Śaṅkara and the Advaita manuals
Dakṣiṇāmūrti Stotram
A hymn to the teacher who teaches in silence, containing the mirror and dream arguments in compressed poetic form.
c. 8th century · Ādi Śaṅkara
- When
- c. 8th century
- Behind it
- Ādi Śaṅkara
- Where it sits
- Śaṅkara and the Advaita manuals
Proof that argument and devotion were never separate activities for Śaṅkara.
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- Dakṣiṇāmūrti Stotram teaching — Swami Dayananda Saraswati A hymn to the teacher who teaches in silence — non-duality set to devotion.
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