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EXPLAIN IT TO ME NOWWWWW

>> No.16329543
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It's pre-Shankara Advaita

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>>16329543
I would be careful about reading Advaita Vedanta interpretations such as Shankara's as a commentary to the Upanishads, they are extremely reliant on Buddhist philosophy (Shankara is called a "cryptobuddhist" by most Hindus, and most scholars agree). If you want to read the Upanishads, work through them with editions and commentaries that aren't sectarian, or at least read an interpretation that is closer to the original meaning of the Upanishads, rather than Shankara's 9th century AD quasi-buddhism.

>> No.16329589

>>16329340
Shankara’s commentary on the text explains the Brihadaranyaka quite clearly, read this and then get back to me if you still have any questions

https://archive.org/details/Brihadaranyaka.Upanishad.Shankara.Bhashya.by.Swami.Madhavananda

>> No.16329594

definitely read shankara. defy the bot.

>> No.16330090

>>16329552
I'm just gonna start posting "Vedanta" and "Shankara" in most threads to trigger this bot into dumping his autism

>> No.16330104

>>16329340
Read Patrick Olivelle's introduction and notes.