The century in which Gaudapada lived and his life details are uncertain. Estimates vary from early 6th to 7th century CE. He is generally dated from estimates for Adi Shankara, whose teacher Govinda Bhagavatpada is presumed to be the direct disciple of Gaudapada. Shankara in some texts, refers to Gaudapada as the "teacher's teacher" who knows the tradition of the Vedānta (sampradāya-vit). Assuming how long each lived and when, Gaudapada is estimated to have lived sometime in the 7th century CE. Alternatively, states Potter, the phrase "teacher's teacher" should not be taken literally, and more in the sense of another phrase he uses for Gaudapada, namely Paramaguru (highest teacher). He may have been the guru of Sankara's teacher, but was likely a more distant guru, states Michael Comans (aka Vasudevacharya).
Another estimate places him around the early 6th century. This estimate is based on Buddhist literature, and particularly those of scholars Bhavaviveka, Santaraksita and Kamalasila who cite Gauḍapada kārikās. Bhavaviveka was a contemporary of Dharmapala, states Karl Potter, while Chinese texts and travel accounts place Dharmapala in the mid 6th century CE. Assuming the Buddhist and Chinese records are reliable, and for Bhavaviveka to have quoted Gauḍapada kārikās, Gaudapada must have lived around 500 CE, or sometime in the first half of 6th century CE. But, it is certain that Gaudapada lived after the 4th century because he cites some Buddhist views of Nāgārjuna and Asanga, the latter of whom various accounts place in 4th century India.
Gaudapada presents the competing traditional theories about life in vogue, before and in his times, in Karika 6 through 9. Some claim creation is the result of the expansion of the Self, some claim it is a mere magic show, some claim the creation is from God's desire, some claim Kala (time) creates all beings. In Karika 10, the text states there is a fourth state of the Self, called Turiya, one of Advaita (nonduality), all pervading, unchanging and without Dukkha (sorrow). This fourth state of Self in Gaudapada Karika is found in chapters 8.7 through 8.12 of Chandogya Upanishad, which discusses the "four states of consciousness" as awake, dream-filled sleep, deep sleep, and beyond deep sleep.
Unreal are the dream objects during sleep, states Gaudapada, because the one who dreams never actually goes to the places he dreams of, and because whatever situation he dreams about is something he leaves upon waking up. This is in the scripture Brihadaranyaka Upanishad.
In the same sense, the true reality is covered up for man even in his waking state, state Kaarikas 4-6 of Chapter Two, because, translates Potter, "any object nonexistent in the beginning and in the end is also nonexistent in the middle".
When we sleep, we feel the external things we dream about are real and the internal states as unreal, but in the awakened state we realize both are unreal. In the same way, in our waking state whatever we apprehend to be real and unreal are both unreal, covering up the true reality, state Kaarikas 10–15. But this assertion leads to the obvious question, states Gaudapada, that if both internal and external are not true reality, who is it that imagines, who apprehends them and who cognizes? Gaudapada submits his answer as the Atman (Self, soul).
We imagine things in our mind, we create things in our mind, we destroy things in our mind, says Gaudapada; yet all these things are not different from It, the atman (gender neutral). All such constructions create dualities in our imagination, are maya. The true reality, state Kaarikas 33–36, is nondual and it is atman. Those who have mastered and grown past all attachments, past all fear and past all anger, they are past all dualities, know their Self, have secured the nonduality within. According to Kaarikas 36–38, such wise individuals, do not care about praise from anyone, are beyond all rituals, are homeless wanderers, for they have realized the truth inside them and outside; they, translates Potter, "remain steadfastly true to nature".
Gaudapada opens this chapter by criticizing Upasana(worship) and states that this assumes, that the Brahman-Atman is unborn in the beginning and in the end, but is presently born(as jiva). He states that the nondual Brahman-Atman (Self) can give rise to apparent duality (Jivas, individual souls), while remaining unaffected in the process. To this end he gives the analogy of space and jars. Self is like space and the Jivas are like space in jars. Just as space is enclosed in a jar, so is the Self manifested as Jivas. When the jar is destroyed the space in the jar merges into space so likewise, are the Jivas one with the Self.
