Advaita Bodha Deepika, Lamp of Non-Dual Knowledge, is an Advaita Vedanta text written by Sri Karapatra Swami.
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Advaita Bodha Deepika, Lamp of Non-Dual Knowledge, is an Advaita Vedanta text written by Sri Karapatra Swami.
The Advaita Bodha Deepika is set as a dialogue between a master and a student. Just like other medieval Advaita Vedanta texts, samadhi is added to sravana, manana and nididhyasana . [1]
The Advaita Bodha Deepika was highly regarded by Ramana Maharshi.
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