The term "Crypto-Buddhism" (Prachanna Bauddha) was used by some opponents of Advaita Vedanta to suggest that Shankara's philosophy, while ostensibly Vedic, borrowed heavily from Mahayana Buddhist concepts, particularly Shunyata (emptiness) and Vijnanavada (consciousness-only). Critics argued that Advaita's concept of an impersonal Brahman and the illusory nature of the world resembled Buddhist ideas.
Who is called ‘Crypto-Buddhist’ ?
Asked in CGPSC Prelims Exam 2019 · Topic: Bhakti and Sufi Movement (Philosophical Schools of Bhakti: Advaita, Vishishtadvaita, Dvaita, Dvaitadvaita, Shuddhadvaita)
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