The Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies v3.c18.s8.2

v3.c18.s8.2

Tradition is at work here also. Śaṃkara is credited with a great many works, most of which are highly unlikely to be by him. The most careful work on the criteria for deciding which works are Śaṃkara’s has been done by Paul Hacker, with applications by Sengaku Mayeda.¹ In the following discussion we follow these authors wherever possible.