[INDOLOGY] Mokṣopāya completed

[Walter Slaje]

Dear Harry,

>  Was the existence of  Śaṅkarācārya and/or his writings known in 10th
century Kashmir?
To my knowledge, Śaṅkara played no role in Kashmir at that time.
Maṇḍanamiśra was seen as the representative of Advaita Vedānta.
Significantly, the Mokṣopāya addresses and quotes Maṇḍana's theory of error
(*khyāti *[Vibhramaviveka]) in Mokṣopāya VI.325.1–10 (the current volume),
adopting "Vasiṣṭha's" inclusivistic approach by redefining the *ātmakhyāti *of
the Yogācāra school in his own terms. As so often, he tells a parable to
illustrate his point  (*śilopākhyāna*, VI.32511–40).

Regards,
Walter


Am Do., 21. Aug. 2025 um 15:59 Uhr schrieb Harry Spier <
vasishtha.spier at gmail.com>:

> Dear Walter,
>
> My congratulations also on this impressive accomplishment.
>
> You wrote:
>
>>
>> Contrary to a still-prevailing misconception, the 10th-century
>> *Mokṣopāya* from Kashmir has nothing at all to do with Śaṅkara's
>> Advaitavedānta  . . .
>>
>
> Was the existence of  Śaṅkarācārya and/or his writings known in 10th
> century Kashmir?
>
> Thanks,
> Harry Spier
>
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