatest teacher of Advaita.
- Advaita Vedanta has influenced thinkers all over the world.
?Which word?
Do not confuse Advaita (non-dualism, taught by Shankaracharya) and Dvaita (dualism, taught by Madhvacharya).
Advaita (अद्वैतवाद, शंकराचार्य का दर्शन) और Dvaita (द्वैतवाद, मध्वाचार्य का दर्शन) में भ्रम न करें।
⌂Word origin and word building
From Sanskrit a-dvaita, meaning not two, that is, non-dual.
यह Sanskrit शब्द a-dvaita से बना है, जिसका अर्थ है दो नहीं, अर्थात् अद्वैत।