According to Karl Potter's translation of Karikas 3.33-36, an awareness that is without conceptual construction is unborn, and this awareness is Brahman. This awareness is not a metaphor, nor born, it is real. Such awareness shines forth without fear, beyond words and thought, is calm and unwavering, equanimous, and full of light. It comes from self-reflection, understanding, giving up attachment to Dukkha (frustration) and Sukha (pleasure), where the mind rests in indescribable calmness within.
Karikas 61–81 repeat text on four states from earlier chapters to re-emphasize the premises about impermanence and non-origination. Attachment to unreality causes desire, sorrow (dukkha) and fear, while detachment leads to freeing from such states and to samadhi. There are three stages of understanding state Karikas 87–89: Laukika (ordinary. which cognizes object and subject as real), Shuddha laukika (purified ordinary, where perceiving is considered real but not the objects) and Lokottara (supramundane, where neither objects nor perceiving are cognized as real).
The influence of Buddhist doctrines on Gaudapada has been a vexed question, though "most recent writers seem to be willing to admit Buddhist influence," yet also note that Gaudapada was a Vedantin and not a Buddhist.
However, adds Murti, the doctrines are unlike Buddhism. Chapter One, Two and Three are entirely Vedantin and founded on the Upanishads, with little Buddhist flavour. While the first three chapters discuss Brahman and Atman (soul, Self), Chapter Four doesn't. This, according to Murti, may be because this was authored by someone else and not Gaudapada, a position shared by Richard King. Further, state both Murti and King, no Vedanta scholars who followed Gaudapada ever quoted from Chapter Four, they only quote from the first three. According to Sarma, Chapter Four may well have been written by Gaudapada assuming he was fully conversant with Mahayana school's teachings, yet "to mistake him to be a hidden or open Buddhist is absurd". The doctrines of Gaudapada and Buddhism are totally opposed, states Murti:
A number of additional works are attributed to Gaudapada, but their authenticity is uncertain. The attributed works are:
Gaudapada is one of the key persons in the Advaita Vedanta. He is traditionally said to have been highly influential on Adi Shankara, one of the most important figures in Vedic philosophy.
Raju 1971, p. 177. - Raju, P.T. (1971), The Philosophical Traditions of India, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass (1992 Reprint)
Potter 1981, p. 103. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
Potter 1981, p. 105. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
TRV Murti (1955), The central philosophy of Buddhism, Routledge (2008 Reprint), ISBN 978-0-415-46118-4, page 114 /wiki/ISBN_(identifier)
Potter 1981, p. 103. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
Sarma 2007, pp. 125–126. - Sarma, Chandradhar (2007), The Advaita Tradition in Indian Philosophy, Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 978-8120813120
Nakamura 2004, p. 308. - Nakamura, Hajime (2004), A History of Early Vedanta Philosophy. Part Two, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited https://archive.org/details/AHistoryOfEarlyVedantaPhilosophyHajimeNakamura
Potter 1981, pp. 106–111. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
TRV Murti (1955), The central philosophy of Buddhism, Routledge (2008 Reprint), ISBN 978-0-415-46118-4, pages 114-115 /wiki/ISBN_(identifier)
Isayeva, N. (1992). Shankara: A Hindu Revivalist or a Crypto-Buddhist? (Thesis). Georgia State University. p. 23. Archived from the original on 19 February 2025. According to Hacker (1952), the profound influences of Buddhism on Gaudapada were from the Lankavatara-sutra and the writings of Nagarjuna and Vasuvandhu. Thus, some scholars are of the opinion that he was a 'crypto-Buddhist.' Isayeva says, 'His work mandukya-karika was undoubtedly composed under the direct impact of Buddhist ideas'. https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1003&context=rs_theses
Potter 1981, p. 105. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
