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The East-West Dialogue: Indian Philosophy's Contribution to Western Thought
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Which Indian philosopher's ideas significantly influenced the Transcendentalist movement in 19th-century America?
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Adi Shankara
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Adi Shankara's Advaita Vedanta philosophy, emphasizing the unity of the self and the divine, resonated with Transcendentalist thinkers like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau.