Panchadasi
| Author | Vidyaranya विद्यारन्य |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Language | Sanskrit |
| Subject | Philosophy |
| Genre | Vedanta |
Panchadasi or Panchadashi ( Devanagari: IAST paṃcadaśī) is a simple yet comprehensive manual of Advaita Vedanta (अद्वैत वेदान्त, advaita vedānta) written in the fourteenth century A.D (1386-1391) by Vidyaranya (विद्यारन्य), previously known as Madhavacharya (माधवाचार्य).
There is a view among teachers of philosophy that the later portions of this work were written by Bharatitirtha.
Pancha (पंच) is five and dasi (दशी) is ten, are the total fifteen chapters divided into three quintets the three aspects of Brahman, Sat (सत, Vivek), Chit (चित, Consciousness) and Ananda (आनंद, Bliss) aspects of Reality. It elaborates Advaita (अद्वैत, view of Brahman and its derivatives), Consciousness, Jiva, Maya, Prakriti (प्रकृति, prakṛti, primary substance), Mahat (Omnipotent Matter), Buddhi (Intellect), Ahamkara (Ego), Avidya (Ignorance), and ānanda (Bliss).
Panchdasi was written during the later year of Vidyarana's life around 1386 AD.
Vidyaranya was born around 1300 A.D. in Shalivahan (शालिवाहन) South India. Madhava Madhavacharya, Madhavamantri, Madhavamataya were the names which Vidyaranya was known before his turning into recluse.
His father was Mayana (मायण) and Mother Srimati (श्रीमती), two brothers Sayana (सायण), and Bhogantha (भोगनाथ). He had two Gurus Sarvagyvishnu (सर्वज्ञविष्णु) and Bhartiteerth (भारतीतीर्थ). He established Vijayanagar Empire in 1335 AD with the help of Hukkayaray and Bukkaray. He was also Prime Minister of the Vijayanagar empire. Vidyaranya, was also the spiritual head of Sringeri Math in 1377 A.D to 1386 A.D. He died in 1391 AD.
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