TRV Murti (1955), The central philosophy of Buddhism, Routledge (2008 Reprint), ISBN 978-0-415-46118-4, page 116 /wiki/ISBN_(identifier)
Nakamura 2004, p. 311. - Nakamura, Hajime (2004), A History of Early Vedanta Philosophy. Part Two, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited https://archive.org/details/AHistoryOfEarlyVedantaPhilosophyHajimeNakamura
TRV Murti (1955), The central philosophy of Buddhism, Routledge (2008 Reprint), ISBN 978-0-415-46118-4, pages 114-115 /wiki/ISBN_(identifier)
Gaudapada, Devanathan Jagannathan, University of Toronto, IEP http://www.iep.utm.edu/gauḍapad/
Gaudapada, Devanathan Jagannathan, University of Toronto, IEP http://www.iep.utm.edu/gauḍapad/
Michael Comans 2000, p. 163. - Michael Comans (2000). The Method of Early Advaita Vedānta: A Study of Gauḍapāda, Śaṅkara, Sureśvara, and Padmapāda. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 978-81-208-1722-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=sx12hxoFVqwC
Raju 1971, p. 177. - Raju, P.T. (1971), The Philosophical Traditions of India, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass (1992 Reprint)
Nakamura 2004, p. 3. - Nakamura, Hajime (2004), A History of Early Vedanta Philosophy. Part Two, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited https://archive.org/details/AHistoryOfEarlyVedantaPhilosophyHajimeNakamura
Potter 1981, p. 103. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
Potter 1981, p. 103. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
Michael Comans 2000, p. 2, 163. - Michael Comans (2000). The Method of Early Advaita Vedānta: A Study of Gauḍapāda, Śaṅkara, Sureśvara, and Padmapāda. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 978-81-208-1722-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=sx12hxoFVqwC
Gaudapada, Devanathan Jagannathan, University of Toronto, IEP http://www.iep.utm.edu/gauḍapad/
Sarma 2007, pp. 125–126. - Sarma, Chandradhar (2007), The Advaita Tradition in Indian Philosophy, Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 978-8120813120
Gaudapada, Devanathan Jagannathan, University of Toronto, IEP http://www.iep.utm.edu/gauḍapad/
Michael Comans 2000, pp. 45–46. - Michael Comans (2000). The Method of Early Advaita Vedānta: A Study of Gauḍapāda, Śaṅkara, Sureśvara, and Padmapāda. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 978-81-208-1722-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=sx12hxoFVqwC
Gaudapada, Devanathan Jagannathan, University of Toronto, IEP http://www.iep.utm.edu/gauḍapad/
Gaudapada, Devanathan Jagannathan, University of Toronto, IEP http://www.iep.utm.edu/gauḍapad/
Nakamura 2004, p. 308. - Nakamura, Hajime (2004), A History of Early Vedanta Philosophy. Part Two, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited https://archive.org/details/AHistoryOfEarlyVedantaPhilosophyHajimeNakamura
Nakamura notes that there are contradictions in doctrine between the four chapters.[6]
Potter 1981, p. 103. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
Karika is defined by Monier-Williams as "concise statement in verse of (esp. philosophy and grammar) doctrines" in the Indian traditions.[17]
Sarma 2007, p. 126. - Sarma, Chandradhar (2007), The Advaita Tradition in Indian Philosophy, Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 978-8120813120
Nakamura 2004, p. 280. - Nakamura, Hajime (2004), A History of Early Vedanta Philosophy. Part Two, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited https://archive.org/details/AHistoryOfEarlyVedantaPhilosophyHajimeNakamura
Nakamura 2004, p. 280. - Nakamura, Hajime (2004), A History of Early Vedanta Philosophy. Part Two, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited https://archive.org/details/AHistoryOfEarlyVedantaPhilosophyHajimeNakamura
See Introduction of Mandukya Upanishad with the Karika of Gaudapada and the Commentary of Shankaracharya (trans.Swami Gambhirananda. Calcutta: Advaita Ashrama, 1995) and Domenic Marbaniang, "The Advaitin Search for Unity in Diversity", Epistemics of Divine Reality: An Argument for Rational Fideism, PhD Dissertation (Bangalore: ACTS Academy of Higher Education, 2007).
