Buddhism & Sankaracharya

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Adiyen

 

it is in fact a misconception that Shankarcharya was primarily opposed to

Buddhism. Most of his polemic is written against vaisheshikas and other forms of

the Shad-darshana. The decline of Buddhism in India occured after the Muslim

invasion and destruction of Takshashila and Nalanda which were great centers of

Buddhist learning.

 

Shankara himself agreed with many of the core concepts of the Idealist Buddhist

School. Hence Srivaishnavas say that he was a "pracchanna bauddha".

 

Dasoham

Sri Ram