Gaudapada

Gauḍapāda (Sanskrit गौडपाद) c.6th century CE), also referred as Gauḍapādācārya, was an early medieval era Hindu philosopher and scholar of the Vedanta school of Hindu philosophy. While details of his biography are uncertain, his ideas inspired others such as Adi Shankara who called him a Paramaguru (highest teacher).Gaudapada was the author or compiler of the Māṇḍukya Kārikā, also known as Gaudapada Karika. The text consists of four chapters (also called four books), of which Chapter However, doctrinally Gaudapada's work is Vedantic. Vedānta gives freedom and options to be taken by different maturity levels and mindsets which leads to similar experience of physical and mental wellbeing and enlightenment as the end result of peace and Harmony found within and in society following such freedom of thought and expression with respect. The first three chapters of Gaudapada's text have been influential in the Advaita Vedanta tradition. Parts of the first chapter that include the Mandukya Upanishad have been considered a valid scriptural source by the Dvaita and Vishistadvaita schools of Vedanta.