Sharma, C. (1997). A Critical Survey of Indian Philosophy, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0365-5, p. 239 /wiki/ISBN_(identifier)
Nakamura 2004, p. 211. - Nakamura, Hajime (2004), A History of Early Vedanta Philosophy. Part Two, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited https://archive.org/details/AHistoryOfEarlyVedantaPhilosophyHajimeNakamura
Nakamura 2004, p. 211. - Nakamura, Hajime (2004), A History of Early Vedanta Philosophy. Part Two, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited https://archive.org/details/AHistoryOfEarlyVedantaPhilosophyHajimeNakamura
Nakamura 2004, p. 280. - Nakamura, Hajime (2004), A History of Early Vedanta Philosophy. Part Two, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited https://archive.org/details/AHistoryOfEarlyVedantaPhilosophyHajimeNakamura
Nakamura 2004, p. 280. - Nakamura, Hajime (2004), A History of Early Vedanta Philosophy. Part Two, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited https://archive.org/details/AHistoryOfEarlyVedantaPhilosophyHajimeNakamura
Gaudapada, Devanathan Jagannathan, University of Toronto, IEP http://www.iep.utm.edu/gauḍapad/
Potter 1981, p. 106. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
Sarma 2007, p. 126. - Sarma, Chandradhar (2007), The Advaita Tradition in Indian Philosophy, Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 978-8120813120
Potter 1981, p. 107. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
Potter 1981, p. 108. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
Potter 1981, p. 110. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
Nakamura 2004, p. 309. - Nakamura, Hajime (2004), A History of Early Vedanta Philosophy. Part Two, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited https://archive.org/details/AHistoryOfEarlyVedantaPhilosophyHajimeNakamura
Nakamura 2004, p. 310. - Nakamura, Hajime (2004), A History of Early Vedanta Philosophy. Part Two, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited https://archive.org/details/AHistoryOfEarlyVedantaPhilosophyHajimeNakamura
Nakamura 2004, p. 309. - Nakamura, Hajime (2004), A History of Early Vedanta Philosophy. Part Two, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited https://archive.org/details/AHistoryOfEarlyVedantaPhilosophyHajimeNakamura
Potter 1981, p. 106. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
Arvind Sharma (2012). Sleep as a State of Consciousness in Advaita Vedanta. State University of New York Press. pp. 41–48. ISBN 978-0-7914-8430-2. 978-0-7914-8430-2
Arvind Sharma (2012). Sleep as a State of Consciousness in Advaita Vedanta. State University of New York Press. pp. 43–45. ISBN 978-0-7914-8430-2. 978-0-7914-8430-2
Potter 1981, p. 106. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
Potter 1981, p. 106. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
Arvind Sharma (2012). Sleep as a State of Consciousness in Advaita Vedanta. State University of New York Press. pp. 41–48. ISBN 978-0-7914-8430-2. 978-0-7914-8430-2
PT Raju (1985), Structural Depths of Indian Thought, State University New York Press, ISBN 978-0887061394, pages 32-33; Quote: "We can see that this story [in Chandogya Upanishad] is an anticipation of the Mandukya doctrine, (...)" /wiki/ISBN_(identifier)
Robert Hume, Chandogya Upanishad - Eighth Prathapaka, Seventh through Twelfth Khanda, Oxford University Press, pages 268-273 https://archive.org/stream/thirteenprincipa028442mbp#page/n289/mode/2up
Potter 1981, p. 106. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
Potter 1981, p. 106. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
Potter 1981, p. 106. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
For Sanskrit original and an alternate translation: RD Karmarkar (1953), Gaudapada Karika, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona, pages 9 with footnotes, 66-67 https://archive.org/stream/Gaudapada-Karika.English/Gaudapada-Karika#page/n67/mode/2up
Isaeva 1995, p. 30-34. - Isaeva, Natalia V. (1995). From Early Vedanta to Kashmir Shaivism: Gaudapada, Bhartrhari, and Abhinavagupta. State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-2449-0. https://books.google.com/books?id=hMCFQ39cHNkC
Potter 1981, p. 107. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
Potter 1981, p. 107. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
For Sanskrit original and translation: RD Karmarkar (1953), Gaudapada Karika, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona, page 10-11 with footnotes https://archive.org/stream/Gaudapaada-Kaarika.English/Gaudapaada-Kaarika#page/n67/mode/2up
Potter 1981, p. 107. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
