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The Vivekachudamani (Sanskrit: विवेकचूडामणि) is a famous Sanskrit poem ascribed to Adi Shankara in the eighth century. It expounds the Advaita Vedanta philosophy and is in the form of 580 verses in the Shardula Vikridita metre. The Vivekachudamani describes developing Viveka — the human faculty of discrimination — as the central task in the spiritual life and calls it the crown jewel among the essentials for Moksha. The title Vivekachudamani translates to Crest Jewel of Discrimination. Through the centuries, the Vivekachudamani has been translated into several languages and has been the topic…
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3 editions- Paperback · English · 1994The Crest Jewel of WisdomLlanerch Press · 123 pages · 9781897853696
- Other · English · 1997The crest jewel of wisdomShanti Sadan · 318 pages · 9780854240470
- Other · English · 1992[Vivekacūḍāmaṇi] Vivekacūḍāmaṇi of Śrī ŚaṅkarācāryaSri Ramakrishna Math · 271 pages · 9788171204052
AdvaitaSri Adi ShankaracharyaEarly works to 1800ĀtmanSelf-realizationVedantaAtmanReligious aspects of Self-realization