The System of the Vedanta according to Badarayana's Brahma-Sutras and Cankara's Commentary c6.s5.t1.8
The System of the Vedânta according to Bâdarâyana's Brahma-Sûtras and Çankara's Commentary c6.s5.t1.8
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c6.s5.t1.8
In this passage, as Çaṅkara at great length explains, the highest Âtman is spoken of, as whose being the ether is mentioned, because, like the ether, He is omnipresent (p. 170, 12). Because He is the being of all, for this reason the qualities belonging to the individual soul, Spirit (manas), Life, etc. are ascribed to him (p. 171, 2), just as the Scripture says (Çvet. 4, 3 = A. V. 10, 8, 27):
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- Atharvavedasaṃhitā — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit
- Śvetāśvataropaniṣad — Śvetāśvatara, Sanskrit