Isaeva 1995, p. 43. - Isaeva, Natalia V. (1995). From Early Vedanta to Kashmir Shaivism: Gaudapada, Bhartrhari, and Abhinavagupta. State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-2449-0. https://books.google.com/books?id=hMCFQ39cHNkC
Potter 1981, p. 107. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
Isaeva 1995, p. 43. - Isaeva, Natalia V. (1995). From Early Vedanta to Kashmir Shaivism: Gaudapada, Bhartrhari, and Abhinavagupta. State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-2449-0. https://books.google.com/books?id=hMCFQ39cHNkC
For Sanskrit original and translation: RD Karmarkar (1953), Gaudapaada Kaarika, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona, page 12 with footnotes 11-12; Quote: उभयोरपि वैतथ्यं भेदानां स्थानयोर्यदि ।क एतान्बुध्यते भेदान्को वै तेषां विकल्पकः ॥ ११ ॥कल्पयत्यात्मनाऽऽत्मानमात्मा देवः स्वमायया |स एव बुध्यते भेदानिति वेदान्तनिश्चयः ॥ १२ ॥ https://archive.org/stream/Gaudapaada-Kaarika.English/Gaudapaada-Kaarika#page/n69/mode/2up
Potter 1981, p. 107. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
For Sanskrit original and an alternate translation: RD Karmarkar (1953), Gaudapaada Kaarika, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona, page 13-14 with footnotes https://archive.org/stream/Gaudapada-Karika.English/Gaudapaada-Karika#page/n71/mode/2up
Potter 1981, p. 108. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
For Sanskrit original and translation: RD Karmarkar (1953), Gaudapaada Kaarika, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona, pages 15-17 with footnotes, 77-84 https://archive.org/stream/Gaudapaada-Karika.English/Gaudapaada-Karika#page/n73/mode/2up
Isaeva 1995, pp. 44–45. - Isaeva, Natalia V. (1995). From Early Vedanta to Kashmir Shaivism: Gaudapada, Bhartrhari, and Abhinavagupta. State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-2449-0. https://books.google.com/books?id=hMCFQ39cHNkC
Potter 1981, p. 108. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
For Sanskrit original and translation: RD Karmarkar (1953), Gaudapaada Kaarika, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona, pages 15-17 with footnotes, 77-84 https://archive.org/stream/Gaudapaada-Karika.English/Gaudapaada-Karika#page/n73/mode/2up
For Sanskrit original and translation: RD Karmarkar (1953), Gaudapaada Kaarika, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona, pages 18-19 with footnotes, 85-88 https://archive.org/stream/Gaudapaada-Kaarika.English/Gaudapaada-Kaarika#page/n75/mode/2up
Potter 1981, p. 108. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
Potter 1981, p. 108. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
For Sanskrit original and translation: RD Karmarkar (1953), Gaudapaada Kaarika, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona, pages 18-19 with footnotes, 85-88 https://archive.org/stream/Gaudapaada-Kaarika.English/Gaudapaada-Kaarika#page/n75/mode/2up
Potter 1981, p. 108. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
For Sanskrit original and translation: RD Karmarkar (1953), Gaudapada Karika, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona, pages 20-21 with footnotes https://archive.org/stream/Gaudapada-Karika.English/Gaudapada-Karika#page/n77/mode/2up
Potter 1981, pp. 108–109. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
Potter 1981, pp. 108–109. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
For Sanskrit original and translation: RD Karmarkar (1953), Gaudapada Karika, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona, pages 20-21 with footnotes https://archive.org/stream/Gaudapada-Karika.English/Gaudapada-Karika#page/n77/mode/2up
Potter 1981, p. 109. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
Potter 1981, p. 109. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
For Sanskrit original and translation: RD Karmarkar (1953), Gaudapada Karika, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona, pages 21-23 with footnotes https://archive.org/stream/Gaudapada-Karika.English/Gaudapada-Karika#page/n79/mode/2up
Potter 1981, p. 109. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
For Sanskrit original and translation: RD Karmarkar (1953), Gaudapada Karika, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona, pages 23-24 with footnotes 17 & 18 https://archive.org/stream/Gaudapada-Karika.English/Gaudapada-Karika#page/n81/mode/2up
Potter 1981, p. 110. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
For Sanskrit original and translation: RD Karmarkar (1953), Gaudapada Karika, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona, pages 27-29 with footnotes https://archive.org/stream/Gaudapada-Karika.English/Gaudapada-Karika#page/n85/mode/2up
Potter 1981, p. 110. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
