Famous Quotes #21

- December 10, 2022

Born in 788 CE, Adi Shankaracharya brought together various streams of thought in Hinduism. He was just 32 years old when he died leaving behind a vast body of work, and reviving the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta. Here is an interesting thought from the scholar.

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