Gauḍapāda (Sanskrit: गौडपाद; fl.c. 6th century CE), also referred as Gauḍapādācārya (Sanskrit: गौडपादाचार्य; "Gauḍapāda the Teacher"), was an early medieval...

that Gaudapada co-opted the Buddhist doctrine that ultimate reality is pure consciousness (vijñapti-mātra). Raju (1992, pp. 177–178) states, "Gaudapada wove...

Vijayams) as the teacher of Adi Shankara. He was the disciple of Gaudapada (IAST Gauḍapāda). He is mentioned in the first verse of Adi Shankara's prakaraṇa...

of ten principal Upanishads. The text is also notable for inspiring Gaudapada's Mandukya Karika a classic for the Vedanta school of Hinduism. The Mandukya...

philosophical doctrine of the Advaita Vedanta philosopher Gaudapada. According to Gaudapada, the Absolute is not subject to birth, change and death. The...

Bhartṛhari (second half 5th century,) and the Māndūkya-kārikā written by Gauḍapāda (7th century). While Adi Shankara is generally regarded as the most prominent...

Indian paths to spiritual realization. It took shape with the writings of Gaudapada in the 6th century CE. Buddhism is a religion and dharma that encompasses...

predecessor Gaudapada, used Buddhist terminology and mention Buddhist doctrines in their work, suggesting that they were influenced by Buddhism. Gaudapada, states...

deep sleep). It is postulated in several Upanishads and explicated in Gaudapada's Mandukya Karika. Turiya as 'the fourth' is referred to in a number of...

takes clear shape in the 6th-7th century CE, with the seminal works of Gaudapada, Maṇḍana Miśra, and Shankara, who is considered by tradition and Orientalist...