For Sanskrit original and translation: RD Karmarkar (1953), Gaudapada Karika, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona, pages 29-31 with footnotes https://archive.org/stream/Gaudapada-Karika.English/Gaudapada-Karika#page/n85/mode/2up
दुःखं सर्वमनुस्मृत्य कामभोगान्निवर्तयेत् । अजं सर्वमनुस्मृत्य जातं नैव तु पश्यति ॥ ४३ ॥(...)नाऽऽस्वादयेत्सुखं तत्र निःसङ्गः प्रज्ञया भवेत् । निश्चलं निश्चरच्चित्तमेकीकुर्यात्प्रयत्नतः ॥ ४५ ॥(...)स्वस्थं शान्तं सनिर्वाणमकथ्यं सुखमुत्तमम् । अजमजेन ज्ञेयेन सर्वज्ञं परिचक्षते ॥ ४७ ॥[49]
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Potter 1981, p. 110. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
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Adi Shankara interprets this Karika somewhat differently, according to Comans.[54]
Potter 1981, p. 110. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
Potter 1981, p. 111. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
For Sanskrit original and translation: RD Karmarkar (1953), Gaudapada Karika, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona, pages 32-33 with footnotes https://archive.org/stream/Gaudapada-Karika.English/Gaudapada-Karika#page/n89/mode/2up
Potter 1981, p. 111. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
Potter 1981, p. 111. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
Potter 1981, p. 111. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
Potter 1981, p. 112. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
For Sanskrit original and translation: RD Karmarkar (1953), Gaudapada Karika, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona, pages 39-41 with footnotes https://archive.org/stream/Gaudapada-Karika.English/Gaudapada-Karika#page/n97/mode/2up
Potter 1981, p. 112. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
For Sanskrit original and translation: RD Karmarkar (1953), Gaudapada Karika, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona, pages 43-44 with footnotes https://archive.org/stream/Gaudapada-Karika.English/Gaudapada-Karika#page/n101/mode/2up
Potter 1981, pp. 112–113. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
Potter 1981, p. 113. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
For Sanskrit original and translation: RD Karmarkar (1953), Gaudapada Karika, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona, pages 45-46 with footnotes https://archive.org/stream/Gaudapada-Karika.English/Gaudapada-Karika#page/n103/mode/2up
Potter 1981, p. 113. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
For Sanskrit original and translation: RD Karmarkar (1953), Gaudapada Karika, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona, pages 47-52 with footnotes https://archive.org/stream/Gaudapada-Karika.English/Gaudapada-Karika#page/n105/mode/2up
Potter 1981, p. 113. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
Potter 1981, p. 113. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
For Sanskrit original and translation: RD Karmarkar (1953), Gaudapada Karika, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona, pages 53-54 with footnotes https://archive.org/stream/Gaudapada-Karika.English/Gaudapada-Karika#page/n111/mode/2up
Potter 1981, p. 113. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
Potter 1981, p. 114. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
For Sanskrit original and translation: RD Karmarkar (1953), Gaudapada Karika, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona, pages 55-56 with footnotes https://archive.org/stream/Gaudapada-Karika.English/Gaudapada-Karika#page/n113/mode/2up
Potter 1981, p. 105. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
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Potter 1981, p. 105. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
Potter 1981, p. 105. - Potter, Karl. H. (1981), Gaudapada, Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: Advaita Vedānta up to Śaṃkara and his pupils, Volume 3, pp. 103-114, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0310-8
Raju 1971, p. 177. - Raju, P.T. (1971), The Philosophical Traditions of India, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass (1992 Reprint)
It is often used interchangeably with the term citta-mātra, but they have different meanings. The standard translation of both terms is "consciousness-only" or "mind-only." Several modern researchers object this translation, and the accompanying label of "absolute idealism" or "idealistic monism".[68] A better translation for vijñapti-mātra is representation-only.[69]
Raju 1971, p. 177. - Raju, P.T. (1971), The Philosophical Traditions of India, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass (1992 Reprint)
Sarma 2007, pp. 126, 143–144. - Sarma, Chandradhar (2007), The Advaita Tradition in Indian Philosophy, Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 978-8120813120
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