Gaudapada

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Gaudapada was an early Advaita Vedanta philosopher-sage known for his influential Karika that systematized non-dualistic thought and deeply shaped later Hindu philosophy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Advaita Vedanta philosopher
Hindu philosopher
commentator
philosopher
religious writer
sage
aimOfTeaching realization of non-dual Atman
associatedWithConcept Ajativada NERFINISHED
Maya NERFINISHED
Turiya NERFINISHED
non-dualism
associatedWithText Mandukya Upanishad NERFINISHED
century 7th century (approximate)
chapterTheme analysis of the states of consciousness
non-dual reality
non-origination (Ajativada) NERFINISHED
quiescence of mind
commentaryOn Mandukya Upanishad NERFINISHED
era early medieval India
inDialogueWithTradition Buddhism
Madhyamaka thought
Yogacara thought
earlier Upanishadic teaching
influenced Adi Shankara NERFINISHED
Advaita Vedanta NERFINISHED
later Hindu philosophy
non-dualism in Hinduism
influencedBy Mandukya Upanishad NERFINISHED
Upanishads NERFINISHED
language Sanskrit
notableWork Gaudapada Karika NERFINISHED
Mandukya Karika NERFINISHED
philosophicalPosition liberation is knowledge of non-dual Atman
no real origination of the world (Ajativada)
reality is non-dual (Advaita)
the world is ultimately unreal
ultimate reality is Atman-Brahman
philosophicalSchool Vedanta NERFINISHED
region South Asia
surface form: Indian subcontinent
religion Hinduism
statusInTradition early systematizer of Advaita Vedanta
predecessor of Adi Shankara
teacherOf Adi Shankara NERFINISHED
Govinda Bhagavatpada NERFINISHED
textType karika
tradition Advaita Vedanta NERFINISHED
usesMethod dialectical reasoning
scriptural exegesis
workStructure four chapters in Mandukya Karika

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Mandukya Upanishad commentaryBy Gaudapada