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The MANDUKYA Upanishad which is kind of a grand daddy to the rest of the Upanishads is considered to be the quintessential exposition of Advaita Vedanta. Again the Mandukya is by no stretch of the imagination a later text. My view of Advaita , Dwaita and the rest is that whether a particular darsana appeals to an individual depending on their stage in life, the particular mix of gunas(satvic, rajasik and Tamasik) in the individual. In fact the same person could subscribe to all three darsanas depending on their stage in life.


While i remain a staunch Advaitin, itis unlikely that there are many individuals especially in the academic and priestly world who are wedded to one particular darsana, but may pick and choose cafetaria style from various darsanas. the concept of a Jealous god enforcing single minded worship among his disciples is alien to the HIndu tradition which never enjoins its adherents to abandon their existing faiths