Bhāmatī school
A grouping recorded within Advaita Vedānta.
Bhāmatī school is recorded within Advaita Vedānta. The sources read do not establish whether it is extant. Also written Bhamati.
Origin
Founder named in the sources: Vācaspati Miśra. No founding year is given below, because the sources read do not agree on one and a date has not been chosen for them. IEP: one of two major sub-schools that developed after Śaṅkara — the Bhāmatī school of Vācaspati Miśra, 9th century. No founding year given.
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Citation
English
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John Shaqi. “Bhāmatī school.” English version. 11 August 2026. https://johnshaqi.com/articles/sect-bhamati-school.
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}The word count is counted from this edition. The minute estimate uses 238 words a minute, the silent reading rate for English non-fiction reported by Brysbaert (2019). The Urdu, Hindi and Roman Urdu editions carry a word count and no estimate, because no comparable rate has been published for those scripts.