THE SUPREME ATMAN OF SHANKARA'S ADVAlTA AND THE ABSOLUTE ESSENCE IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF IBN AL-'ARABI
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ATMAN, SHANKARA'S, ADVAlTA, ffiN AL-'ARAB, ESSENCEAbstract
According to a recent book there are four major systems of Indian advaita philosophy: Advaita Vedanta, Kashmira Shaivism, Shunyavada Buddhism and Vijnanavada Buddhism.l In addition to these four schools, the Ibn al-Arai school of Muslim Sufi philosophy should be recognized as a unique and viable form of Indian advaita. Before coming to Muslim India, these ideas originated with the wahdat at-wujud (oneness of being) philosophy of the Spanish Sufi, Muhyi al-Din Ibn al-'Arabi
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