Atma bodha

Ātma-bōdha
AuthorAttributed to Adi Shankara
LanguageSanskrit
SubjectHindu philosophy
GenreAdvaita Vedanta
PublisherOriginal: 8th century AD; Reprinted in 1947 by Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai
Publication placeIndia
Published in English
First publication in 1812 translated by J. Taylor

Ātma-bodha (Sanskrit: आत्मबोधः ) is a short Sanskrit text attributed to Adi Shankara of Advaita Vedanta school of Hindu philosophy. The text in sixty-eight verses describes the path to Self-knowledge or the awareness of Atman.[1][2]

The Vedanta tradition states that the text was written by Shankara for his disciple, Sanandana, also known as Padmapāda. Ātma-bodha is a prakarṇa grantha: literature that explains the terms and terminologies used in the Śāstras but they do not contribute any original thought. [3]

Atmabodha is also the title of an Upanishad attached to the Atharvaveda.

  1. ^ Roshan Dalal (2010). Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide. Penguin Books. p. 48. ISBN 9780143414216.
  2. ^ N.V.Isaeva (January 1993). Shankara and Indian Philosophy. SUNY Press. pp. 78, 98. ISBN 9780791412817.
  3. ^ Sankaracharya (1965). Atma Bodha. pp. vii.