Advaita-vāda—the philosophy of absolute oneness taught by Śaṅkarācārya, and whose conclusion is advaita-siddhānta.Prabhupada ›Glossary›-A-›Advaita-vada-the philosophy Advaita-vada-the philosophy of absolute oneness taught by Saṅkaracarya, and whose conclusion is advaita-siddhanta. Link to this page: https://prabhupadabooks.com/glossary/a/advaita-vada-the-philosophy-of-absolute-oneness-taught-by-sa Previous: Advaita-siddhanta-the conclusion of the monists, namely, that the Absolute Truth and the individual living entity are separate in the material state, but that when they are spiritually situated there is no difference between them. Next: Advaita-vadis-atheistic philosophers who say all distinctions are but material illusions. Mayavadi-one who propounds the philosophy of Saṅkaracarya, which basically holds that God is featureless and impersonal, that devotion to a personal Godhead is false, the material creation of the Lord is also false, and the ultimate goal of life is to become existentially one with the all-pervading, impersonal Absolute.