The Umpire

The Advaita tradition tells of a debate between the philosopher Adi Shankara and the scholar Mandana Mishra. Mandana’s wife, Ubhaya Bharati, was the umpire. Shankara won. Mandana became a monk and a disciple of Shankara, with the name Sureshvara.

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