Grammarians

Philosophical school based in the
teachings of Bhartrhari (7th c. C.E.). The
Grammarians conceived of Brahman, the
Ultimate Reality, as being manifested in
sound, particularly the sound of the spoken word. They centered their cult around
the word Om, a word that is described as
the source of all things in the Mandukya
Upanishad, an early speculative text. For
further information see Harold Coward
and K. Kunjunni Raja (eds.), The
Philosophy of the Grammarians, 1990.