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Translations from Shankaracharya
I n the eighth century A.D., pure Vedantic teaching, thedoctrine of advaita or non-duality, which is the very essence
of Hinduism, had shrunk to a low ebb and was restored to full
vigour by the great spiritual master Sri Shankara, known also
as Shankaracharya (meaning `Shankara, the Teacher').
Ramana Maharshi, being a perfect jnani, that is one who is
liberated from illusion and established in absolute knowledge,
accepted Sri Shankara's teaching as his own. From time to
time he translated one or another of his works, either
spontaneously or on the request of some devotee who did not
read Sanskrit and required a Tamil version.