Translations from Shankaracharya

Translations from Shankaracharya

I n the eighth century A.D., pure Vedantic teaching, the doctrine of advaita or non-duality, which is the very essence of Hinduism, had shrunk to a low ebb and was restored to full vigour by the great spiritual master Sri Shankara, known also as Shankaracharya (meaning `Shankara, the Teacher'). Ramana Maharshi, being a perfect jnani, that is one who is liberated from illusion and established in absolute knowledge, accepted Sri Shankara's teaching as his own. From time to time he translated one or another of his works, either spontaneously or on the request of some devotee who did not read Sanskrit and required a Tamil version.

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