Krishna's first argument on the battlefield, and the Gita's opening move: the self is beginningless and endless. Sankara and Ramanuja read the plural here differently, for Sankara it is a concession to appearances, for Ramanuja it means individual selves really are many and remain so.
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TextIt is not that I have never existed, nor thou, nor these kings. Nor is it that we shall cease to exist in the future. 1 Reference Scheme Connections
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This source names Ramanuja directly: "Sankara and Ramanuja read the plural here differently, for Sankara it is a concession to appearances, for Ramanuja it means individual selves really are many and remain so."
Source Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita, English translation and commentarySwami Swarupananda
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The verse the Advaita and Vishishtadvaita readings divide over.
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Source Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita, English translation and commentarySwami Swarupananda
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1. Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita, English translation and commentary
Swami Swarupananda, Advaita Ashrama / Internet Sacred Text Archive, 1909Bhagavad Gita 2:12View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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