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"48 THE DOCTRINE OF MAYAphical system, which is the kernel of the whole of thelater philosophy. Their idealism is the groundstoneof the later Vedanta. They are canonical, andtradition everquotations from them are held bycomplete and self-sufficient and require no furthersupport. They are final authorities. 1 The generaltrend of their thought is towards a thorough-goingmonism, which in its germinal form existed even inthe Vedas, as we have shown above. Their fundamental formula may be expresseddistichi. .,*Brahma satyam jagan mithyaJivo brahmaiva naparah."in a well-knownBrahman is the Reality, the universe is false,The Atman is Brahman, nothing else."In other words, there is only one Reality,call itBrahman or Atman what you will, and the worldaround us which appears so real is not so. This isthe central thought which has been so admirablyi It may be interesting to know that the Upanisadsform the chief source of quotations in Sankara s Sariraka-Bhasya. According to the frequency of their occurrencein Sarikara s monumental commentary they may thus bearranged in orderChandogya, 809 quotations ; Brhadaranyaka, 565 ;Taittiriya, 142 ; Mundaka, 129 ; Katha, 103 ; Kausitaki,88 ; Svetasvatara, 53 Agni-Rahasya (Sat. Br. x.), 40 ; ;Prasna, 38 ; Aitareya (Ait. Ar. ii. 4-6), 22 ; JabSla, 13 ;Narayanlya (Taitt. Ar. x.), 9 ;Isa (Vaj. Sam. xl.), 8 ;Paingi, 6 ; Kena, 5.