Shri Raja Janaka
Shri Raja Janaka Seeradhwaja Janaka was a great scholar and an enlightened person. His life dates back to 8000 BC; he was the King of Mithila (the current Janakpur) and Shri Sita's father (Shri Ram's wife). It is interesting to note the composition of his city's name, Mith+Ila : ‘Mith’ derives from Mithya, that means illusory, and ‘Ila’ means Atman. The words together mean ‘Illusion of Atman’. The result is very interesting as helping people to win over their illusions and realize their atman is just the main task of the Guru. Typo in above image : His life dates back to 8000 BC; The Ashtavakra Samhita - teachings about nondualism The Ashtavakra Samhita is an Advaita Vedanta scripture that documents a dialogue between the master Ashtavakra and his disciple Raja Janaka . It shows the basics of the nondualism (Advaita) - “Nothing but the Spirit exists”, “The Sage is free from the pairs of opposites as it is a child” - that leads to the comprehension of the illusoriness of ...