The Crest-Jewel of Wisdom (book)

The Crest-Jewel of Wisdom by Śankarâchârya is a work of Advaita Vedanta dealing with the concept of discrimination.

Translations and editions

Many translations and editions of this work have been produced over the years, such as Crest Jewel of Wisdom Viveka-Chudamani, translated by A. J. Alston with a commentary by H.P.Shastri.

Two prominent Theosophists have translated this work from the original Sanskrit. Mohini Mohun Chatterji published his translation as Viveka Chudamani or Crest Jewel of Wisdom of Sri Sankaracharya in 1932, and Charles Johnston's version came out in 1946.

Several versions are available online:

• 1946 translation by Charles Johnston, First edition, Theosophical University Press Online [1]
• 1946 translation by Charles Johnston, First edition, Sacred Texts [2]
• 1946 translation by Charles Johnston, First edition, Wikisource [3]
• Translated by John Richards, Realization.org [4]
• Translation by Swami Madhavananda, Vivekachudamani - An Advaitic Prakarana Grantha of Shankaracharya, Advaita Philosophy Blogspot [5]

Additional resources

Articles

• "Vivekachudamani" at Wikipedia.
• "Viveka Chudamani—Crest-Jewel of Wisdom: A Practical Guide to the Higher Life" at Teosofia.com.
• "The Crest Jewel" at Theosophy Trust Memorial Library.

Video

• The Essence of the Advaita Vedanta Tradition at Theosophical Society YouTube channel. This five-part video course was presented by Janani Cleary.