Independent of all other considerations, the Shankara party line (from the words of Shankara Himself, and all successors to this day); is that after Enlightenment (Self-Realization), when the physical body dies, there's no further individual finite existence for the "person" referred to before. Although one can find individual cases which refute this fate (such as the case of Ramakrishna - an Enlightened person who stated he's incarnating again on the physical plane of existence). In spite of such evidence to the contrary, TB's (thanks - contributor..."True Believers") continue to spout the party line in spite of evidence to the contrary. Buddhism is different since there's TWO options: existence, or non- existence. Therefore, Buddhism is twice as good as the TMO religion of nihilist non-existence which springs from Shankara. In the words of Chan Master sheng Yen, p. 10 of Chan Magazine, Winter 2006, ""After Nirvana, a Buddha may enter into any time and any space in order to help sentient beings". In other words, a Buddha may take the Bodhisattva vow to help others attain Enlightenment, using a finite transformation body suitable for the purpose. Ramana Maharshi, HWL Poonja, Gangaji, and other Neo-Advaitins are in the Nihilist school also: no further existence after people become Enlightened and drop the physical body. Since Buddhism has two options, it's also clearly twice as good as the Neo-Advaitin School.
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