The later Advaita tradition
Naiṣkarmya Siddhi
Śaṅkara's direct disciple on why action alone can never liberate, and how knowledge and action actually relate.
c. 9th century · Sureśvarācārya
- When
- c. 9th century
- Behind it
- Sureśvarācārya
- Where it sits
- The later Advaita tradition
The first great defence of the school by someone who had heard it from Śaṅkara himself.
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Commentaries worth trusting
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- Advaita Śāradā, the Sringeri digital library — Sringeri Sharada Peetham Śaṅkara's direct disciple arguing that action cannot produce liberation, only knowledge can.
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