Sadananda Yogendra Saraswati, the exponent of the Advaita Vedanta as taught by

Adi Shankara Adi Shankara (8th c. CE), also called Adi Shankaracharya (, ), was an Indian Vedanga, Vedic scholar, Hindu philosophy, philosopher and teacher (''acharya'') of Advaita Vedanta. Reliable information on Shankara's actual life is scant, and h ...

and the renowned author of Vedantasara which is one of the best known ''Prakarana Granthas'' (text-books) of the philosophy of the Upanishads, was the son of Anantadeva, and probably lived in mid-15th century A.D. He is also reputed to have written - ''Vedantasiddhanta-sarasangraha'', ''Bhavaprakasa'' on

Bhagavad Gita The Bhagavad Gita (; ), often referred to as the Gita (), is a Hindu texts, Hindu scripture, dated to the second or first century BCE, which forms part of the Hindu epic, epic poem Mahabharata. The Gita is a synthesis of various strands of Ind ...

and ''Brahmasutra-tatpryaprakasa'' – which are works of equal repute and importance. Not much is known about the life of this ''acharya''. Hiriyanna states that Sadananda of Vedantasara is different from the Sadananda of ''Advaitbrahmansiddhi'' the text that was published by the Asiatic Society of Bengal. In his works Sadananda stresses the liberated being's freedom from bondage, detachment from the body, and constant goodness, although being beyond virtue. The liberated being after having lived out his prarabdha karma merges with

Brahman In Hinduism, ''Brahman'' (; IAST: ''Brahman'') connotes the highest universal principle, the ultimate reality of the universe.P. T. Raju (2006), ''Idealistic Thought of India'', Routledge, , page 426 and Conclusion chapter part XII In the ...

. Advayananda was the Guru of Sadananda.

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