| Author | Vidyaranya विद्यारण्य |
|---|---|
| Language | Sanskrit |
| Subject | Philosophy |
| Genre | Vedanta |
| Publication place | India |
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Panchadasi or Panchadashi (Devanagari: पञ्चदशी IAST paṃcadaśī) is a simple yet comprehensive manual of Advaita Vedanta written in the fourteenth century CE (1386-1391) by Vidyaranya, previously known as Madhavacharya.[1][2][3][4]
Pancha (पञ्च) is five and dasi (दशी) is ten, are the total fifteen chapters divided into three quintets the three aspects of Brahman, Sat (सत्, Truth), Chit (चित्, Consciousness) and Ananda (आनंद, Bliss) aspects of Reality. It elaborates Advaita (non dual), Consciousness, Jiva, Maya, Prakriti (Prakṛti, Nature[5]), Mahat (universal mind), Buddhi (Intellect), Ahamkara (Ego), Avidya (Ignorance), and ananda (Bliss).[6]
- ^ Ed. Eliot Deutsch, Rohit Dalvi (2004). The Essential Vedanta: A new source book of Advaita Vedanta. World Wisdom, Inc. pp. 353–359. ISBN 9780941532525.
- ^ "Panchadasi Introduction".
- ^ "Panchadasi" (PDF). Digital Books. Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ Vidyabhaskar, Ramavatar. Panchadasi (in Hindi). Krishnakumar Sharma, PO. Ratangarh, Dist. Bijnore, Uttar Pradesh.
- ^ "Monier Williams Online 2011". www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
- ^ "Panchadasi". www.bhagavadgitausa.com. Retrieved 2016-01-29.