Claim: Indian philosopher and theologian Shankara believes Parameswara-Brahman is the asraya of namarupe, or the physical presence which name manifests, opposing the view that the individual soul is the bearer of asraya.
Evidence: Adi Shankaracharya (Sanskrit: आदि शङ्कराचार्यः [aːdɪ ɕɐŋkɐɽɐ) was an Indian philosopher and theologian who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta.