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Advaitasiddhi

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Advaitasiddhi is a foundational text on Advaita(non-dualistic) Vedānta school of Hindu philosophy which defends Advaita's non-dualistic position against Dvaita Vedānta's dualistic position. Advaita belives that Brahman is the ultimate reality and it is one and indivisible. The text was composed as a direct response to Vyāsatīrtha's work Nyāyāmṛta. Advaitasiddhi refutes the claims of dualism using a complex principles of Nyāya an Indian system of Logic which is also a school of Hindu philosophy. This Ms. lacks an ending. This Ms. is written in 8 lines per folio. Title present in opening verses (f. 1b). Advaita is written on the cover page. There are double black vertical margin lines on each side of the folio. Mistakes are covered with yellow or blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins. Significant syllables and words rubbed with orange powder for highlighting. Some folios are yellow due to turmeric powder.

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