Advaita Vedanta  

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"Frederick Copleston notes that Schopenhauer's philosophy bears some resemblance to the most prominent form of Vedanta, Advaita [...] That he is acquainted with Advaita teaching seems clear from his reference in the Manuscript Remains to Windischmann's Sancara sive de Theologia Vedanticorum a book also listed by Grisebach in his catalogue of titles in Schopenhauer's posthumous library."--The Cambridge Companion to Schopenhauer (1999) by Christopher Janaway

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Advaita Vedanta (literally, not-two), originally known as Puruṣavāda, The term Advaita refers to its idea that the soul (true Self, Atman) is the same as the highest metaphysical Reality (Brahman). The followers of this school are known as Advaita Vedantins, or just Advaitins, and they seek spiritual liberation through acquiring vidyā (knowledge) of one's true identity as Atman, and the identity of Atman and Brahman.

Advaita Vedanta traces its roots in the oldest Upanishads. It relies on three textual sources called the Prasthanatrayi. It gives "a unifying interpretation of the whole body of Upanishads", the Brahma Sutras, and the Bhagavad Gita. Advaita Vedanta is the oldest extant sub-school of Vedanta, which is one of the six orthodox (āstika) Hindu philosophies. Although its roots trace back to the 1st millennium BCE, the most prominent exponent of the Advaita Vedanta is considered by the tradition to be 8th century scholar Adi Shankara.

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