Ultimate Reality of Samkara and Vivekananda: A Comparative Analysis

Abstract

The enquiry with regard to the concept of Ultimate Reality is one of the most primal discussions in the domain of metaphysics. With regard to the concept of Ultimate Reality different philosophers have put forwarded their viewpoint differently, even different opinions have emerged with regard to the number of Ultimate Reality also.  Here in this paper an insight into the concept of Ultimate Reality is being discussed specially to bring out a comparison in between the Vedantin thinker S?am?kara and the Neo-Vedantin thinker Vivekananda. In this paper an enquiry is made to highlight the areas of similarities as well as the dissimilarities in between the aforesaid philosophers. It is believed that Vivekanandas concept of Ultimate Reality is based upon the Advaita Vedanta of S?am?kara. But as Vivekananda is later to S?am?kara thus question may arise with regard to the independency of Vivekanandas philosophy. Thus a care has been made to find out the unique contributions of Vivekananda also with regard to his concept of Ultimate Reality.