Śaṅkara’s philosophy of dreaming: Constructing an unreal world
This article analyzes Śaṅkara’s use of dreaming in Advaita Vedānta. For Śaṅkara, dreaming functions philosophically as a direct phenomenal inquiry into mind and consciousness. Dreaming also functions as a syllogistic illustration. While dreaming, we experience unreal objects that do not exist apart...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Carfax
2022
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Asian philosophy
Year: 2022, Volume: 32, Issue: 4, Pages: 398-419 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Śaṅkara 788-820
/ Dream
/ Consciousness
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism KBM Asia |
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Consciousness
B Śaṅkara (fl. 8th century CE) B Dreaming B Advaita Vedānta B īśvara (God) |
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