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Govinda Bhagavatpada

Govinda Bhagavatpada was a very important person in the Hindu religion a long, long time ago. He was a teacher who taught a very special way of thinking about the world called Advaita Vedanta. This way of thinking is based on the idea that everything in the world is actually one big thing, and that you can connect with that big thing to be happy and at peace.

Govinda Bhagavatpada was a student of another very important person in the Hindu religion, named Adi Shankara. Adi Shankara taught Govinda Bhagavatpada everything he knew about Advaita Vedanta, and then Govinda Bhagavatpada went out and taught it to other people too.

Because of this, Govinda Bhagavatpada is very important in the Hindu religion, and is remembered as a wise and respected teacher. Even though he lived a very long time ago, his ideas are still very important to many people today.