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Gaudapada

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Gauḍapāda (Sanskrit: गौडपाद; fl.c. 6th century CE), also referred as Gauḍapādācārya (Sanskrit: गौडपादाचार्य; "Gauḍapāda the Teacher"), was an early medieval era Hindu philosopher and scholar of the Advaita Vedanta school of Hindu philosophy. While details of his biography are uncertain, his ideas inspired others such as Adi Shankara who called him a Paramaguru (highest teacher). Gaudapada was the author or compiler of the Māṇḍūkya Kārikā, also known as Gaudapada Karika. The text consists of four chapters (also called four books), of which Chapter Four uses Buddhist terminology thereby showing it was influenced by Buddhism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gaudapada is the 887th most popular philosopher (down from 853rd in 2019). (down from 2,065th in 2019)

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Gaudapada ranks 887 out of 1,267. Before him are Necip Fazıl Kısakürek, Paul de Man, Alain Finkielkraut, Louis Lavelle, Gómez Pereira, and Albrecht Ritschl. After him are Liu Yuxi, Georges Florovsky, Ernest Nagel, Antoun Saadeh, Arai Hakuseki, and Susanne Langer.

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Among people born in 550, Gaudapada ranks 25. Before him are John Moschus, Adi ibn Hatim, Shibi Khan, Gregory the Patrician, Yangwon of Goguryeo, and Rædwald of East Anglia. After him are Bertha of Kent, Ashina Xichun, Laurence of Canterbury, Farrukh Hormizd, Guaram I of Iberia, and Stephen I of Iberia.

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